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City God Temple of Beijing: Beijing: Capital Wen Tianxiang, Yang Jiaoshan: Rear court room remained [1] City God Temple of Guangzhou: Guangzhou, Guangdong: Capital Liu Yan: Hai Rui, Yang Jiaoshan [2] City God Temple of Hangzhou: Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Provincial Zhou Xin [3] City God Temple of Hefei: Hefei, Anhui: Prefectural Sun Jue [4] City God ...
A City God (Chinese: 城隍神; pinyin: Chénghuángshén; lit. 'god of the boundary'), 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 in the afterlife. City God cults appeared over two millennia ago ...
Zhengzhou Confucius Temple, initially built during the Eastern Han dynasty 1900 years ago, is one of the oldest Confucian Temples in China. Other important architectural heritage sites in the city center include Town God Temple and Erqi Memorial Tower. One internationally known tourist attraction is the Shaolin Monastery (少林寺), which is ...
Xiaoshuangqiao (simplified Chinese: 小双桥; traditional Chinese: 小雙橋; pinyin: Xiǎoshuāngqiáo) is the site of a Bronze Age city, located on the southern bank of the Suoxu River, 20 km northwest of Zhengzhou. At the centre of the site are rammed-earth foundations of palaces. To the north are sacrificial pits containing human remains.
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Before Chenghuangshen ("City Gods") became more prominent in China, land worship had a hierarchy of deities conforming strictly to social structure, in which the emperor, kings, dukes, officials, and common people were allowed to worship only the land gods within their command; the highest land deity was the Houtu ("Queen of the Earth").
In an opera with divine powers, the opera players sacrifice extensively to a particular god. On stage, they will dress up as gods and goddesses and portray well-known Chinese mythological stories through song, dance, and acrobatics. The opera is usually performed in a breakable large tent next to the temple(s).