A statue of the Chinese sea goddess Mazu was spotted travelling on a bullet train with a real ticket in southern China's Putian city on September 6.

The video shows the giant statue of Mazu in a red and yellow robe sitting in a first-class seat on a bullet train from Putian to Kunshan.

Two still pictures show Mazu's train ticket and ID with her ID number and her real name, Lin Mo, on it.

The statue is reportedly being escorted to Kunshan by her two followers for an event and the application of her travel has been approved by related departments.

Mazu is a Chinese sea goddess, whose real name was Lin Mo or Lin Moniang. She is believed to protect fishermen and sailors from falling into harm.

6日上午9点07分，动车D3142次从福建莆田站缓缓启动，一位“旅客”引起了众人注意，她是首次坐动车“巡安”的海上女神——湄洲妈祖。妈祖，原名林默，是北宋时期福建海边的一位女子，热心扶危济困、救助海难，死后由乡亲立庙奉祀，千百年来被海内外华人尊为“海上女神”。
妈祖原名林默，是北宋时期福建的一位女子。8日晚间，湄洲妈祖祖庙工作人员称，出生于960年3月23日，车票是特制的，身份证号码系虚拟号码，妈祖外出巡安前已提前向有关部门申请和备案，这是妈祖首次乘坐动车出行。
此次巡安，两大护卫千里眼和顺风耳也持“实名制车票”登上了这趟动车。