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- Yuchi Jingde, also known as Wei Chigong, was one of the most celebrated military figures of the early Tang Dynasty, and he thus became a Chinese Door God. He and another great Chinese military general of the same era, Qin Shubao, adorn the doors and gates of temples, homes, and businesses in China and Chinese communities as Door Gods.
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Sep 7, 2017 · Yuchi Jingde, also known as Wei Chigong, was one of the most celebrated military figures of the early Tang Dynasty, and he thus became a Chinese Door God. He and another great Chinese military general of the same era, Qin Shubao, adorn the doors and gates of temples, homes, and businesses in China and Chinese communities as Door Gods.
Yuchi Gong (尉遲恭) or Yuchi Rong (尉遲融) (585 – 25 December 658), courtesy name Jingde (敬德), also known by his posthumous name Duke Zhongwu of E, was a Chinese military general who lived in the early Tang dynasty. Yuchi Jingde and another general Qin Shubao are worshipped as door gods in Chinese folk religion.
Aug 3, 2010 · During the Yuan period the names of the door-gods were also said to be Qin Shubao 秦叔寶 and He Jingde 胡敬德 (or Yuchi Jingde 尉遲敬德). These names are mentioned in the Zhengtong daozang 正統道藏 version of the Soushenji 搜神記, and in the book Sanjiao soushen daquan 三教搜神大全.
Shenshu and Yulu stood guard on either side of the gate. If they found evil spirits, the deities would tie them up with reed rope and feed them to tigers. Later, the Yellow Emperor ordered people to paint images of the two gods on their doors, thus beginning the tradition of door gods.
Qin and Yuchi, along with various other deified military leaders, make up a class of martial door gods intended to ward off evil spirits and bad influences. A separate group of scholars make up a class of civil door gods intended to attract blessings and good fortune.
Names(english)Names(chinese(trad.))Description神荼The earliest-attested door gods, ...Yulü鬱壘The earliest-attested door gods, ...Wangtianjun王天君Attendants of the North God; seen at ...Matianjun馬天君Attendants of the North God; seen at ...affirmed that the legend of Qin Shubao and Yuchi Gong was known, and that these two generals had already gained wide recognition as door gods during the North ern Song (960-1127). The painting titled Suichao tu<* (New Year Visitation) by Li Songr (active ca. 1190-1230) shows door gods in military (wus) as well as civil service (wen*) attire ...
Qin Qiong (died 638), courtesy name Shubao, better known as Qin Shubao, was a Chinese general who lived in the early Tang dynasty of China. Along with Yuchi Gong, he continues to be worshipped in China as a door god. He is also known by his posthumous name Duke Zhuang of Hu.
