Chenghuangshen
deity intermediate Chinese single tradition · 4
Chenghuangshen (City God) is the guardian deity of individual city, worshipped by local officials and locals since imperial times.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1 BCE
- Attested period
- -1 – 2020
- Historical notes
- City God cults appeared over two millennia ago.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- City God, Pun Tao Kong, Gou Long, Gonggong, Zhuanxu, Tǔdìpó, Meng Po, Heibai Wuchang, Zhong Kui, Đầu Trâu, Mặt Ngựa, Alexiares, Anicetus, Gozu Tennō, Kushiel, Zabaniyya, Lugalirra, Meslamtaea, Atua, Dakini, hanitu, Hyang, Kaitiaki, Kawas, Tiki, Yidam, Lord Guan, Mazu, Tudigong, Four Heavenly Kings, Houtu
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (4)
Source passages
“Chenghuangshen (City God) is the guardian deity of individual city, worshipped by local officials and locals since imperial times.”
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“In Thailand, Chenghuangshen is comparable to the Lak Mueang (city pillar) of Thai beliefs. He is often less known or worshiped as other guardian gods, such as Tudigong, Pun Tao Kong. His temples are few, such as in a small alley in Sampheng, part of Chinatown.”
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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”
#10596 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Chenghuangshen (城隍公)”
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