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Which deity, the '' (Chenghuang), is a guardian deity unique to Chinese folk religion—each walled city had its own Chenghuang temple where the deity presided as a kind of supernatural magistrate over local spirits and justice?
Answer: City God — The City God (Chenghuang Shen) was often a deified historical official who had governed the city righteously in life, and the cult was actively promoted by the Ming dynasty's first emperor as a tool of state religious control.
- A Earth God
- B Kitchen God
- C Door God
- D City God ✓
The City God (Chenghuang Shen) was often a deified historical official who had governed the city righteously in life, and the cult was actively promoted by the Ming dynasty's first emperor as a tool of state religious control.