"Although long ago there was con flict over which locale was Matsu's birthplace, before the 1980s both the temples were quite at peace, and each had their own followers," states Jiang Weitan of the Putian City Literary and Historical Society.
「雖然媽祖誕生地早有爭議，但在八○年代以前，兩座廟相安無事，各有各的信徒」，莆田市文史會副主任蔣維錟指出。