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.

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.

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Zhang Xian shooting at a tiangou to protect his children clustered about him.