As well as being famous for the legend of the sea goddess Mazu, the Matsu Islands are also home to the world's tallest Mazu statue.The 29.6-meter-tall granite statue was unveiled as part of the Mazu Ascension Day celebrations held by Nangan Township's Magang Mazu Temple on October 25, 2009. Experts confirmed the Mazu statue as the world's highest, thus securing it a place in the Guinness Book of Records.At the foot of the massive stone statue are 12 sculptures that tell of Mazu's journey to becoming a deity. Local residents also love to tell the story of how, when exploring the site, they unexpectedly discovered a tunnel directly beneath the statue.Inside the Tien Hou Temple near the stone statue lies the world's only Mazu deity tomb, which the locals regard as the ""physical"" tomb of the deity, as it contains her funerary garments despite without the actual remains.