Meizhou Mazu Temple, commonly known as ancestral Temple, is mainly dedicated to the Heavenly Queen Mazu. It is located in Gongxia Village in the north of Meizhou Island. It was built in 987 AD. Mazu's surname is Lin Mo, also known as Silent Niang. Song Taizu Jianlong's first year (AD 960) was born on March 23 of the lunar calendar in what is now Shihou Shanglin Natural Village, Dongcai Village, Meizhou Island, Fujian Province. She is willing to help others all her life, studying medicine, being familiar with hydrology and meteorology, taking fraternity as her bosom, helping the crisis and helping the poor. In the fourth year of Song Yongxi (987 AD), on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, Mazu died because of a sea disaster. The villagers were grateful for his kindness and built a temple for him at the highest point of his hometown, Meifeng. According to historical records, it is the "Tongxian Goddess" temple that "only falls in the rafters". This is the first Matsu temple in the world, so it is called "ancestral temple". Because of the remarkable signs of Mazu and the increasing number of believers, the belief in Mazu spread from the folk to the government court and was recognized by scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. The ancestral temple was continuously "expanded" by Mazu believers such as merchants Sanbao. By the reign of Tiansheng in the Song Dynasty (1023-1032), the "promenade benefit increased towering" and had begun to take shape. In the Yuan Dynasty, the ancestral temple was further expanded, and the temple was "magnificent" and "the pavilion was wanton". During the Ming Dynasty, the Mazu Temple expanded even more. In the seventh year of Hongwu (AD 1274), Zhou Zi, commander of Quanzhou Wei, presided over the reconstruction of dormitory hall, incense pavilion, drum tower and mountain gate. In the early years of Yongle (AD 1403), when Zheng he was on a voyage to the West, due to the protection of Mazu, he sent officials to renovate the temple. In the sixth year of Xuande (AD 1431), before Zheng he's last voyage to the West, he personally prepared wood and stone with local officials to repair the ancestral temple again, so that "Meizhou scenery is better than Penglai". In the Qing Dynasty, in the 22nd year of Emperor Kangxi (1683 AD), Fujian Governor Yao Qisheng rebuilt the Bell and Drum Tower and the Mountain Gate. In 1684, Shi Lang of Jinghai Hou built more dressing towers, Chaotian Pavilion, Buddhist temples and monasteries. Then the ancestral temple built Guanyin Hall, Zhongjun Hall, Land Temple and so on. After Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, the Mazu Temple in Meizhou has become quite large-scale, with 16 halls, pavilions and 99 guest houses. The whole building complex is built according to the mountain, carved beams and paintings, majestic and magnificent, and is known as the "Dragon Palace on the Sea". The Matsu Temple complex unfolded in front of us today has been rebuilt since the 1980s, according to the principle of "still repairing the old." Matsu believers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have made concerted efforts to donate materials and funds for reconstruction. By 1994, the west axis of Zumiao had been completed. Construction of the southern axis began in 1998 and was completed in 2002. Today, the Mazu Temple in Meizhou, with an unprecedented majestic figure, stands on the shore of the Taiwan Strait, not only showing brilliance, but also more magnificent.