Welcome To Chinese Gods of Wealth

This Website is created to  give You the knowledge on Chinese Gods of Wealth worshiped by the Chinese Communities.  This Website is also the expansion of Taoist Talismans Website. Many people thought that there is only one Chinese God Of Wealth.  Some people even think the Image of Chinese God Of Wealth is created out from the Imagination of the Chinese just to decorate their

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 2:52 pm

How To Set Up A Taoist Altar

Day by day, more and more Western Folks are fascinated by the Taoism . Most Western Folks who are free-thinkers or "Born Christian" and "Forced-To-Be Christian" are converting to Taoism / Buddhism and Hinduism. The same question has often  been asked:" How do I set up a proper Taoist Altar to pray to Chinese Deities?" For a Chinese, setting up a Taoist Altar is easy. For the Western

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 2:50 pm

Central God Of Wealth - Zhao Gong Ming (赵公明)

In the Book, Feng Shen Bang, 封神榜 (The Investiture of the Gods): The story stated that... There was a war fought between  King Zhou(紂王) ,the last king of Shang Dynasty, also known as Di Xin(帝辛)  and King Wu(周武王), who later established the Zhou(周) Dynasty. * Note that Zhou (紂) is a completely different character from the "Zhou" (周) used by the succeeding Zhou Dynasty. &nbsp

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 2:49 pm

East Direction God of Wealth - Xiao Sheng (萧升)

In the Book, Feng Shen Bang, 封神榜 (The Investiture of the Gods): The story stated that... Xiao Sheng(萧升) was a carefree Taoist Hermit from Wu Yi Mountain (武夷山). Together with his close buddy, Cao Bao(曹宝), they spent all their times playing chess and merrily discuss about Taoism. On one occasion, both of them happened to bump into Zhao Gong Ming, who was pursuing after Burning Lamp (燃灯道人).

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 2:42 pm

West Direction Chinese God of Wealth - Cao Bao (曹宝)

In the Book, Feng Shen Bang, 封神榜 (The Investiture of the Gods): The story stated that... Cao Bao(曹宝) was a carefree Taoist Hermit from Mount Wuyi (武夷山). Together with his close buddy, Xiao Sheng (萧升), they spent all their time playing chess and merrily discuss about Taoism. On one occasion, both of them happened to bump into Zhao Gong Ming, who was pursuing after Burning Lamp (燃灯道人). Being

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 2:34 pm

North Direction Chinese God of Wealth - Yao Shao Si（姚少司）

In the Book, Feng Shen Bang, 封神榜 (The Investiture of the Gods): The story stated that... Yao Shao Si（姚少司) was residing in Luo Fu Cave ,located at Er-Mei Moutain (峨眉山). Together with Chen Jiu Gong(陈九公), both were disciples of Zhao Gong Ming. It happened that Weng Cong (闻仲) came to seek support from Zhao Gong Ming for the Battle against the King Wu's Camp(周武王). Yao Shao Si followed them for

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 11:26 am

South Direction Chinese God of Wealth - Chen Jiu Gong （陈九公）

God of Attracting Wealth，Zhao Cai Shi Zhe（招财使者） - Chen Jiu Gong (陈九公) Chen Jiu Gong was residing in Luo Fu Cave ,located at Er-Mei Moutain (峨眉山). Together with Yao Shao Si (姚少司), both were disciples of Zhao Gong Ming. It happened that Weng Cong (闻仲) came to seek support from Zhao Gong Ming for the Battle against the King Wu's Camp(周武王). Chen Jiu Gong followed them for the Battle. During

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 11:12 am

South-East Chinese God of Wealth -Han Xin Ye (韩信爷）

Han Xin was a military general who served Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han) during the Chu–Han contention and contributed greatly to the founding of the Han Dynasty. Han Xin understood that being a very intelligent person, Liu Bang would had him killed one day, so while he was still being doted by Liu Bang, he requested Liu Bang to oblige him a "no execution" order. Liu Bang replied that as

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 11:06 am

South-West Chinese God of Wealth - Liu Hai （刘海）

Liu Hai（刘海) was Prime Minister serving for the King of Yan, Liu Shou Guang (劉守光), during the Five Dynasties of China. Soon, He left his official position and pursue the Taoist Way. Liu Hai carried out many good acts to help mankind that included defeating malevolent demons. On one occasion, Liu Hai vanquished the Golden Toad - an evil spirit that had terrorized people for years. The toad was

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 10:59 am

North-East Chinese God Of Wealth - Shen Wan Shan (沈万山)

Shen Wan Shan( (沈万山) was a noble man during of the Yuan Dynasty and at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. According to the legend, he was a fisherman on both sides of Qin and Huai River. One day, Shen Wan San saw a person caught a bag of frogs and was preparing to cook and eat them. He bought the frogs and released them into a pond in the vicinity. In the evening, Shen Wan San was suddenly

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 10:51 am

North-West Chinese God Of Wealth - Dao Zhu Gong （陶朱公）

Fan Li (范蠡) was an ancient Chinese adviser in the state of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period. He had been to the state of Wu as hostage together with King Goujian of Yue. Three years later they came back and he helped Goujian to carry on a reform. At last Yue was able to defeat the state of Wu. After the victory he resigned and renamed himself Tao Zhu Gong (Chinese: 陶朱公; pinyin: Táo Zhūgōng;

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 10:40 am

2 Hell Gods Of Wealth - Hei Bai Wu Chang (黑白無常)

2 Gods Of Wealth From Netherworld: Big Brother in White Robe - Dua Yah Peh(大爷伯) - Xie Bi An (谢必安) 2nd Brother in Black Robe -  Di Ya Peh (二爷伯) - Fan Wu Jiu (范无救) The two Deities together, they are often known as Dua Di Ya Peh (大二爷伯) by the Southern Chinese of Hokkien and Teochews and also known as Hei Bai Wu Chang(黑白无常) in Mandarin. There are more than a pair of Dua Di Ya Peh (大二爷伯) in the

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 10:31 am

The Teaching of Guan Sheng Di Jun (Guan Gong / Guan Di) (关圣帝君)

Guan Sheng Di Jun(关圣帝君) World-Awakening Prayer Guan Sheng Di Jun(关圣帝君) said, "Man lives in the world. If he values loyalty, filial piety, honesty, and righteousness above all else, he will not fail in life. However, if he doesn't value loyalty, filial piety, honesty, and righteousness, although his body is alive, his heart is already dead. This is called stealing life. Man's heart knows the

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 10:30 am

Righteous God of Wealth - Guan Yu (关羽)

Guan Yu (关羽) is also known as Guan Di(关帝) , Guan Gong（关公）. Guan Yu (关羽) was a historical person who lived in China during the Three Kingdoms period, (三国) (CE 220-CE 280). Towards the end of the Han dynasty (汉朝), the emperor had been reduced to a nominal ruler. Powerful clans and court officials fought against each other to become the power behind the throne. Meanwhile, disenfranchised peasant

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 10:29 am

Crazy God Of Wealth - Ji Gong (济公)

Born Li Xiu Yuan (李修元)（1130 - 1207） to a former military governor, Li Mao Chun (李茂春). The history goes like this... Li Mao Chun was almost 40 and still no children. After fasting for 3 days, he took his wife to Yong Ning Temple to pray for a son. Upon reaching the Hall of the Five Hundred Arhats, the statue of Mahakasyapa was knocked off its lotus throne.  This was considered a sign

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 9:30 am

Earth God Of Wealth - Fu De Zheng Shen (福德正神)

Tu Di Gong(土地公) , also known as Da Po Gong (大伯公) or Tua Pek Gong in Hokkiens and Teochews, is a Chinese earth god worshipped by Chinese. A formal name for Tu Di Gong is Fu De Zheng Shen (福德正神), meaning the earth god of wealth and merit. In China, every village had a shrine to Tu Di Gong. It was this deity who was in charge of administering the affairs of a particular village. In traditional

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 9:28 am

Malaysian Chinese God Of Wealth - Datok Gong (拿督公)

Datok Kong (拿督公), a.k.a as Keramat Datok,  are local guardian spirits among the Chinese in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. One derivation of the name unites Dato or Datuk from the local Malay word for 'grandfather', which is used as an honorific, combined with Kong from the Malaysian Chinese, also used as an honorific. Another derivation of Na Tuk Kong is that they belong to the gods of

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 9:25 am

Civil God of Wealth - Bi Gan (比干)

Bi Gan (比干) - a prominent historical figure of the Shang dynasty, son of Wen Ding (文丁), Zi (子) lineage, thus member of the royal house and uncle of the last Shang king, Zhou Xin (紂王). From the Book "Investiture of the Gods" Bi Gan loses his heart From the prophecy revealed by the oracle bones, Jiang Zi Ya( 姜子牙)(Prime minister for King Wen of Zhou)  predicted that King Zhou's loyal and

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 9:23 am

Child God Of Wealth - Shan Chai Tong Zi (善財童子)

Sudhanakumara (善財童子), mainly known as Sudhana, translated as Child Of Wealth. It was said that when Sudhana was born, many rare treasures suddenly appeared in his parent’s home. * Please be aware that Sudhanakumara - Shan Cai Tong Zi(善財童子) IS NOT Ne-Zha (哪吒三太子). Shan Cai Tong Zi(善財童子) and Ne-Zha(哪吒三太子) are both little boys , many people thought both names refer to the same Little Boy Deity. He

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 8:46 am

Common Chinese God Of Wealth - Cai Bo Xing Jun (财帛星君)

The image of Common Chinese God of Wealth - Cai Bo Xing Jun (财帛星君) is the most popular image of Chinese God of Wealth among the Chinese and all over the world. Many people mistook Cai Bo Xing Jun (财帛星君) as Zhao Gong Ming(赵公明) or Bi Kan(比干) , which is WRONG. The Full Name for Main Chinese God of Wealth is Li Gui Zu (李诡祖). He is also known as Cai Bo Xing Jun (财帛星君) , Zeng Fu Xiang Gong (增福相公),

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 8:44 am

Consecration Of Deity Statues

Let Me Ask You: Have You been told by Self-Proclaimed Feng-Shui "Gurus" to buy their Feng-Shui Artifacts? Have You already bought Feng-Shui Artifacts? Are You praying to unconsecrated Taoist/Chinese Deities or Buddha Statues/Figurines/Images? Are You planning to buy Taoist/Chinese Deities or Buddha  Statues/Figurines/Images to pray to? Consecrating Of Taoist Deity Statue More Ways

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 8:42 am

Taoist Spiritual Medium

Chinese/Taoist Spirit-Mediums are called Tang-Ki, literally "child diviners". Chinese Spirit-Mediumship is  calling upon a spiritual being, or Deity to temporarily possess a human body. In such a state, the Tang-Ki becomes the personification of the Deity and mediates between the human and spiritual worlds. Human beings can then consult the spirits/deities, seeking advice as well as

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 8:40 am

How To Ask 4D / Lottery Numbers From Taoist Deities

Being a Chinese, You might have Shake A Cup of Numbers in front of a Chinese Deity Statue or went to ask Lottery (4D / Toto) Numbers directly from the Deity, who was in trance of a Taoist Medium and then end up being scolded or getting rejected from the Deity. Being an Indian or Malay or any folks having contact with Chinese Communities, You may also think of seeking Lottery Numbers from facing

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 8:38 am

Taoist Deities For Western Folks

Being a White(Caucasian or Farang or Ang Mo) You may only get to read the Tao Te Ching. Many Folks in the West may love to argue that Taoism is just Philosophy and nothing to do with Chinese Deities , Taoist Mediums, Taoist Sorcery , Taoist Talismans and on and on. When You mention "Taoism" , it can be self-cultivation or a Religion. The truth of Taoism in Chinese Community:The beauty of

Posted on: 10 March 2012 | 8:35 am