Chaoshan folk stories

The Legend of Tianxuan Dida Temple in Li Antang, Shantou

In ancient times, violent conflicts often occurred between Li Antang Village and Zoutang Village in Shantou. The two sides have been deadlocked, but it is a pity that Li Antang often retreats. It not only lost a lot of manpower and material resources, but also was ridiculed by other villages, and the villagers in Li Antang were very angry about it.

One day, Li Antang lost again. The villagers were not convinced, so they decided to ask Empress Mazu for help to see if they could find a way to win back their power.

However, when they told Empress Mazu their reasons, Empress Mazu also felt very helpless. Empress Mazu explained to the villagers that she didn't know how to fight and really couldn't help them. Hearing this, the villagers felt very disappointed. However, Empress Mazu thought about it and said that she could show the villagers a way to go to Niutoushan to find Emperor Tian Xuan, Empress Mazu's eldest brother. He should be able to help the villagers.

The villagers were very happy after hearing this. In a hurry, they rushed to Niutoushan, as Queen Mazu said, to look for Emperor Tian Xuan. The immortal Emperor Tian Xuan was also generous. Hearing what happened to the villagers, he immediately promised to go down the mountain to help them.

When Li Antang and Zou Tang clashed again, Emperor Tian Xuan appeared in time. His appearance was like a raging wind, which pulled out the mountain and made the world angry, and suddenly pulled out a stone threshold weighing one thousand kilograms. The villagers present were stunned, and no one had ever seen such a scene. I only think that before I could fight, Emperor Tian Xuan had easily driven Zou Tang's people out of the lotus pond.

This violent conflict caused Zou Tang heavy losses. Since then, the villagers in Zoutang have never dared to disturb the villagers in Li Antang, and their lives have become more and more stable. In order to thank Emperor Tian Xuan for his blessing, everyone built a temple of Emperor Tian Xuan in the village and put the door symbol of Emperor Tian Xuan on it.

Today, the Tian Xuan Emperor Temple in Li Antang is still full of incense.

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