Ji Shui Bao (Winnowing Water Leopard)

The Ji Lodge is the final lodge among the Seven Lodges of the Azure Dragon of the East and is associated with the Water element, taking the form of a leopard. Its asterism resembles a winnowing basket, and ancient Chinese astronomers regarded it as the ‘Wind Master Star’—the Ji Lodge being especially fond of wind, hence the folk saying that the Ji Lodge governs wind. In Daoism, it is venerated as Lord Ji Shui Bao. Astrological tradition holds that when the Ji Lodge shines brightly, the five grains flourish and winds and rains arrive in perfect harmony. In popular custom, the day governed by the Ji Lodge is auspicious for attracting wealth; worshipping Lord Ji Shui Bao is believed to draw prosperity swiftly like the wind and dispel the inauspicious influences of the current year.