Shenshu and Yulü

Shenshu and Yulü

Shenshu or Shentu and Yulü or Yulei are a pair of deities in Chinese mythology who punished evil spirits by binding them in reed ropes and feeding them to tigers. Their images together with reed rope seasonally adorned the doors or gates to ward off evil, and are considered the earliest examples of Menshen venerated under such practice. Later traditions identified other gods or deified people as gate deities.

Pantheon: Chinese Culture: Chinese Civilization: China Period: 1600 BCE – present

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