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Title
Five original gods from Ng Shing Gung
Creator
Lowe
Date Created and/or Issued
1978/ /
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
History San Jose Online Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
On reverse: "Chinese Joss House Gods from a photo Mr. Lowe took on moving from the Statehouse" Featured on page 50 of Connie Young Yu's "Chinatown, San Jose, U.S.A." with caption, "San Jose's Ng Shing, left to right: Choi Sun, god of wealth; Kwan Yin, the goddess of mercy; Kwan Gung, god of war and protector of the people; Cheng Huang, the 'city god'; and Tien Hou, the goddess of heaven."
Type
image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
49441428-FBED-4B06-833E-873813458146
1997-208-754
Subject
Ng Shing Gung
History Park (San Jose, Calif.)
Altars
Gods
Temples
Chinatown (San Jose, Calif.)
Chinese (LCSH)
Religion
Taoist temples

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