China: 'The Green Emperor of Beginning and Nine Qi in the East' of the Daoist pantheon. Hanging scroll painting, 20th century. Cangdi or Cangshen, also known as Qingdi or Qingshen, was the Bluegreen Deity/Emperor and one of the fivefold manifestations ('Wufang Shangdi') of the supreme God of Heaven, Tian. Cangdi is associated with wood and spring, and is worshipped as a fertility god. The Five Emperors of the Cardinal Directions and the Centre are immortals of the Daoist pantheon. In traditional Chinese culture, qi (also chi or ch'i) is an active principle forming part of any living thing.

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