五顯大伯公

The uncle, also known as Fude Zhengshen, is said to be Zhang Fude who was born on February 2nd, the second year of King Wu of Zhou. From childhood to filial piety, at the age of thirty-six, he served as the chief tax officer of the imperial court. He was an official and honest, diligent and loving the people. Until the death of King Zhou Mu in three years at the age of 102, there was a poor household with four stones. Enclosed into a stone house for worship. Soon, from poor to rich, the people believed in the blessing of gods, and jointly built temples and built a golden body to worship. The name was honored as "Federal God", the uncle, in charge of Yishan or ancestral temples , Money, so many people in business will worship. According to folk beliefs, the land god is the god who manages the land of one party. In Chinese areas such as China and Taiwan, many villages have their own landowners. The land-related gods worshipped by the Chinese in Malaysia include Duke Tu, Datuk Datuk, etc. "Houtu" is also the god of the land, commonly known as "Little Uncle", and is mostly placed in the suburbs or cemeteries, that is, the god of the tomb. Generally, the uncle enshrined in Fude Temple is an old man. His appearance resembles a traditional Chinese local official. He wears a money cap, white hair, white beard, a gold ingot in one hand, a cane or a ruyi in the other hand, and a kind face. Round and plump, eyes slightly narrowed. The uncle is a popular belief in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. There are two general theories about the origin of the uncle who is worshipped: (1) The uncle is the god of land from southern China, namely the God of Fude; its origin includes the legend of Zhang Fude. (2) The uncle is an outstanding local figure and a person who has contributed to local construction. After death, he is revered and elevated to a god. Examples include Zhang Li from Penang, Liu Shanbang from Sarawak, and Pontianak in West Borneo ( Pontianak's Luo Fangbo et al. Some scholars believe that the uncle does not necessarily refer to a specific person. For example, the British scholar Victor Purcell in the Malayan colony once pointed out that the uncle is just a symbol of the pioneers of overseas Chinese, not necessarily Have a name.