"Watching television's broadcasts of all the color and festivity connected to the pilgrimage," said one member of the public, "only made me feel more and more that something has been lost--as if it were all fantasy. At such moments, I couldn't help but wonder what was the point of holding the Taiwan Mazu Cultural Festival?"
「望著電視所播放色彩豔麗、熱鬧喧嘩的媽祖進香，我越覺失落，彷彿周邊是幻境，此時此地舉辦台灣媽祖文化節到底有何意義？」