Home›Sources›China Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016SourcesChina Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "China Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/china-daily-mazu-goddess-of-the-sea-2016.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). China Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/china-daily-mazu-goddess-of-the-sea-2016Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-china-daily-mazu-goddess-of-the-sea-2016, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {China Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/china-daily-mazu-goddess-of-the-sea-2016}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA China Daily culture section piece reporting the scale of Mazu worship, roughly three hundred million adherents worldwide by the article's count and about seventeen million believers in Taiwan alone, and covering a separate 2016 documentary on her worshippers. Its strength is a sourced estimate of the tradition's living scale. Its limit is that it is news reporting rather than peer reviewed scholarship, disclosed here rather than upgraded to something it is not.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2Tier two: a China Daily culture section piece reporting a sourced estimate of Mazu worship's living scale, roughly three hundred million adherents worldwide by the article's count. Its limit is that it is news reporting rather than peer reviewed scholarship, disclosed here rather than upgraded to something it is not.NotesWell-attestedPublished October 10, 2016, read directly. Cited for the estimate of roughly three hundred million adherents and about five thousand temples worldwide, two thousand of them in Taiwan.CitationPublisherWell-attestedChina DailyPublication YearWell-attested2016URLWell-attestedhttps://www.chinadaily.com.cn/culture/2016-10/10/content_27009079.htmSource TypeWell-attestednewsCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithChina, Countries Well-attested This source names China directly: "A China Daily culture section piece reporting the scale of Mazu worship, roughly three hundred million adherents worldwide by the article's count and about seventeen million believers in Taiwan..."Source China Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016tier 2Mazu, Deities Well-attested This source names Mazu directly: "section piece reporting the scale of Mazu worship, roughly three hundred million adherents worldwide by the article's count and about seventeen million believers in Taiwan alone, and covering a..."Source China Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016tier 2Taiwan, Countries Well-attested This source names Taiwan directly: "about seventeen million believers in Taiwan alone, and covering a separate 2016 documentary on her worshippers."Source China Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016tier 2Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 holds.Screen Works, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested7SourcesChina Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016Holds3SourcesChina Daily, "Mazu, Goddess of the Sea," 2016General References1Screen WorksMazu (2012)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year