marshal of the central camp (san tai zi)

1
Bike Trail Marshal of the Central Camp (San Tai Zi) According to the descriptions in novels, Nezha is the third son of General Jing Li and hence known as San Tai Zi. He was a young pupil of Taiyi Zhenren. In his childhood, he killed a son of the dragon king of the East China Sea. To avoid implicating his parents, he severed his own flesh and hewed his own bones. Nezha later came back to life after his master Taiyi Zhenren incarnated him by a lotus and lotus roots. Afterwards, he helped King Wu of Zhou to defeat the notorious King Zhou of Shang. He is conferred Marshal of the Central Camp and also known as the Lord Prince. In the novels, Nezha used to ride the Wheel of Wind and Fire and carried the fire-tipped spear. Sometimes he is wrapped in Red Armillary Sash and sometimes he wears a traditional bellyband. Generally, he appears in the form of a child. Lord Prince is a very popular belief in Taiwan since his formidable power helps people to drive away calamity and demons. The birthday of the Lord Prince is on the 9 th of lunar September. The

Upload: -

Post on 12-Mar-2016

218 views

Category:

Documents


1 download

DESCRIPTION

Marshal of the Central Camp (San Tai Zi)

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Marshal of the Central Camp (San Tai Zi)

Bike TrailMarshal of the Central Camp (San Tai Zi)According to the descriptions in novels, Nezha is the third son of General Jing Li and hence known as San Tai Zi. He was a young pupil of Taiyi Zhenren. In his childhood, he killed a son of the dragon king of the East China Sea. To avoid implicating his parents, he severed his own flesh and hewed his own bones. Nezha later came back to life after his master Taiyi Zhenren incarnated him by a lotus and lotus roots. Afterwards, he helped King Wu of Zhou to defeat the notorious King Zhou of Shang. He is conferred Marshal of the Central Camp and also known as the Lord Prince. In the novels, Nezha used to ride the Wheel of Wind and Fire and carried the fire-tipped spear. Sometimes he is wrapped in Red Armillary Sash and sometimes he wears a traditional bellyband. Generally, he appears in the form of a child. Lord Prince is a very popular belief in Taiwan since his formidable power helps people to drive away calamity and demons. The birthday of the Lord Prince is on the 9th of lunar September. The worship could last for more than a month showing that he is a very important god in folk beliefs.