Yaoji

deity mountain Chinese single tradition · 3

Yaoji is the goddess of Wu Mountains. She is a mountain deity associated with the Wu mountain range in Chinese tradition.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
300 BCE
Attested period
-300 – 2020
Historical notes
First attested in poems attributed to Song Yu during the Warring States period.

Relationships

allied with
fairies
sibling of
Jingwei

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Sources

wikipedia (3)

Source passages

“Yaoji, the goddess of Wu Mountains”

#7802 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“Yunhua is often mistakenly conflated with the Wushan goddess Yaoji, despite the fact that Yaoji has no connection to Yang Jian.”

#29851 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

“In Daoist belief, Yaoji was granted the title of "Miaoyong Zhenren" (妙用真人, Perfect Person of the Miraculous Practice). The temple dedicated to her is named Ningzhen Temple. The surrounding landscape of the temple is renowned for its breathtaking beauty, with mountains adorned by enchanting clouds that create an air of mystery.”

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