Chinese Auspicious Deities Illustration

Author: Ye Yinghui et al.
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The patterns of deities are treasures of traditional Chinese culture. They are profound, radiant, and embody the accumulation of human ideals, wisdom, and aspirations. Over thousands of years of historical changes, they have withstood tests, fulfilled people's aesthetic desires, and promoted human development. To help readers understand deities better, the authors selected commonly known content, combined with their own understanding and imagination, to design and create these graphics, providing them for the general public to appreciate and reference. In Chinese history, the deities and spirits of religion and folk beliefs can be said to be numerous and complex in structure. However, from their process of emergence and development, it can be seen that in primitive times, people revered deities to seek protection and ward off disasters. Later, they worshipped the Heavenly Emperor, Buddha, Taoist deities, and ancestors to wish for blessings, peace, longevity, many children, prosperous families, wealth, and good fortune. Of course, there were also prayers for national prosperity, peace, and health.