City God (China)
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A City God is a tutelary deity in Chinese folk religion who is believed to protect the people and the affairs of the particular village, town or city of great dimension, and the corresponding location
Statue of the City God in the Wen'ao Chenghuang Temple in Magong, Taiwan
Model reproducing a view of Nanjing in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), showing a city wall and moat combination, a model of city defense which had at this point evolved over many centuries, together with the worship of the City God.
Detail of the Cheng Huang Temple of Puning.
Statue of the Deity in the Cheng Huang Temple of Xi'an.
Heibai Wuchang
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The Heibai Wuchang, literally "Black and White Impermanence", are two deities in Chinese folk religion in charge of escorting the spirits of the dead to the underworld. As their names suggest, they ar
City God (China)
…Hou Tu (后土) Heibai Wuchang (黑白無常) List of City God Temples in China…
Statues of Heibai Wuchang in Fengdu Ghost City, Chongqing
Statues of Heibai Wuchang at a Bao'gong temple in Shiruan Village
Statue of the Black Guard at a temple in Taichung, Taiwan
Statue of the White Guard at a temple in Taichung, Taiwan