Di Zhuia
is the
Tae Chew name
for
the
Chinese protection god of residences, land, homes and
houses,
in Chinese referred to as
Tu Di Gong
and in Vietnamese as
Tho Cong
(fig.).
He is
the Chinese equivalent of the Thai
chao thih,
the animist guardian spirit of the land,
who lives in
spirit houses called
sahn chao tih
(fig.).
He is
associated with
Peung Thao Kong and an altar to
Di Zhuia is hence
often found
Sahn Chao Pho Peung Thao Kong
shrines.
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