Mazu of Meizhou Island, China: Construction of Self-Identity of Chinese People in the Process of Globalization

Abstract

With the continuous progress of reform and opening up, China is in a period of rapid development, it has undergone major changes in economic, political, and cultural aspects. Mazu belief has also taken a new look and better development trend, it is advancing by leaps and bounds. At the same time, the social functions and roles of Mazu belief are constantly adjusted and improved. This paper starts with the concept of self-identity, introduces the relationship between Mazu belief and self-identity, focus on exploring the performance of contemporary Chinese self-identity of Mazu belief, and analyzes the important influences of Mazu belief on the self-identity of different Chinese groups in the world. In the era of globalization and the current background of building a harmonious socialist society and the policy of ‘The Belt and Road’, it has a great practical significance for Chinese people to construct their self-identity in Mazu belief.