China: 'The Red Emperor of Trueness and Three Qi in the South' of the Daoist pantheon. Hanging scroll painting, 20th century. Chidi or Chishen, also known as Nandi or Nanyuedadi, was the Red Deity/Emperor and one of the fivefold manifestations ('Wufang Shangdi') of the supreme God of Heaven, Tian. He was once mortal and known as Yandi, the Flame Emperor; sometimes he is also connected to Shennong and Chiyou, two other ancient Chinese rulers. Associated with fire, Chidi is the god of agriculture, animal husbandry and medicinal plants, broadly seen as the god of science and craft.

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