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So far, several reports have been made about the culture exchange through land routes between Korea and anna. In particular, the South Route has not been noticed though it was very important route which connected the West Coast of Korea with the East Coast of China We’ve already found out the spreading patterns of the sea god faith in both countries in this paper, especially Mazu god, widely believed from the northeast through southeast in anna.
According to the literature, various reports about the birth date, the birth place, and the lineage of Mazu god could be found. This is because of the confusion, which was produced when Mazu god settled from a civil sea god into the ancestor god of Moak family as the goddess of Taoism The place where Mazu faith got started to spread out was Meizhou of Fujian Palace. After then the faith spreaded widely by tradesmen, ambassadors and immigrants. In Huian of Fujian Palace, men came to engage in the marine transportation. As the result, a peculiar customs was made, that is, after a women married, she returned and lived home. She could go to her husband’s house and spend only that day when national holidays carne. However, if she has a baby, she can go to her husband's house and live him together. It usually took 5 to 6 years for a woman to live with her husband. Moreover, in this area, since men went to the sea, women should engage in heavy work such as conveying marble, drying ships. The faith about Mazu was so fervent that there are large tombs in every towns in the middle south of China.
The term of Macao in anna was originated from Make(?閣), that means a shrine served Mazu, and Hong-kong from Honghyangnohang(紅香爐港), that means the incenses of ancestors’ tomb. This shows the greatness of Mazu faith, when the Westemers first came to China, caused these areas to be called as Macao and Hong-kong. Mazu faith spreaded not only China itself but also southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea.
Compared with Susengtemple in Korea, Susengtemple seems to be built by tradesmen, considering the location of it. Moreover, pottery of China was digged up there. There is also a common point with temple mythology, the iron horse which was excavated in Susengtemple seemed to be horse that Mazu rode when he crossed the sea. Consequently the sea god of the West Coast in Korea is influenced by Mazu god of China. The area composed of Japan, the West Coast of Korea, and the East Coast of China is the north mediterranean of Asia. This area is the place where the active marine exchange was made from the ancient times among Korea, China, and Japan. So, the comparative study about this area is needed. Including Kaeyanggrandmader of Susengtemple in the West Coast in Korea sea god, the goddess of the West Coast seems to be affected by Mazu faith.