In ancient times, the Queen of Heaven was called the goddess of navigation. Legend has it that she was from Fujian, her surname was Lin and her name was Mo. She often sailed out to sea to rescue people in distress, so she was revered as a goddess by later generations. During the Yuan Dynasty, the capital needed to transport a large amount of grain to the north every year. It was first transported to Tianjin by sea, and then transported to the capital by river. In order to pray for safe navigation, the Yuan government worshipped the goddess of navigation as Tianfei and built the Queen of Heaven Palace in coastal towns.

wow, i had no idea the Queen of Heaven was so important in ancient navigation! 😮 thanks for sharing this cool piece of history!