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The poem on this sculpture was published not just on the carving but also in a collection of poems and essays. The emperor was happy to see the symbolism of the jade carving, done in part to celebrate his 80th birthday. The jade carving could have been seen as a statement that the emperor’s reign was almost immortal. [1]
The Jade Emperor was the head of the pantheon, but not responsible for creation. In another creation myth, the Jade Emperor fashioned the first humans from clay and left them to harden in the sun. Rain deformed some of the figures, which gave rise to human sickness and physical abnormalities.
Statue of Yunü. Yunü (Chinese: 玉女; pinyin: Yùnǚ; lit. 'Jade Girl', 'Jade Maiden') is a Daoist deity or goddess in Chinese mythology and Chinese traditional religion who, along with her male counterpart Jintong "Golden Boy", are favored servants of the Jade Emperor and Zhenwudadi.
The main prayer hall of the temple houses the effigies of several Taoist deities, including Tua Pek Kong, the Jade Emperor, [7] and the Tai Sui. [8] It also contains a statue of Kṣitigarbha. [8] A Hindu sanctum besides the prayer hall houses some sixteen statues of Mahaganapati. [9]
Located at Ayer Itam, the temple was completed in 1869 and is the only temple in Malaysia built specifically for the worship of the Jade Emperor (Hokkien: Thinn-kong) [1] It becomes a focal point for the annual Jade Emperor's Birthday celebrations on the 9th day of the Chinese New Year.
Yuhuangdong Grottoes [4] (Chinese: 玉皇洞石窟), or Yuhuang Grottoes, [5] named after the statue of the Jade Emperor carved inside the cave, [6] are Chinese Taoist stone sculptures, [7] located on a cliff at the southern foot of Makong Mountain (麻空山), [8] Fengxianggang Township (枫香岗乡), Yongding District, Zhangjiajie City, Hunan Province.
Yudi (玉帝, "Jade Deity") or Yuhuang (玉皇, "Jade Emperor" or "Jade King"), is the popular human-like representation of the God of Heaven. [39] Jade traditionally represents purity, so it is a metaphor for the unfathomable source of creation.
The tallest peak is the Jade Emperor Peak (simplified Chinese: 玉 皇 顶; traditional Chinese: 玉 皇 頂; pinyin: Yùhuáng Dǐng), which is commonly reported as being 1,545 meters (5,069 ft) tall. [2] Mount Tai is known as the eastern mountain of the Sacred Mountains of China. It is associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal, and is often ...