The Wang Cui 王粹

The Wang Cui 王粹

Paul Peng

Wang Cui (1204–1243)

Wang Cui was a native of Beiping (now part of Hebei Province) during the Jin and Yuan dynasties. His original given name was Yuanliang, and he once changed it to Yuancui. His courtesy name was Zizheng, and his literary name was Shuzhai. He was descended from an elite official family of the Liao Dynasty.

Endowed with outstanding talent and extensive knowledge, in the final years of the Zhengda era of the Jin Dynasty (around 1231), he secured the position of Wine Officer of Nanyang through the privilege of his family’s official background (a system where descendants of officials could inherit or obtain official posts).

When wars broke out, he took refuge and settled in Xiangyang, serving as a retainer under the military governor of the Tang and Deng regions. In the sixth year of the Yuan Taizong era (1234), he went to Yanjing (the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, present-day Beijing), where he studied under Patriarch Zhenchang and resided in Cuixuan Hall of Changchun Palace. Later, he took charge of Taiji Taoist Abbey.

He passed away from illness in September of the Guimao year (1243) at the age of 40. Details of his life can be found in Volume 6 of A Study of the Origins of Changchun Taoism and Volume 10 of Ganshui Xianyuan Lu (Records of the Immortal Origins by the Sweet Water).
Paul Peng — Zhengyi Taoist Priest, Longhu Mountain

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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 the curator 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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