Zhang Xian (deity)
Zhang Xian (Chinese: 張仙; pinyin: Zhāng Xiān) is a Chinese god who is the enemy of the tiangou (Chinese: 天狗; pinyin: tiāngǒu; Wade–Giles: t'ien1-kou3; lit. 'Heavenly Dog'), a legendary creature in the form of a dog who creates eclipses. It is said that he protects his children from the dog with his bow and arrows. He is often depicted aiming at the sky, waiting for the beast to appear. He is the god of birth and the protector of male children. Many sought him to give them male offspring and to protect their living children.
Wikipage disambiguates
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
primaryTopic
Zhang Xian (deity)
Zhang Xian (Chinese: 張仙; pinyin: Zhāng Xiān) is a Chinese god who is the enemy of the tiangou (Chinese: 天狗; pinyin: tiāngǒu; Wade–Giles: t'ien1-kou3; lit. 'Heavenly Dog'), a legendary creature in the form of a dog who creates eclipses. It is said that he protects his children from the dog with his bow and arrows. He is often depicted aiming at the sky, waiting for the beast to appear. He is the god of birth and the protector of male children. Many sought him to give them male offspring and to protect their living children.
has abstract
Zhang Xian (Chinese: 張仙; pinyi ...... protect their living children.
@en
Zhangxian (chiń. upr. 张仙; chiń ...... litę powodował jego zaćmienie.
@pl
Чжан-сянь (кит. 張仙 — «Святой Ч ...... в ожидании появления Тяньгоу.
@ru
Wikipage page ID
49,191,952
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
975,306,577
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
date
January 2016
@en
l
Heavenly Dog
@en
links
no
@en
p
Zhāng Xiān
@en
tiāngǒu
@en
post-text
: Should this be "living sons"?
@en
s
天狗
@en
t
天狗
@en
張仙
@en
W
t'ien1-kou3
@en
wikiPageUsesTemplate
hypernym
type
comment
Zhang Xian (Chinese: 張仙; pinyi ...... protect their living children.
@en
Zhangxian (chiń. upr. 张仙; chiń ...... litę powodował jego zaćmienie.
@pl
Чжан-сянь (кит. 張仙 — «Святой Ч ...... в ожидании появления Тяньгоу.
@ru
label
Zhang Xian (deity)
@en
Zhangxian
@pl
Чжан-сянь
@ru
張仙
@zh