An international star To be sure, the Fujian-born Zhu Xi does not command nearly the affection among Taiwanese as does his "co-provincial" Matsu. Yet, at the Lungshan Temple in Taipei's Wanhua district, which is dedicated to Matsu, there is a statue of a semi-deified Zhu nestled behind the main hall, where it receives crowds of young students and hopeful parents seeking help and presenting offerings.
是本土人物，也是國際巨星確實，在台灣民間，福建出生的朱熹沒有他的同鄉媽祖廣受愛戴，但供奉媽祖的萬華龍山寺，朱熹神像卻悄悄位列正殿後方的「文昌祠」中，接受著各地摩肩接踵而來的年輕學子與望子成龍的父母祈願、祭拜。