The Hu Deguo 胡德果
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Hu Deguo was a native of Suzhou during the early Qing Dynasty, and his literary name was Yunlu.
He studied under Shi Daoyuan, from whom he fully mastered Taoist ritual techniques such as the Five Thunder Method and the Yuebo Method.

In the 43rd year of the Kangxi reign (1704), a severe drought hit the Wu region. Song Zhao, the Grand Provincial Administrator, invited Hu Deguo to pray for rain. Hu performed his Taoist rituals, and thunderstorms suddenly broke out shortly after.
From then on, his reputation became even more prominent.
(From Records of Yuanmiao Temple)
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Paul Peng
Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is one of the curators of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.
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