Shen Zhu
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Shen Zhu or God Pig, sometimes known as Holy pig, are pigs that have been chronically fattened for use in Hakka religious and cultural ceremonies, such as the Yimin Festival and the Lunar New Year cel
Shen Zhu in Zhong Yuan Festival, Taiwan.
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
Shen Zhu
…declared the winner, and the owner may receive a prize. The winning pig and other pigs entered into the contest are ritually killed as a sacrifice to the City God or a local deity, one popular temple that continues this tradition is Changfu Temple which is dedicated to the deified Buddhist monk Master Qingshui…
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.