Yiyou Tai Sui General Jiang Chong

Yiyou Tai Sui General Jiang Chong is one of the Sixty Jiazi Tai Sui deities who assumes duty during the Yiyou year (e.g., 2005, 2065), overseeing all matters of fortune and calamity for humanity that year. As the Rooster is the zodiac sign associated with Yiyou, those born in the Year of the Rooster enter their benming nian (birth-year cycle), thereby sitting directly under Tai Sui’s influence; conversely, those born in the Year of the Rabbit experience ‘clashing Tai Sui’ (chong tai sui). According to folk custom, both groups are advised to visit temples to ritually install and venerate Tai Sui, offering sincere worship to seek the Tai Sui Star Lord’s protection and harmonisation. The concept of Tai Sui originates in the ancient Jupiter-based calendrical system, and the saying ‘daring not to dig earth above Tai Sui’ reflects its revered status as the supreme divine authority governing the year. Devotees commonly attend 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.