Annual Dajia Mazu procession in Taiwan begins 04/09/2021 11:13 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. Taichung, April 9 (CNA) Jenn Lann Temple in Taichung's Dajia District began on Friday the annual procession of its main deity, the sea goddess Mazu -- a nine-day, 340-kilometer journey that covers more than 100 temples on the way to Chiayi and back. Former President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), Legislator Johnny Chiang (江啟臣), who is also chairman of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), and Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen (盧秀燕) were there to carry the palanquin at the start of the procession shortly after 11 p.m. Dajia Mazu's annual procession, which takes the sea goddess on a trip through Taichung, Changhua, Yunlin and Chiayi and back, is the largest religious procession in Taiwan and have always attracted politicians across party lines.