Eine chinesische Taoistische Priester (vorne Mitte) hält ein religiöser Ritus für Reichtum an der Changchun taoistischen Tempel in Wuhan City, South China Hubei Sprueche zu beten.
A Chinese Taoist priest (front center) holds a religious rite to pray for wealth at the Changchun Taoist Temple in Wuhan city, south Chinas Hubei province, 14 February 2013. The fifth day of the first month of Chinese lunar calendar is said to be the birthday of the God of Wealth and also an auspicious day to welcome him. As a god that can bring in wealth and riches, the God of Wealth is worshiped by most Chinese. Each time of the Spring Festival, every family will hang pictures of the god or go to temples to pray. The God of Wealth in folk beliefs is not a singular image but something appears as a group. The Civil God of Wealth usually refers to Bi Gan and Fan Li, whose statues and figure paintings are in the look of civilian officials. There are also Martial God of Wealth - Zhao Gongming and Guan Yu in the look of dark face and thick beards wearing iron hat and coat armor.
