Immigrant Culture, Commercial Activities, and Folk Beliefs: A Case Study of the Tianhou Palace and Zhou Xuanlingwang Temple in Quzhou

Xiao Huang; Yan Chen

doi:10.54097/1y838j46

Authors

Xiao Huang
Yan Chen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/1y838j46

Keywords:

Folk Beliefs; Immigrant Culture; Commercial Activities; Zhou Xuanlingwang Temple.

Abstract

The folk beliefs, commercial activities, and immigrant culture embodied in the Zhou Xuanlingwang Temple and Tianhou Palace in Quzhou exhibit mutually interwoven and mutually reinforcing relationships. Folk beliefs not only served as spiritual sustenance for merchants and boatmen but also functioned as a driving force for local economic development. Immigrant culture, through the dissemination of beliefs, facilitated the development of local trade and society. This paper takes the Tianhou Palace and Zhou Xuanlingwang Temple in Quzhou as case studies, elaborating on the manifestations, relationships, and transformations of these three elements through field surveys and documentary research.

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