Chinese folk deity
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concept
A Chinese folk deity is a supernatural being venerated in Chinese popular religion, often associated with local legends, ancestral spirits, or personified natural forces, and worshipped for protection, blessings, and guidance in daily life.
Observed surface forms (10)
- Chinese folk religion deity ×3
- figure in Chinese mythology ×3
- Buddhist protector deity ×1
- Chinese folk deity title ×1
- Chinese goddess ×1
- Chinese sea goddess ×1
- Taoist goddess ×1
- character in Chinese folklore ×1
- person in Chinese folklore ×1
- 中国民间信仰神祇 ×1
Instances (16)
- Yu Gong via concept surface "character in Chinese folklore"
- Kitchen God
- Guandi via concept surface "Chinese folk religion deity"
- Bixia Yuanjun via concept surface "Taoist goddess"
- Gaoyang via concept surface "figure in Chinese mythology"
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Changyi (in most traditions)
via concept surface "figure in Chinese mythology"
surface form: Changyi
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Changpu (in some traditions)
via concept surface "figure in Chinese mythology"
surface form: Changpu
- Guangze Zunwang
- Fude Zhengshen
- Lord of the Soil and Ground via concept surface "Chinese folk deity title"
- 土地公
- 福德正神 via concept surface "中国民间信仰神祇"
- Tianhou via concept surface "Chinese sea goddess"
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Queen Mother of the West (in some traditions)
via concept surface "Chinese goddess"
surface form: Queen Mother of the West
- Zhang Xingcai via concept surface "person in Chinese folklore"
- Wang Ye via concept surface "Chinese folk religion deity"