Generally, merchants hang five pieces of paper of God of Wealth in the middle of the house, and hang paper lanterns on the left and right sides of the shop facade. Our brand name is embroidered red silk table around the lantern, which is for three animals (pork, chicken and fish) or five animals (plus cattle and sheep's hoofs).

Fish is golden carp, and "carp" is the homonym of "benefit", which is called "Yuanbao fish"; Chickens use hens and take their raw eggs to win the favor of "getting gold"; Meat with fresh meat means "getting fat (profitable) this year". It is also served with chicken blood and frozen into a winning shape, called "Yuanbao"; Or use powder to make ingots, called "sugar ingots", to win the favor of "the way to make money".

Some people keep live carp in tanks, which are called "live gold ingots". After worshiping the god of wealth, they release the fish in the Huangpu River or the lotus pond of Jiuqu Bridge in Yuyuan Garden of Chenghuang Temple at dawn the next day, which means that gold ingots flow like running water. Some merchants dye their eggs purple or bright red, which means "gold ingots are as endless as chickens and eggs".

Custom legend

Report 1

According to the legend of Caishen, Cai Jing was very rich in the Song Dynasty. According to folklore, he was born as a god of wealth and happened to be born on the fifth day of the first month, so people worshipped him as a god of wealth. After Cai Jing was demoted, people converted to the God of Wealth. At that time, the national surname of the Song Dynasty was Zhao, and this mysterious word was an integral part of the word "Lan", so they gave a new name to show their worship.

Statement 2

After the Five Dynasties, the emperor Chai Rong, commonly known as "Chai Gong". He started his business from a small family and set up businesses all over the country, dealing in porcelain, tea, umbrellas and other businesses very successfully. After he succeeded to the throne, he loved the people as much as his son. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Chai Rong has been regarded as the God of Wealth by the people of the Central Plains, and is also the protector of miners, kiln workers and construction workers.