The Sea Wants to Know Vol. 6 Riding the Sail of Faith

**"The Sea Wants to Know" Vol. 6 Riding the Sail of Faith** When it comes to religious ceremonies related to the "Wang Ye" in Taiwan, the most famous one is the King's Welcome Ceremony in Donggang. However, few people know (even some Keelung people don't know) that there is a festival where the king ship patrols the river once a year on Heping Island. Interestingly, "Prince" is like the keyword of Peace Island. At a certain period, it will permeate the daily life of the island residents: whether it is a series of preparations for the prince's sacrifice in advance, or an island built by the sea. Dependence on the prince's belief. During the activities in the vicinity, from time to time, I will hear the residents narrating the various efficacious deeds of the prince, from eliminating illnesses to prophesying disasters. In the various life responses of the residents, we can often see the shadow of the prince. And the huge "Wang Boat Cruise" is a unique local cultural landscape. After I came to Zhengbin, I kept hearing from people who had participated, what a special memory it was to travel with the prince on the river at sea, riding on one of the boats in the escort team of the prince, and looking at the audience full of people while throwing ghost paper. On the shore of , a bond with local beliefs arises spontaneously. In view of the importance of the prince to Heping Island, as well as the rich connotation and shocking vision of the prince festival, we decided to use the sixth issue to present the various activities of the prince festival. There is the throbbing and feeling of this sea. But at the same time, we also hope to extend this "Prince's Dialogue" to areas other than Keelung, so we also invited Chen Pengyu from "Stopping Liuzhou" and Chen Yihong, a photojournalist who has been following Taiwan's religious activities for a long time, to share with us Xiaoliuqiu and Ying Wang Ping'an from Donggang. offering. It is expected that the local enthusiasm for faith will penetrate the paper, so that readers will have the urge to participate in the scene immediately after reading it. **DirectoryContents** **Themed Special Ocean Selection Prince Festival** 6 Islands Blessed by Gods——On Heping Island's Belief in Temples 10 The Prince of Peace Island on the Yangtze River: Preparations 12 The Prince of Heping Island on the Yangtze River: Official Departure **Connection of Faith** 20 Island Beliefs With Three Years' Dedication - Xiaoliuqiu Welcome King Festival 24 Slowly born, the solemn feeling in the flames - Donggang Welcome King's Peace Ceremony **Into the Arts** 30 When the prince enters the picture book - praying for peace in the turbulent lines 32 Flying in the sea, Kaohsiung's century-old fishing flag **Our Ordinary** 36 Beliefs under the Epidemic - Peace Island Kingship Cultural Festival in 2021