Yimao Tai Sui General Wan Qing

Yimao Tai Sui General Wan Qing is one of the Sixty Jiazi Tai Sui deities who assumes duty during the Yimao year (e.g., 2035 and 2095), overseeing all human fortune and misfortune for that year. As the Rabbit is the zodiac sign associated with Yimao, those born in the Year of the Rabbit enter their benming nian (natal year), thereby sitting directly beneath Tai Sui—a condition requiring ritual appeasement. Conversely, those born in the Year of the Rooster experience ‘clashing’ with Tai Sui (chong Tai Sui), also necessitating temple rites. According to folk custom, devotees thus install and venerate Tai Sui effigies at temples and offer sincere worship to seek the Stellar Lord’s protection and mitigation of adverse influences. The concept of Tai Sui originates from the ancient stellar-year calendar based on Jupiter (the ‘Year Star’), and the saying ‘one must not dig earth above Tai Sui’ reflects the profound reverence accorded to this celestial sovereign. 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.