Quelle: http://www.chineselongsword.com/blog/20 ... l-jing-de/According to legend, the Tang Dynasty Emperor was having trouble sleeping because a ghost have been harassing him. He ordered General Qin Shubao and General Yuchi Jingde to stand guard at the door, and amazingly had a good night’s sleep.
In order not to trouble his 2 favourite Generals, the Tang Emperor hung portraits of them on the door. This practice soon spread through China, and now these 2 famous Tang Generals are immortalized as 門神 (men shen), “Door God” to ward off evil spirits.
Ich habe hier diese Bemerkung gelesen. Ich kannte bisher nur Zhong Kui und dachte mir vielleicht gibt es hier den ein oder anderen Westler der von diesen Beiden auch noch nichts wußte. Interesannter Weise wird in dem Wiki Artikel gesagt das Zhong Kui streng genommen kein Türgott wäre, was ich vorher auch noch nicht so gehört habe.
Auch interessant:Zhong kui (simplified Chinese: 钟馗; traditional Chinese: 鍾馗; pinyin: zhōngkuí) - strictly speaking is not a Door God but a mythical exorcist (ghost catcher); nonetheless his image is often displayed as the "backdoor general".
Werden dann also wahrscheinlich die beiden Herrn auf dem Bild sein.Other door gods
Civil door god, from Myths and Legends of China, 1922 by E. T. C. Werner
Shen shu and Yu lei carry a battle axe and a mace, respectively. Shen shu and Yu lei were immortals who were ordered by the Jade Emperor to guard peach trees which demons were gnawing at. The people of China thus respected the two immortals for their ability to ward off demons.
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Xian