The Qian Ruowu 钱若无
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Qian Ruowu (? - 1420) was a native of Jingkou Yunyang (now Dantu County, Jiangsu Province) in the early Ming Dynasty.
He became a Taoist monk in his youth and practiced and inherited the Qingwei Taoist magic.
In the 13th year of the Yongle reign (1415), he was specially selected by imperial order to engage in ascetic practices and ritual offerings at Jingle Palace.

In the 16th year of the Yongle reign (1418), recommended to the imperial court by Zhang Yuqing, the 44th Heavenly Master of Taoism, he was officially appointed as the Tidian (a senior Taoist administrative position) of Jingle Palace. He passed away due to illness in the 18th year of the Yongle reign.
Details of his life can be found in The Annals of Taihe Mountain (Great Yue).
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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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