City God (China)

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The Chenghuangshen (Chinese:城隍神; pinyin:Chénghuángshén), literally god of the moat and the walls or god of the boundary, but usually translated as City God , is a tutelary deity or deities in Chinese folk religion who is believed to protect the people and the affairs of the particular village, town or city of great dimension, and the corresponding afterlife location.