This pilgrimage, which is as much about people's relationships to each other as it is about their relationship to the deity, is more than just Taiwan's largest and most festive folk custom activity. Considering Mazu's influence on Chinese people around the world, it constitutes a world-class cultural legacy.
這場人與神、人與人交織的大甲媽祖進香儀式，不僅是台灣最熱鬧盛大的民俗宗教活動，以媽祖對華人世界的影響，大甲媽祖信仰亦堪稱是「世界性文化遺產」。