Chenghuangshen
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Chenghuangshen is a traditional Chinese city god deity believed to protect and oversee the affairs, justice, and welfare of a specific city and its inhabitants.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chenghuangshen canonical | 3 |
| Chenghuang (City God) | 2 |
| Cheng Huang | 1 |
| Chenghuang | 1 |
| Chenghuang of Shanghai | 1 |
| Thần Tô Lịch (Tô Lịch deity) | 1 |
| 城隍爺 | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese deity
ⓘ
city god ⓘ tutelary deity ⓘ |
| altName |
Chenghuangshen
ⓘ
surface form:
Chenghuang
City God of Shanghai ⓘ
surface form:
City God
|
| associatedWith |
ghosts and spirits of the city
ⓘ
local administration ⓘ local judiciary ⓘ underworld bureaucracy ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 城隍神 ⓘ |
| conceptualizedAs |
personified city authority
ⓘ
spirit of the city walls and moats ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| domain | urban communities ⓘ |
| festivalType | local temple festival ⓘ |
| function |
blessing local economy
ⓘ
ensuring social stability ⓘ mediating between living and dead ⓘ protection from disasters ⓘ protection from injustice ⓘ recording merits and sins of inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
bureaucratic rank in divine hierarchy
ⓘ
judicial authority over spirits ⓘ locality-specific identity ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
a specific city
ⓘ
territory surrounding a city ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Chinese underworld deities
ⓘ
Mazu ⓘ Tudigong ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ |
| role |
guardian of city inhabitants
ⓘ
overseer of local justice ⓘ protector of a city ⓘ protector of city order ⓘ protector of city welfare ⓘ |
| typicalDepiction |
official in traditional Chinese robes
ⓘ
seated magistrate-like figure ⓘ |
| venerationPractice |
burning paper money
ⓘ
holding temple fairs ⓘ offering incense ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Chinese folk religion practitioners
ⓘ
Taoist devotees ⓘ residents of a city ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Shanghai Chenghuang Miao
ⓘ
surface form:
Chenghuangmiao
city god temple ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
China ⓘ
surface form:
Mainland China
Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chenghuang of Shanghai
this entity surface form:
Chenghuang
this entity surface form:
Chenghuang (City God)
this entity surface form:
Thần Tô Lịch (Tô Lịch deity)
this entity surface form:
Cheng Huang
this entity surface form:
Chenghuang (City God)