【2024 Taiwan Good God】Dajia Mazu Tour Experience｜Xiang Deng Jiao Carpooling｜Taipei & Tainan & Kaohsiung Departure

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－Itinerary information－

Trip length: about 9 hours. Pick-up and drop-off at the same location. Meeting point:
Taipei: West Third Gate of Taipei Railway Station Tainan: Rende Interchange-Mufeng Home Furnishing Workshop (No. 66, Wende Road, Rende District, Tainan City)
Kaohsiung: Kaohsiung MRT Arena Station Exit 4 Vehicle type: 5-seater or 9-seater car (including driver, the car will be assigned according to the number of people)
(Depending on the travel conditions on the day, the travel time may be earlier. You can contact customer service personnel for confirmation before traveling. The travel time stated in the itinerary is for reference only. Due to road conditions or the large number of holiday tourists, the itinerary sequence will be changed depending on the situation. )


The first day is Saturday, the 6th day of the fourth lunar month (the 28th day of the second lunar month) [departing from Taipei/Kaohsiung/Tainan on 4/6]
Departure location/time: The Xunxiang route is about 13.3 kilometers. Departure and return trip from Taipei Main Station: 11:30 West Third Gate of Taipei Main Station. Return time: 18:00
Departure and return from Kaohsiung and Tainan: 08:00 Kaohsiung, 08:50 Tainan Return time: 16:00
- Get off the car and follow the fragrance around: 14:50 Depart from Changhua Qinan Temple
-Pick up and return location: Sheng'an Temple, Xishili, Changhua City or as arranged on the day

The next day is Sunday, the seventh day of the fourth lunar month (the twenty-ninth day of the second lunar month) [departing from Taipei/Kaohsiung/Tainan on 4/7]
Departure location/time: The Xunxiang route is about 9.4 kilometers away. Departure and return trip from Taipei Main Station: 12:00 West Third Gate of Taipei Main Station. Return time: 18:30
Departure and return time from Kaohsiung to Tainan: 12:10 Kaohsiung, 13:00 Return time from Tainan: 19:00
- Get off the bus and go around the border with incense: 16:10 Shengtian Temple, Santiao Village, Xizhou Township
-Pick up and return location: Xiluo Bridge Square or as arranged on the day

The third day is Monday, the 8th day of the fourth lunar month (the 30th day of the second lunar month) [departing from Taipei/Kaohsiung/Tainan on 4/8]
Departure location/time: Yunlin to Chiayi section
Departure and return trip from Taipei Main Station: 10:00 West Third Gate of Taipei Main Station Return time: 17:00
Departure and return from Kaohsiung and Tainan: 10:00 Kaohsiung, 10:50 Tainan Return time: 17:30
-Get off the car and go around the border with the incense: 13:50 Daitian Palace in Nanlun Village, Xingang Township
- Boarding location for return trip: Xingang Fengtian Temple or as arranged on the day

Day 4: Tuesday, the 9th day of April in the Chinese calendar (the first day of the third month in the lunar calendar) [Departure from Taipei/Kaohsiung/Tainan on 4/9]
Departure location/time:
Departure and return trip from Taipei Main Station: 10:00 West Third Gate of Taipei Main Station Return time: 17:00
Departure and return from Kaohsiung and Tainan: 09:00 Kaohsiung, 09:50 Tainan Return time: 15:00
- Get off the car and walk around the border with incense: Xingang Fengtian Palace Birthday Ceremony
-Get on the bus and return to the location: Fengtian Palace

The fifth day is the tenth day of April in the Chinese calendar (the second day of the third month in the lunar calendar) Wednesday [departing from Taipei/Kaohsiung/Tainan on 4/10]
Departure location/time: Yunlin Xiluo Section Taipei Main Station Departure and return: 10:00 Taipei Station West Third Gate Return time: 17:00
Departure and return from Kaohsiung and Tainan: 10:00 Kaohsiung, 10:50 Tainan Return time: 18:30
-Get off the bus and go around the border with incense: 13:30 Chaoxing Palace in Xiluo Town
-Pick up and return location: Xiluo Bridge Square or as arranged on the day

The sixth day is Thursday, the 11th day of the fourth lunar month (the third day of the third lunar month) [departing from Taipei/Kaohsiung/Tainan on 4/11]
Departure location/time: Xiluo to Beidou section Departure and return trip from Taipei Station: 12:00 West Third Gate of Taipei Station Return time: 18:30
Departure and return from Kaohsiung and Tainan: 12:00 Kaohsiung, 12:50 Tainan Return time: 18:30
-Get off the car and go around the area with incense: 16:00 Beidou Baotian Palace
- Boarding location for return trip: Beidou Diian Temple or as arranged on the day

The seventh day is April 12 in the Chinese calendar (the fourth day of the third month in the lunar calendar) Friday [Departure from Taipei/Kaohsiung/Tainan on 4/12]
Departure location/time: Beidou to Changhua section Departure and return trip from Taipei Station: 10:00 West Third Gate of Taipei Station Return time: 17:00
Departure and return from Kaohsiung and Tainan: 11:00 Kaohsiung, 11:50 Tainan Return time: 17:30
-Get off the car and go around the border with incense: 13:30 Shenghui Palace, Qiaotou Village, Huatan Township
- Boarding location for return trip: 17:00 Ciyuan Temple, Yanpinggli, Changhua City or as arranged on the day

The eighth day is April 13th in the Chinese calendar (the fifth day of the third month in the lunar calendar) Saturday [Departure from Taipei/Kaohsiung/Tainan on 4/13]
Departure location/time: Changhua to Qingshui section Departure and return trip from Taipei Main Station: 08:00 West Third Gate of Taipei Main Station Return time: 14:00
Departure and return from Kaohsiung and Tainan: 08:00 Kaohsiung, 08:50 Tainan Return time: 15:00
-Get off the car and follow the incense around: 11:00 Guanyin Pavilion, Zhongshan Road, Shalu District
-Pick up and return location: Yisheng Palace, Changchun Road, Shalu District or as arranged on the day

Ninth day: April 14th in the Chinese calendar (March 6th in the lunar calendar) Sunday [4/14 Departure from Taipei/Kaohsiung/Tainan]
Departure location/time: Qingshui to Dajia section Departure and return trip from Taipei Main Station: 10:00 West Third Gate of Taipei Main Station Return time: 16:00
Departure and return from Kaohsiung and Tainan: 11:00 Kaohsiung, 11:50 Tainan Return time: 16:30
- Get off the bus and walk around the area with incense: 13:00 in front of Mae An Palace in Konan, Qingshui District
-Pick up and return location: Meet at Dajia Stadium or as arranged on the day

• Rules for incense
  1. Walking to incense:
  Along the way to the incense pilgrimage on foot, the incense lamp holder should cooperate with the command of the traffic group of the incense pilgrimage group. Especially when Mazu is walking in a sedan chair, there are often violent and large-scale movements. The incense lamp bearers should move out of the space quickly to facilitate the maintenance of safety and order on site. In addition, hikers should check their physical condition at any time. If they feel unwell, they should seek help as soon as possible and avoid forcing themselves to walk to avoid causing trouble to the group.
  2. Food and beverages:
  As Mazu Deze spreads widely, believers along the way will enthusiastically prepare various meals and drinks for believers to eat for free to cheer up the incense lantern runners. Please use male chopsticks and mixed spoons to eat food. Please clean up your tableware garbage by yourself to avoid causing environmental pollution and causing public complaints.
  3. Stop and take a rest:
  When the Mazu Shrine stops at a temple or private home on its way to incense, be sure not to stay too far away from the crowd when resting on the foot of the incense lamp, so as not to be too tired and have no one around to remind each other so that you can keep up with the pace of the Shrine in time. In addition, you should always pay attention to your own etiquette and environmental cleanliness, and do not act carelessly to damage Mazu's reputation. If you encounter enthusiastic local believers who provide assistance, you should be as humble and friendly as possible, showing the behavior expected of Mazu believers.
  
  
  

– itinerary description –

• [Dajia Mazu Xunxiang Incense Route/Mazu Detour] The 2024 Dajia Zhenlan Palace Heavenly Virgin Mary's Jiachen Year detour route to search for incense. This itinerary is designed to accompany passengers to experience a circumambulation journey (it takes about 3 days from the drop-off point to the pick-up point) ~ 4 hours).
  You can experience it by getting off at point A and getting on the bus at point B. There is no guarantee that you will meet the mikoshi. The process is completed on foot. Please consider your physical condition before registering.
  Note: The incense-seeking route only estimates the walking distance of this itinerary; the actual distance is mainly based on the physical strength of the passengers.
  
  
• Dajia Zhenlan Palace's pilgrimage to Our Lady of Heaven for pilgrimage has been passed down from generation to generation for many years. It is one of Taiwan's pilgrimage groups. Please download the "Dajia Mazu GPS Positioning" positioning APP and please keep in touch with the service staff at any time.
  Where did Dajia Mazu go? (Dajia Mazu APP provides real-time positioning of Luan sedan and live broadcast of Zhenlan Palace) Download APP for Apple models Download APP for other models
  
  
  

- Attraction description -

Dajia Zhenlan Palace Mazu is the most distinctive and important folk belief in Taiwan. Every year, the Dajia Zhenlan Temple in Taichung holds a nine-day and eight-night Dajia Mazu circumambulation event, which can be called the largest religious carnival in Taiwan. The Dajia Mazu Temple was founded in the Qing Dynasty and has been a historical monument for more than 200 years. , Mazu and other gods are worshiped in the palace. It was formerly known as Thean Hou Temple. It is the largest temple in Dajia Town and an important religious center in Taiwan. The palace-like temples are bright and colorful, and the grandeur of traditional Chinese architecture is very attractive. It is also the local culture of Taiwan that we are most proud of.

Dajia Zhenlan Palace’s pilgrimage to Our Lady of Heaven is known as one of the “three major religious activities in the world.” Dajia Zhenlan Palace holds a one-day experience, allowing ordinary office workers and students to enjoy the pilgrimage after work and schoolwork. You can also participate in this cultural and religious event that lasts for nine days and eight nights, and jointly visit more than 170 palaces and temples, continuing the touching experience that stretches for 330 kilometers. Experience the noisy beacon artillery array up close, and hike through quiet and peaceful pastoral trails. After the control and regulations during the epidemic in previous years, 2023 finally ushered in a more stable and relaxed atmosphere. We invite everyone to love Mazu again, return to the original intention, and enjoy a nine-day journey with an open heart. Feel the selfless spirit of volunteers along the way and witness the joyful gratitude and blessings among believers. Let us take you to experience the most beautiful scenery in Taiwan during the Dajia Mazu circumambulation.

All the following photo sources are provided with the assistance of the Dajia Zhenlan Palace Fans Group