Sinorama writer Ventine Tsai and photographer Hsueh Chi-kuang rushed to Fujian Province's Meizhou Island around the time of Lantern Festival to witness the procession of the deities from the village temples. They have provided our readers with an in-depth analysis of how Matsu has come to prominence among the many folk deities, becoming the "Goddess of Peace" across the Taiwan Strait.
本刊編輯蔡文婷、薛繼光趕在元宵節前後，赴大陸湄洲島採訪村廟的神明出巡，並為讀者們深入探討媽祖如何在眾神之中脫穎而出，成為海峽兩岸的「和平女神」。