Chinese folk gods

Author: Ma Shutiang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Hundreds of precious images vividly present the world of Chinese folk deities. Chinese folk deity culture is filled with blessings, kindness, harmony, sincerity, and simplicity. Today, figures like the Eight Immortals, the Three Stars of Fortune, Happiness, and Longevity, the Harmony Twins, Guanyin, and Guan Gong have become less divine and more human, embodying a sense of auspiciousness and warmth in people's hearts. Folk culture is the culture of all, and folk festivals are the festivals of all. Rooted in people's passionate pursuit and longing for a better life, folk deity culture has endured through the ages.
This book, Chinese Folk Deities, primarily introduces the Chinese folk deities of our country, including the (ancestral deities), (deities of love, marriage, and fertility), (deities of fortune, longevity, happiness, and wealth), (deities protecting daily life), (deities protecting production), and (occupational deities). Among them, figures like the Fertility Goddess Jinhua Lady, the Wealth God Jin Yuan Qi Zongguan, the Medical King Da Dao Gong Wu Ben, the Guanzhe Respected King Guo Hongfu, the Kaimeng Holy King Chen Yuan Guang, the Heaven Emperor Zhu Tian Di (Emperor Chongzhen), and the Jingdezhen Fire and Water Deity Tongbin, who hold significant influence in Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, and Jiangxi, are included in the book Chinese Regional Deities.
Mazu (Tianhou), despite having hundreds of millions of followers and a wide influence both domestically and internationally, remains primarily centered in coastal regions like Fujian and Taiwan, so she is also included in Chinese Regional Deities. Her sub-deities, such as the () and (), are included as well. We kindly invite readers to refer to this book.