(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on July 18, 2016.)
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| Hua Guang in his temple in Nanshan District, Shenzhen |
Like the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Buddhism, Daoist temples have their own protectors, the "Four Marshals." One of these is Ma Tianjun. He is known by many names, but in "Canton" (Guangdong) the most popular is Hua Guang. (The other three Marshals are Wang Shan, Zhao Gongming, and Wen Qiong.)
