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
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
Ox-Head and Horse-Face
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Ox-Head and Horse-Face are two guardians or types of guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology. As indicated by their names, both have the bodies of men, but Ox-Head has the head of an ox while
Heibai Wuchang
…Meng Po (孟婆) Ox-Head and Horse-Face Guards (牛頭馬面) Yanluo Wang (閻羅王…
Ox-Head and Horse-Face in the Hell Scroll at Seattle Asian Art Museum
Entrance to the "Ten Courts of Hell" attraction in Haw Par Villa, Singapore. The Ox-Headed (right) and Horse-Faced (left) Hell Guards stand guard at the entrance.
The Ox-Head and Horse-Face in a painting of a hell scene
Close-up of the statue of Ox-Head at Haw Par Villa, Singapore.