During this time, Taiwan found itself under Japanese rule, a strategic outpost in the

vast Pacific theatre of conflict.

As a consequence of its occupation, the island became a target for American bombings aimed

at crippling the Japanese military's reach and resources.

Amidst this backdrop of war and destruction, where fear and uncertainty clouded daily life,

the legend of Mazu catching a bomb transcends mere folklore.

As the legend goes, in the northeastern part of Zhu Tang Township's Wu Zhuang Village,

the area suffered heavily from air raids by American planes.

It is said that at that time, the American forces dropped a 500-pound bomb, and a woman

dressed in red appeared in the sky, catching the bomb with her hands and feet.

Afterward, villagers discovered that the statue of Mazu in the Pi Tou He Xing Temple(埤頭合興宮)

had a broken right index finger and a left shoe fallen off.