When do you welcome the God of Wealth?

The custom of welcoming the God of Wealth is on the fourth day of the first month, which is related to Wang Yuanbao. Wang Yuanbao, a native of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, was extremely rich and made a fortune by selling colored glasses.

Many of Wang Yuanbao's living habits, such as worshipping the God of Wealth and eating Nostoc flagelliforme on the fifth day of the first month, have a far-reaching influence on China's folk customs and have been passed down to this day. Wang Yuanbao's rise to fame As for Wang Yuanbao's rise to fame, Li Kang in the Tang Dynasty recorded in "Duzhi" that during the Kaiyuan period, there were people in Chang 'an who sold husbands, kings and two dog. They tried to sell silk between Zixian counties and made little profit.

One day, the lonely museum was robbed and all the property was lost. Two dog sighed: God helps me too. So I hanged myself and tried to kill myself. I met an old man with a crown and a red robe, pale face and a long beard. Left hand "Ruyi", right hand "Yuanbao", rich star Li Xianggong, high-impedance reward.

Xing Jun said, "When you are rich, you can't kill yourself! I wonder if Zizhou has colored glasses? " Give up one more ingot and go. Two dog later sold glass and became the richest man in Ann. I am also grateful for the gift from Xing Jun and changed my name to Yuanbao. Coloured glaze was already used in architecture in the Jin Dynasty.