Thus the Great Empress of Heaven Temple in Tainan and the Empress of Heaven Temple in Anping are vying for the title to be the earliest temple in Taiwan to bring Matsu ashore. The Empress of Heaven Temple of Lukang has also joined the fray. The Sacred Mother Temple of Tucheng and that of the same name in Luerhmen both claim to have the original Matsu brought to Taiwan by Cheng Cheng-kung (Koxinga).
台南大天后宮、安平天后宮互爭自己是台灣最早的「開基」媽，之後鹿港天后宮加入這場名份爭奪戰；土城聖母廟、鹿耳門聖母廟互說自己是鄭成功帶上岸的正統開台媽，北港朝天宮、新港奉天宮；新竹內天后宮、長和宮；蘇澳進安宮、南天宮，由南到北一路爭喋不休。