Zhang Yazi
Zhang Yazi (張亞子) or Zhang Yu (張 育) was a local patriot from the Jin Dynasty (265-420) . He fell in 374 fighting the Former Qin Empire. At the same time he is a Taoist deity: He is worshiped as the incarnation of the god of literature (Wenchang dijun) in the temple of Zitong (梓潼) in the Qiqu Shan (七 曲 山) mountains in Sichuan .
Web links
- Imperial Sovereign Wenchang (Wenchang Dijun)
- Wenchang Temple in Zitong (Zitong County, Sichuan)
- Zhang Yazi
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| SURNAME | Zhang, Yazi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Zhang, Yu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese local patriot from the Jin Dynasty |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 374 |