The statue of Mazu, the famous Taoist and Chinese Buddhist goddess of sea, "sits" on a first class seat of a bullet train from Putian to Kunshan, East China's Jiangsu Province on Friday. Photo: Screenshot of video by Pear Video

People in East China really know how to treat their goddesses. A statue of Mazu, the Taoist and Chinese Buddhist goddess of the sea, was treated to a first-class ticket as she traveled by high-speed train from Putian, Fujian Province to Kunshan in East China's Jiangsu Province, on Friday.

The statue of Mazu is adorned in bright red and yellow robes and is seen "sitting�?in a first class seat of the bullet train, according to Pear Video posted on Sina Weibo on Sunday.

The Mazu statue was given a ticket that included the goddess�? name, the price, seat number and destination. 

Believers took the Mazu statue with them to spread good fortune to Jiangsu and Shanghai during the 2019 cross-straits Mazu cultural exchange event co-hosted by the Mazu Temple of Meizhou, the Mazu Temple of Kunshan and the Lugang Mazu Temple on the island of Taiwan from Friday to Thursday, says the report.

The video went viral on the internet and has been viewed more than 18 million times as of Monday. 

"Why does Mazu need to take the train? Can't she fly to her destination?�?a netizen asked. 

"I am glad to see how traditional culture is still connecting people in different regions,�?wrote another. 

Mazu, whose real name is Lin Mo, is said to have been born on March 23, 906. She is believed to protect sailors, and is widely worshiped in southern China and parts of Southeast Asia.

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