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Why a Strong Wind Blew Down the Gates in the Forbidden City

On March 4, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials who hold the highest power in China, from the central to the local level, gathered in Beijing to participate in the opening of the “Two Sessions.” However, a fierce gale sprang up on that day, blowing down the doors of the entire side-gate of the Hall ...

Helen London

View of the palace museum at the Forbidden City in Beijing.

How Tang Dynasty General Yuchi Jingde Became a Chinese Door God

Yuchi Jingde, also known as Wei Chigong, was one of the most celebrated military figures of the early Tang Dynasty, and he thus became a Chinese Door God. He and another great Chinese military general of the same era, Qin Shubao, adorn the doors and gates of temples, homes, and businesses in China and Chinese ...

Jack Roberts

Colorful painting of door god on the traditional sliding wooden poles door in Guangzhou in China.