China: Xuan Wu (God of the North Land) in one of the Long Men (Dragon Gate) pavilions, Xishan (Western Hills), near Kunming, Yunnan Province. Xuan Wu (The Dark Martial or The Mysterious Martial), posthumously known as The Dark or Mysterious Heavenly Upper Emperor (Xuan Tian Shang Di), as well as True Warrior Grand Emperor (Zhen Wu Da Di), and commonly known as The Northern Emperor (Bei Di) or Emperor Lord (Di Gong) is one of the higher ranking Taoist deities, and one of the more revered deities in China. Xuan Wu is revered as a powerful god, able to control the

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