Due to the attention of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Zhong Kui's position of catching ghosts was gradually established. As a New Year gift, it has been a practice for the emperor to paint a portrait of Zhong Kui, the minister, since the prosperous Tang Dynasty. For example, Zhang Shuo, a celebrity in the early years of Kaiyuan, and Liu Yuxi after him all have portraits and almanac handed down from generation to generation. In addition, people also found the Exorcism of Zhong Kui New Year's Eve written in the Tang Dynasty in Dunhuang suicide note, which is the evidence that Zhong Kui played a leading role in exorcism.
According to the legend of the ancients, some Nian animals specially harass the human world. Since the Tang Dynasty, people have pasted statues of Zhong Kui, Shen Tu, Lei Yu, Qin Qiong and Jingde on their doors to ward off evil spirits, set off firecrackers and hang red lights to scare them away. During the Spring Festival, Zhong Kui is the god who guards the door, protects health, houses and drives away livestock. It can be seen that believing in Zhong Kui has become the fashion of the whole society at least since the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Later, Taoism respected Zhong Kui as the protector, named Zhong Kui as the judge to exorcise ghosts and spirits, and named him "a saint blessed in the town house". People began to hang statues of Zhong Kui to bless the town house, and danced Zhong Kui to pray for good luck and exorcism, which has continued to this day.
Zhong Kui has gradually become the most familiar role among the common gods of Chinese folk beliefs. He is a gatekeeper to exorcise evil spirits, hanging in nave to exorcise evil spirits, appearing in exorcism equipment, from which various Zhong Kui plays and Zhong Kui pictures are derived.
The moral of Zhong Kui and Fu Na:
Fu Na in Zhong Kui is based on sculpture and painting. Drawing or carving Yu Pei with Zhong Kui as the center is intended to attract wealth, ward off evil spirits and turn disasters around. Zhong Kui is an example of the Tang Dynasty. Because of his ugly appearance and the provocation of traitors, he was finally rejected as an official. He died in a fit of pique and became a fairy to exorcise evil spirits and catch ghosts.
Therefore, in the past, many people would put up a portrait of Zhong Kui at home as a protector or keeper, in order to protect the safety and increase the good luck at home.