Boasting a long history and wide influence, Chen Jinggu was regarded as the protective divinity of women and children that is fully comparable to the Mazu Goddess of Meizou. Chen Jinggu devoted herself to expound sutras, subjugate evil spirits, help the poor and support pregnant women, as well as pray for rain, eliminate devils and save the people. She was so loved and esteemed by the people that they built temples for her and called her “Goddess of Fuzhou”. Those temples were visited by pilgrims of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Taiwan.
The believers of Chen Jinggu can be found in Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Zhejiang, Fujian and so forth. Chen’s stories have greatly influenced the customs of dozens of generations of people who speak Fuzhou dialect. Demonstration of the culture of Chen Jinggu is the main body of attraction and it remains great marketing potentialities.
