笔者家乡是福建省莆田市沿海的一个村庄,地处台湾海峡西岸中部,和祖国宝岛台湾一衣带水,隔海相望,在家旁边的小山头上可望见乌丘岛和湄洲岛。乌丘岛历史上隶属福建莆田,现为台湾管辖。湄洲岛则是两岸同胞共同信仰的“海峡和平女神”妈祖的故乡。妈祖被历代皇帝敕封为“海上女神”“天后”“天妃”“天上圣母”等,老百姓则亲切地称呼妈祖为“娘妈”。笔者从小就听长辈们讲述“娘妈”扶贫济困、治病救人、赐 The author’s hometown is a village along the coast of Putian in Fujian Province. It is located in the middle of the west bank of the Taiwan Strait and across the sea from the island of Taiwan in the motherland. Visitors can see Uguciu and Meizhou Island on the hills next to their home. Wuchuang history under the Fujian Putian, is now Taiwan’s jurisdiction. Meizhou Island is the common belief of both compatriots on both sides of the Strait, “the goddess of the Straits peace,” the hometown of Matsu. Matsu was sealed by the emperors of the ages as “Goddess of the Sea ” “Tin Hau ” “Tian Fei ” “Virgin of Heaven ” and so on, people are affectionately called Matsu as “mama ”. I grew up to listen to elders about “mother ” help the poor, cure and save, give