Official release on a village ‘sea goddess Mazu parade’ incident: No ‘capital intervention to replace child’ found; no situation that ‘sedan chair could not be lifted’
By: Global Times | Published: Feb 23, 2026 01:00 AM
After a folk activity of Mazu parade held in Shishi village, Zhanjiang in South China’s Guangdong Province has attracted widespread attention from netizens, the local government published a statement on Sunday, addressing online speculations including capital intervention to replace a girl with a boy in the rituals, and the sedan ...