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What kind of gods did every place believe in in ancient China?

In ancient China, people believed in God very much. And people everywhere believe in different gods. Today, we will introduce people's beliefs in every place.

1, Beidi

Guangdong, Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province, Peking and other places worship. Is it Bei Di? Zhenwu the Great? . In mythology, the Northern Emperor is the God of the North, which has been handed down from the ancient Central Plains. The Northern Emperor was believed and worshipped by people in Guangdong, Hongkong, Taiwan Province and Peking. Since the Qing Dynasty, the streets have been very busy every year on the third day of March and the 25th of February of the lunar calendar. Beidi Temple is much larger and smaller, and every temple has sacrifices. Speaking of Beidi Temple, the most famous one is Zhenwu Temple on Wudang Mountain. Zhenwu Temple is mainly distributed in the Pearl River Delta, and there are also Beidi Temple in Hongkong and Taiwan Province Province. It is said that the Northern Emperor has the divine power to eliminate disasters, control fire and water and prolong life, so people believe in the Northern Emperor very much.

2. Tianhou

Tianhou is a belief in Poseidon centered on the southeast coast of China. What do we call diva in modern times? Mazu? She is the goddess of shipping. Tianhou Palace has been built in most parts of the southeast coast. March 23rd every year is designated as the birthday of Tianhou. The largest Tianhou Temple in Guangzhou, located in Xilan Lake, was destroyed by fire during the Anti-Japanese War. At present, there are tens of thousands of Mazu Tempel believers in 45 countries and regions around the world, and more than 300 million people believe in Mazu. In daily life, Mazu should be sacrificed before going out to sea, praying for a safe wind, and Mazu should be worshipped on board. Mazu is a spiritual symbol and female representative who combines traditional virtues such as selflessness, kindness, kindness and courage. ?

3. Dragon Mother

In Guangxi and southeast coastal areas, it is said that Dragon Mother is the daughter of a fisherman named Wen in Yuecheng, Deqing County, Guangdong Province. When she was young, the dragon mother went out to sea with her adoptive father to fish and spin for a living. One day, the dragon mother was washing clothes by the stream and saw a huge colorful egg floating on the stream, so the dragon mother picked it up and put it in a woven bamboo basket. After more than ten days, the eggshell cracked and a small snake hatched from the egg. Mother Dragon put the small snake by the river to feed it. After 3 months, the little snake grew to 6 feet long and could help the dragon mother fish. One evening, the little snake snuggled up to the dragon mother, who accidentally cut the snake's tail, so the snake escaped. The next year, on a stormy day, the little snake came back. The little snake is covered with gold scales and has horns on its head. It's called. Digging the tail dragon? . So this fisherman's daughter is honored as? Dragon mother? . ? Dragon mother? After her death, descendants built the Dragon Mother Ancestral Temple in memory of her, which has a history of thousands of years. On the eighth day of May every year? Birthday What about August fifteenth? Leap birthday? Many people from all over the world come to worship at the Dragon Mother Temple.