City God
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City God is a traditional Chinese tutelary deity who oversees the affairs, protection, and moral order of a specific city or locality in popular religion and Taoism.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | tutelary deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City God Temple
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ⓘ
local administration ⓘ underworld bureaucracy ⓘ |
| conceptualOrigin |
deified local heroes
ⓘ
deified local officials ⓘ |
| cultCenterType |
neighborhood shrines
ⓘ
urban temples ⓘ |
| domain |
city territory
ⓘ
local community ⓘ local underworld jurisdiction ⓘ |
| function |
blessing of prosperity
ⓘ
mediation between living and dead ⓘ protection from crime ⓘ protection from disasters ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
bureaucratic authority
ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ moral surveillance ⓘ |
| hasRole |
enforcer of divine justice
ⓘ
guardian of a locality ⓘ judge of the dead ⓘ maintainer of moral order ⓘ overseer of urban affairs ⓘ protector of a city ⓘ protector of residents ⓘ |
| honoredDuring |
city-wide processions
ⓘ
local temple festivals ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinese religious bureaucracy
ⓘ
local cults of place deities ⓘ |
| receivesOffering |
food offerings
ⓘ
incense ⓘ paper money ⓘ |
| religion |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Jade Emperor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
higher-ranking underworld deities ⓘ |
| supervises |
local ghosts
ⓘ
minor tutelary spirits ⓘ wandering spirits ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
China
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Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Macau NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.