The Yang Qiao 杨樵

The Yang Qiao 杨樵

Paul Peng
Yang Qiao was a native of Nan'an (now Jinjiang, Fujian Province) during the Five Dynasties period.
He possessed Taoist magical arts and was particularly skilled in divination, being able to foresee good and bad fortunes with clairvoyance. He was also proficient in medicine and helped numerous people in his daily life.

When the wife of Wang Shenzhi, King of Min, was critically ill, Yang Qiao cured her. Wang Shenzhi offered him abundant rewards, but Yang Qiao politely declined. Instead, he only requested to have a stream diverted to irrigate the farmland for the villagers. For this reason, the locals held him in high esteem.
(From Ba Min Tong Zhi (Comprehensive Gazetteer of the Eight Min Regions) and Fu Jian Tong Zhi (Comprehensive Gazetteer of Fujian))
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 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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