Mazu

Also, there's Xi Wangmu, or Queen Mother of the West, the ancient mother of immortals, and sometimes considered the mother of the Jade Emperor.

Then there's Mazu, a goddess popular in coastal regions who protects sailors and fishermen.

She is the deification of a woman named Lin Mo, who is said to have been born during the Song dynasty in the 10th century, and who is said to have saved her brother and father during a typhoon with her spiritual powers.

Now, there are many more gods that we could mention, but it's important to emphasize that many of these gods are not necessarily Taoist gods in any exclusive sense.

Artisans of the Qing Dynasty, 1644 to 1911, incorporated European techniques and influences such as cloisonné, in which metal wires form compartments filled with colored enamel reminiscent of stained glass, and femille rose porcelain, known for its richly colored overglaze decoration.

Within Jingdezhen's historic quarter, ruins of the Tianhou Palace and the city's mosque offer examples of cross-cultural exchange.

Tianhou palaces are temples dedicated to the sea goddess Ma Zu, a protector of sailors and fishermen prominent in the folk religion of the Minnan people of southeast China's Fujian province.

Jingdezhen's Tianhou Palace not only represents how important maritime transport was for the city's economy, but also the influx of Minnan to the region attracted by the porcelain trade.

The palace was long believed to date to the reign of Qing Emperor Kangxi from 1662 to 1722.

New archaeological findings, however, have traced its origin to the reign of Ming Emperor Wanli from 1573 to 1620. this earlier date closely corresponds with the long ching opening a ming dynasty policy that lifted long-standing maritime trade restrictions and officially allowed private chinese merchants to trade overseas It also coincided with the rise of the Manila galleon trade, a maritime network in which Spanish ships sailed between Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco, Mexico, exchanging Chinese porcelain, silk, and other East Asian goods for American silver.

Those longing for fresh, meaty crab or frozen catches might have to wait a little longer.

People pray to the sea goddess Mazu at Siyou Temple in Taipei's Songshan District.

Hidden behind the famous deities depicted at this temple is an internationally loved cartoon character.

I don't know.