Qianliyan
Sign in to saveAlso known as Qian Li Yan, Chien-li-yen, Ch'ien-li-yen, Chien Li Yen, Ch'ien Li Yen, Chollian, Chhian-lí-gán, Tshian-lí-gán
Qianliyan is a Chinese sea and door god. He usually appears with Shunfeng'er as a guardian of the temples of the sea goddess Mazu.
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Qianliyan is a Chinese sea and door god. He usually appears with Shunfeng'er as a guardian of the temples of the sea goddess Mazu.
==Name== The name "Qianliyan" literally means "He of the Thousand-Mile" or "League Eyes" but may be taken more generally as "Hawkeye", "Lynx-Eyed", "Far-Seeing", or even "All-Seeing" or "Clairvoyant" as a distance of 1,000 li was idiomatic in Chinese for any great distance. It also appears as and His partner Shunfeng'er's name similarly means "Sharp-Eared" or "All-Hearing".
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