China News Service, April 18. According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", the Dajia Mazu Luan sedan returned to the Lan Palace in Zhenluan on the evening of the 17th to be seated, and believers followed him all the way.
Affected by the epidemic this year, the number of believers who followed has dropped sharply compared with previous years. After the Mazu shrine entered the temple, the believers welcomed Mazu and seated them in sequence, marking the end of the 9 days and 8 nights of incense import activities.
Dajia Mazu started driving on the evening of the 8th, and carried out a 9-day and 8-night detour to enter the incense. It passed through many counties and cities, and returned to the Lan Palace in Luan Town on the evening of the 17th, with a total distance of more than 340 kilometers.
On the 16th, the Mazu detours back to Luang arrived in Taichung City one after another. Along the way, they passed 6 districts including Dadu, Shalu, Longjing, Qingshui, Waipu and Dajia. In the afternoon, they entered the urban area of Dajia District. The crowds and dim sum stations along the way were endless. Absolutely, believers follow Mazu all the way.
On the evening of the 17th, Dajia Mazu's sedan chair returned to Zhenlan Palace in Zhenluan to be seated, and believers followed him all the way.
Image source: Taiwan "Central News Agency"
Recently, the number of local cases of new coronary pneumonia in Taiwan has risen rapidly. The number of new cases in a single day before Mazu's departure has exceeded 100. Until the number of cases exceeded 1,000 in recent days, the number of believers who participated in the trip this year was significantly less.
In previous years, there were obvious traffic jams around Zhenlan Palace, but this year it was much smoother.
Mazu's sedan chair returned to Zhenlan Palace in Dajia at about 11:25 in the evening, and believers had gathered in the square in front of the temple and in the temple.
The temple staff invited the statue of Mazu out of the sedan chair in sequence, and the devotees rushed forward to touch the statue of Mazu. Finally, the temple staff placed the statue on the god table.