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February 27 (Lunar calendar: February 08), 2023 Monday | Dawnxisoul393art

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  《The  Tin Hau Goddess in Peng Chau Island, Hong Kong 》, painted by dawnxisoul393 In Hong Kong, especially in the rural bays of Hong Kong, no matter where you go, people can always see a goddess Temple of "Tin Hau(Heavenly Queen)" nearby. Over the years, we walked into the Tin Hau temples all over the streets of Hong Kong and learned about the stories of Tin Hau. The "Queen of Heaven (Tin Hau)" revered by Hong Kong people is actually the "Goddess of the Sea". "The Mazu faith" is a faith in the sea goddess that is centered on the southeast coast of China and spreads throughout the coastal areas of East Asia. Her influence over the centuries has had a significant impact on East Asian maritime culture and is known to scholars as "Mazu Culture". According to folklore, in the early Northern Song Dynasty, Tin Hau was born in a "Lin" family in Meizhou Island, Putian County, Fujian Province, China. When she was born, there was auspic...

February 24 (Lunar calendar: February 05), 2023 Friday | Dawnxisoul393art

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《WINGS》 We always miss the unforgettable times of living on Peng Chau Island, those people, those things. In Peng Chau's days, every day, we felt the different tastes of the sea. The ocean is like our life. The sea is vast, and so is life. Only when people live on the island and embrace the sea, will they truly understand the meaning and value of life? When the sea was gentle, the blue sea level was calm and elegant. The sea stretched out in front of us, and the waves beat rhythmically against the rocks, making a cautious sound. In the distance, the sea and the sky were in the same color, and the sea and the horizon were boundless as if they were sleeping quietly. When the sea was furious, under the light of the lighthouse, the color of the sea became turbid. The rough waves on the sea approached the shore from a distance, hitting the rocks on the shore... As the waves rose and fell, there were strange notes constantly jumping into our eardrums. When the waves reached the beach, th...