Worship Of Sea Patrol King At Hometown Of Overseas Chinese

Fuqing city is a famous hometown of overseas chinese, there is a closely relationship between overseas emigrants and local social﹑economic and cultural. The folk belief --- worship of Sea Patrol King of Dou-Yuan village in Fuqing city, the relationship between overseas emigrants and worship of Sea Patrol King are dicussed. Sea Patrol King , other local God and ancestor worship constitute the traditional folk village belief systems, it is the important background to understand the local social and cultural phenomenon; Worship of Sea Patrol King and its ritual is a kind of cultural phenomenon of local folk belief .It is the product which interacted by all sectors of the local folk and believers, and it is also reflects their own community needs among each group.Overseas emigrants act a important role in the revive and activities of worship of Sea Patrol King. By participating in the activities of worship of Sea Patrol King , overseas emigrants of Dou-Yuan village not only close their ties with the ancestral hometown, but also enhanced its hometown identity as well as Chinese cultural.