Tudigong
Also known as Tu Di, Tu Gong, Tudi Yeye, Dabo Gong, Hok Tek Tjing Sin, Tho Ti Kong, Pek Kong, Tua Pek Kong
A Tudigong () is a kind of Chinese tutelary deity of a specific location. There are several Tudigongs corresponding to different geographical locations and sometimes multiple ones will be venerated together in certain regions.
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- Existing Temples
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A Tudigong () is a kind of Chinese tutelary deity of a specific location. There are several Tudigongs corresponding to different geographical locations and sometimes multiple ones will be venerated together in certain regions.
They are tutelary (i.e. guardian or patron) deities of locations and the human communities who inhabit it in Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. They are portrayed as old men with long beards.