The implication of prosperous business and abundant financial resources; The God of Wealth is the god in charge of the world's financial resources in China Taoism. The God of Wealth is mainly divided into two categories: one is the Taoist seal, and the other is the Chinese folk belief. Taoism bestows the title of Heaven Official on God, and Chinese folk belief is Heaven Official and Immortal. China's five major gods of wealth;
They are: Wang Hai (middle), Bigan (east), Chai Rong (south), Guan Gong (west) and Zhao Gongming (north). There are other four gods of wealth: Duanmu Ci (southwest), Li Xunzu (northeast), Fan Li (southeast) and Liu Haichan (northwest).
The above-mentioned nine-way God of Wealth lineup was once divided into "one China in all directions" by Taoism. The God of Wealth devoted himself to the simple feelings of the working people in China, and entrusted him with a good wish of living and working in peace and contentment and good luck. The original meaning refers to the immortal worshipped by Taoism.
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Folklore about the God of Wealth:
Statement 1: Cai Jing was rich in the Song Dynasty. According to China folklore, he was born as a rich god. He happened to be born on the fifth day of the first month, so people worshipped him as a god of wealth. After Cai Jing was demoted, the people changed to the God of Wealth. At that time, the national surname of the Song Dynasty was Zhao, and the mysterious word was an integral part of the word "Lan", so they gave the God of Wealth a name of Zhao Xuantan to worship.
statement 2: Li bizu is from Wusongshan, Zichuan. Birthday is September 17th. Folks call it "increasing wealth" and "literary god of wealth", also known as "wealth and wealth", "increasing wealth and wealth", and "giving good deeds to the public". Emperor Xiaowen of Wei was then the magistrate of Quliang County, who was honest and loved the people. After his death, he set up a shrine to offer sacrifices.
statement 3: according to the list of gods, the name of the god of wealth is Zhao minggong Ming. He used to be a monk in the Luofu Cave in Emei Mountain, but after his death, he was named as "the God of the True King of the Dragon and Tiger Xuantan", and he was in charge of four subordinates, namely "Zhao Bao Tian Zun", "Na Zhen Tian Zun", "Lucky Messenger" and "Lishi Xian Guan".