Bixia Yuanjun

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Bixia Yuanjun is a prominent Taoist goddess of dawn, childbirth, and destiny, widely venerated in northern China and especially revered as the patron deity of Mount Tai.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Bixia Yuanjun canonical 3
Kunlun Goddess 1
Xi Wangmu 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese deity
Taoist goddess
associatedWith Mount Tai
mountain worship
sunrise
category Chinese goddesses
Taoist deities
fertility goddesses
chineseName 碧霞元君
cultCenter Mount Tai
cultRegion North China
Shandong Province
linked to: Shandong
domain childbirth
dawn
destiny
festivalAssociation pilgrimages to Mount Tai
gender female
hasAttribute benevolent
power over life and death
protective
honorificTitle Empress of Mount Tai
linked to: Lord of Mount Tai

Heavenly Jade Maiden of Mount Tai
linked to: Lord of Mount Tai

Princess of the Azure Clouds
iconography often depicted seated on a throne
often depicted surrounded by attendant maidens
often depicted wearing a crown
mythologicalTradition Chinese mythology
patronage good fortune in life
longevity of children
safe childbirth
patronDeityOf Mount Tai
religion Taoism
role controller of human fate
grantor of offspring
protector of children
protector of women
script Chinese characters
typeOfCult folk Taoism
popular religion
veneratedIn northern China
linked to: North China
worshipPeriod Ming dynasty
Qing dynasty
Song dynasty
worshipPlace Temple of the Bixia Yuanjun on Mount Tai
worshipPractice burning candles
offering incense
presenting vows for children

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mount Tai associatedWithDeity Bixia Yuanjun
Liushi Shan hasAlternativeName Kunlun Goddess
linked to: Bixia Yuanjun
Bixia Temple dedicatedTo Bixia Yuanjun
Bixia Temple hasDeity Bixia Yuanjun
Queen Mother of the West title Xi Wangmu
linked to: Bixia Yuanjun