The Goddess of Peace in the Taiwan Strait: "The main reason why Matsu has risen above ordinary deities, especially other sea gods, is political intervention by successive dynasties," argues Tsai Hsiang-hui, a professor in the Department of History at Chinese Culture University, who has written the book, Wang Yeh and Matsu in Taiwan.
海峽和平女神「媽祖之所以能凌駕其他神明，尤其是玄天上帝、水仙尊王等水神，更主要因素是各朝政治力的介入」，著有「台灣的王爺與媽祖」一書的文化大學歷史系副教授蔡相輝強調。