On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, invite the God of Wealth, and every household has a wealth of money. In the days when the people of the whole country welcome the God of Wealth, for the people of Shenzhen who "love to make money", today is definitely a day that cannot be missed.
Receiving the God of Wealth on the fifth day of the first lunar month is one of the most popular New Year customs. The people call the fifth day of the first lunar month the fifth day of the first month, and from the fifth day of the first month, you can break all kinds of taboos during the Spring Festival and start a new life for the year. With the rise of folk belief in the God of Wealth, the fifth day of junior high became the birthday of the legendary God of Wealth. When the new year begins, everything is renewed, and people also worship the god of wealth on this day to pray for good fortune for the year.
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So where is the most convenient place to go to welcome the God of Wealth on the fifth day of junior high school? Of course, it is the "Caishen Dao - Chinese Prayer for Wealth and Folk Cultural Relics Exhibition" that is being exhibited at Nanshan Museum. The exhibition brings together 112 pieces (sets) of cultural relics from 10 domestic cultural and museum units, and all kinds of gods of wealth and auspicious artifacts gather! With the blessing of the God of Wealth and various auspicious artifacts, you will definitely be able to start a good year!
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The God of Wealth in front is coming!
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The God of Wealth in front is coming!
The God of Wealth for so many years
Do you really know the God of Wealth?
When you think of the God of Wealth, does the unified appearance on the hanging painting come to mind? However, the God of Wealth is not just a god with a name and a surname.
Because people of different eras, different regions, different industries, and different classes have different demands for wealth, Buddhist and Taoist gods, folk gods, and even the famous military generals and wealthy merchants and tycoons in ancient China have gradually been incorporated into the God of Wealth system, forming a huge genealogy of the God of Wealth Heavenly Group.
According to the differences in the method of sacrifice, endowment characteristics, and scope of functions, the folk gods of wealth are roughly divided into "positive gods of wealth", "partial gods of wealth" and "quasi-gods of wealth".
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The God of Wealth, also known as the Lord God of Wealth, is an officially conferred or Taoist God of Wealth, which is widely worshipped by the people and is the most influential God of Wealth. Among them, the God of Positive Wealth is divided into the God of Wen Cai and the God of Martial Wealth.
Among the gods of martial wealth is the Taoist legend figure Zhao Gongming, who is the most sought after and popular god of wealth among the people. In addition, there is Guan Gong, a general of the Shu state during the Three Kingdoms period, and as the god of wealth, he is deeply believed by industrialists and businessmen among the people.
And the Bigan, the strategist and giant Jia Fan Li of the Spring and Autumn Period, which we know well in the "Romance of the Gods", and Li Yuzu, the commander of Quliang County in Northern Wei, are known as the God of Wen Cai.
Bronze painted portrait of the Lingguan standing in Ming
Collection of Wudang Museum
Woodcarved painted Zhao Gongming God of Wealth Qing - Republic of China
Collection of Chengdu Museum
Bronze gilt painted Guan Gong Station portrait Ming
Collection of Wudang Museum
Guan Gong bronze statue Qing
Collection of Fujian-Taiwan Border Museum
Whether it is the God of Wen Cai or the God of Martial Wealth, the God of Positive Wealth is almost the embodiment of some kind of moral character, and then successively entrusted with the function of increasing fortune and becoming the God of Wealth.
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The gods of partial wealth are mostly capable generals of the main god of wealth, without formal titles, and are in charge of windfall wealth and partial wealth from daily sources. For example, the five gods (later evolved into the five road gods, five manifestation gods, five holy gods, etc.), zhaoqi boy, Li Shi immortal official and so on. Those who want to improve their financial fortune know who to worship, right?
"Five Roads God of Wealth" painted the Republic of China
Zhongchuang Cultural Collection
Woodblock print of "God of Fortune" Republic of China
Zhongchuang Cultural Collection
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There are also various gods in the God of Wealth lineage who can generate wealth and scatter money. For example, the Taoist figures Liu Hai Toad, the traditional secular gods Land Gong, Hehe Two Immortals, and Stove King Ye also gradually had the function of recruiting treasures and treasures, and they did not obtain the title of God of Wealth, so they were called quasi-God of Wealth.
Dehua kiln white glaze land public sitting statue Republic of China
Collection of Xiamen Museum
Dehua kiln bangs play golden toad porcelain statue in modern times
Collection of Xiamen Museum
Qingtian stone carvings "Fulu Shou Three Stars" and "Hehe Two Immortals" standing statues
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Collection of Xiamen Museum
In addition, there are many blessing gods derived from ancient folk beliefs, and some religious beliefs are also integrated into the belief in praying for wealth, although these mythical figures are not directly in charge of financial luck, but close to the people's lives, and closely related to wealth, but also reflect people's good expectations for wealth and blessing.
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Collection of the Shenyang Palace Museum
Treasure Heavenly King gilded bronze statue Qing
Collection of China Three Gorges Museum, Chongqing
"Cash cow, cornucopia, sunset golden night silver"
In addition to inviting various gods of wealth, the exhibition also displays a variety of auspicious artifacts, and it is also excellent to take a few photos in the exhibition hall as a mobile phone screensaver!
Cash cow Eastern Han Dynasty
Collection of Mianyang City Museum
Copper tire cloisonné enamel cornucopia clear
Collection of China Finance and Taxation Museum
Red and green color "Rich and Precious Changchun" bowl gold
Collection of China Three Gorges Museum, Chongqing
Clear pastel gourd wall bottle clear
Collection of the Shenyang Palace Museum
Seeing this, do you have more understanding of the God of Wealth? If you want to know more about the culture of Fortuna, you can make an appointment! I believe that you who come to the exhibition today have taken the lead in embarking on the road to prosperity in 2023!
Finally, I wish everyone to follow the God of Wealth on the road, and the wealth will never leave!
Editor/Photography: PJ
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