Hometown & Tomb of Heavenly Marshal Zhao Gong Ming (趙公明天君故鄉與陵墓)

In here, you all will be seeing a series of 5 pictures of the Hometown & Tomb of Heavenly Marshal Zhao Gong Ming aka Deity of Military Wealth (武財神).

Due to Zhao Gong Ming appeared in the Classic Feng Shen Bang (封神榜) aka Creation of Deities, a lot of People tend to mistaken that he was just a Myth-made Character, to be more accurate, he was not.

According to Records, Zhao Gong Ming was born in the Western Zhou Dynasty (西周), hometown in Shan Xi Province Xi An City Zhou Zhi County Ji Xiang Area Zhao Da Village (出生和羽化均在陕西省西安市周至县集贤镇赵大村). Which was about 50km from the Central of Xi An City (near Mountain Zhong Nan 近終南山).

In Ming Dynasty, an Ancestral Temple was built in the Village dedicating to Zhao Gong Ming and after then, went thru several Wars & Revolution and now, the Temple was renovated and open to the Public.

Inside the Ancestral Temple, Oneself can see a Big Statue dedicated to Zhao Gong Ming on the Main Hall and at the back of the Temple, you will see a Big Tomb where Zhao Gong Ming was buried.

For those who wished to pay your respect to Zhao Gong Ming, next round when you are in Xi An, remember to travel to Zhao Da Village, you might find something Special in there.

For Higher Res Pictures, please proceed to this link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/taoism_deity_singapore_2007/photos/album/752760236/pic/list