A City God (Chinese: 城隍神; pinyin: Chénghuángshén; lit. 'god of the boundary'), is a tutelary deity in Chinese folk religion who is believed to protect...

The City God Temple or Temple of the City Gods (Chinese: 上海城隍庙; pinyin: Shànghǎi Chénghuángmiào; Shanghainese: Zånhae Zenwånmio), officially the City Temple...

Hell. In Chinese mythology, Chinese religion, and Taoism, King Yan (simplified Chinese: 阎王; traditional Chinese: 閻王; pinyin: Yánwáng) is the god of death...

a list of City God Temples in China. Shing Wong Temples (Chinese: 城隍廟) in Hong Kong are dedicated to Shing Wong, a god who protects a city. They include:...

have been absorbed into the Chinese folk religion. A glaring example is the god Hanuman, who gave rise to the Chinese god Hóuwáng (猴王 "Monkey King"),...

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time. The Chinese idea of the universal God is expressed in different ways. There are many names of God from the different sources of Chinese tradition...

belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or...

CZ12 (Armour Of God 3) (Chinese: 《十二生肖》; pinyin: Shí-èr Shēngxiāo), also known as Chinese Zodiac, is a 2012 Hong Kong action-adventure comedy film co-written...

Tuatha Dé Danann Chinese versions Cheng Huang Gong (City God), Chinese official urban equivalent Tu Di Gong (Earth Deity), Chinese locality equivalent...

capital of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city as well as China's second largest city after Shanghai...

time. The Chinese idea of the universal God is expressed in different ways; there are many names of God from the different sources of Chinese tradition...

country's capital, while Shanghai is its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. China is considered one of the cradles of civilization:...

sacrifices to the God of Wealth (Chinese: 财神) to symbolize a rewarding time after hardship in the preceding year. During the days of imperial China, "beggars...

the Classic Mayas La Ciudad Blanca, sometimes referred to as a "City of the Monkey God" Babi, or Baba, Egyptian deity of Baboons Ngi, Gorilla divinity...

Erlang Shen, or simply Erlang, is a god in Chinese folk religion and Daoism, associated with water (flood control), justice, warriorhood, hunting, and...

Lujiazui skyline, museums and historic buildings including the City God Temple, Yu Garden, the China Pavilion and buildings along the Bund. The Oriental Pearl...

("God of Mountains"), City Gods ("God of Local City"), and landlord gods worldwide. Tudigongs go by a variety of names, including Tudigong (Chinese: 土地公;...

cultures have postulated a thunder god, the personification or source of the forces of thunder and lightning; a lightning god does not have a typical depiction...

Commercial travel opened China to influences from foreign cultures. The City God is a protector of the boundaries of a city and of its internal and economic...

locality has its own Earth Deity. Chenghuangshen (City God) is the guardian deity of individual city, worshipped by local officials and locals since imperial...

The Temple of the City God of Pingyao (simplified Chinese: 平遥城隍庙; traditional Chinese: 平遙城隍廟; pinyin: Píngyáo Chéng Huáng miào) is a well-preserved Taoist...

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as the Stove God, named Zao Jun, Zao Shen, TSgt Chun, Zao kimjah, Cokimjah or Zhang Lang – is the most important of a plethora of Chinese domestic gods...

romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about 120 km (75 mi) northwest...

Sheji ("the State"), Shan Shen ("God of Mountains"), City Gods ("God of Local City"), and landlord gods worldwide. In China, legends about Shanshen 山神have...

The Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple (Chinese: 大稻埕霞海城隍廟; lit. 'Dadaocheng Xia-Hai God Temple') is a temple dedicated to the City God or Cheng Huang Ye (城隍爺)...

Sheji ("the State"), Shan Shen ("God of Mountains"), City Gods ("God of Local City"), and landlord gods world wide. In China Dizhushen (地主神) are considered...

with the other household gods. A rather different form of toilet god existed in China, in the shape of Zigu (紫姑), also known as Mao Gu, the Lady of the...

intercepted the shot with "the hand of God" without the referee noticing. In the 2004 AFC Asian Cup Final between China and Japan, Koji Nakata scored Japan's...