Jiyou Tai Sui General Cheng Bao

Jiyou Tai Sui General Cheng Bao is one of the Sixty Jiazi Tai Sui deities who assumes duty during the Jiyou year (e.g., 2029, 2089), overseeing all human fortune and misfortune for that year. The Rooster is the zodiac sign associated with Jiyou; thus, those born in the Year of the Rooster enter their benming nian (‘root-life year’), directly sitting beneath Tai Sui, while those born in the Year of the Rabbit experience ‘clashing Tai Sui’. According to folk custom, both groups should visit temples to ritually install and venerate Tai Sui, offering sincere worship to seek the Tai Sui Star Lord’s protection and harmonisation. Tai Sui originates from the ancient stellar calendar based on Jupiter’s twelve-year orbital cycle (the ‘Year Star’ or Sui Xing); the saying ‘Dare not disturb the earth above Tai Sui’ reflects the deep-rooted belief in Tai Sui as the supreme divine authority governing the year. Devotees commonly visit Daoist temples on the 8th day of the 1st lunar month to worship Tai Sui, praying for disaster avoidance, longevity, and smooth passage through the year.