TAIWAN. Fengtian Temple in Hsinkang. 1996. Rain or shine, each spring in Taiwan, followers of Taoist saint Matsu make a pilgrimage to commemorate her birthday (she would have been 1041 this year). The procession creeps along from temple to temple on a seven day, 280 kilometer journey through central Taiwan. Upon reaching their destination, performers wearing lion masks dance and dance in front of the temple.