How many years has the Chinese tradition of worshiping the Stove King been in existence?

The origin of the Kitchen God is very early. During the Shang Dynasty, people in China began to worship him. In the Zhou rites, Li, the son of Yusuo, was regarded as the Kitchen God. This has lasted at least three thousand years.

Before the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was listed as one of the main five sacrifices. Together with the five gods of the Door God, the Well God, the Toilet God and the Zhongliu God, the Kitchen God was responsible for the peace of the family.

In addition to the convenience in life, the Kitchen God's duty is to be an official sent by the Jade Emperor to the human world to inspect the good and evil of a family.

The Kitchen God is accompanied by two gods, one holding a "good jar" and the other an "evil jar". He keeps records of the family's behavior in the jars at any time, and reports them to the Jade Emperor after summarizing them at the end of the year.