Tudi Gong is the smallest deity in the Chinese pantheon and the most consulted. A local official with a jurisdiction of one village, and shrines you can step over.
Guan Yu died in 220 CE and was later worshipped by emperors, merchants, police and triads alike. How a defeated general became Guandi, and what his altar means.
The Kitchen God (Zaoshen or Zaojun) is one of the most important household deities in Chinese folk religion, serving as the Jade Emperor's appointed supervisor who reports on every family's conduct ea
The Kitchen God (Zaoshen or Zaojun) is one of the most important household deities in Chinese folk religion, serving as the Jade Emperor's appointed supervisor who reports on every family's conduct ea