"At that time, somebody advised us that the people of Penghu all live from the sea. Moreover, Penghu has a lot of offshore islands, so travel by sea is as natural as it is by land. We thus decided to hold a seaborne procession," says Hsiang Mao-sung, deputy manager of the Tien Hou committee.
「當時有人建議，澎湖人都是討海為生，以海為田；而且澎湖離島多，海上行走就和陸上一樣自然，所以我們決定舉辦海上繞境活動」，天后宮副主任委員項茂松表示。