Fuxing

Fuxing, wood sculpture; in the Musée Guimet, Paris.

Fuxing, in Chinese mythology, star god of happiness, one of the three stellar divinities known collectively as Fulushou. He is one of many Chinese gods who bestow happiness on their worshipers. Some say he is the same as Fushen, the spirit of happiness. If so, Fuxing was a historical personage, probably a 6th-century mandarin called Yang Cheng, who was deified by the local residents of Daoxian in Hunan province.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: Fuxing
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 15 February 2018
Access Date: February 22, 2025