What is a "bodhisattva snake"

The snake god is also called "keeping snakes at home" and "Bodhisattva snakes". It is said that there must be a bodhisattva snake at home, and the tail of the group is; Bodhisattva and snake are invisible, otherwise there will be disaster. Anyone who sees a tuatara at home will confess and pray for blessing.

The ancestors of Zhang Hu Town, Yanping District, Nanping City are all immigrants from the Central Plains. For thousands of years, they have inherited the "legacy of Fujian and Vietnam" that ancient Fujian and Vietnam people worshipped and protected snakes. Many legends about the "snake god" are still circulating today.

Legend has it that there was a flood in Zhanghuban one year, and the plague raged after the disaster, and hundreds of villagers were killed by the disease. The local magistrate even treated diseases and exorcised evil spirits, led villagers to dredge rivers to eradicate floods, and taught villagers to use various trade techniques to keep fit. The evil water demon was expelled and subdued, production resumed and the villagers lived and worked in peace and contentment. It was the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, and the villagers died in Ling Zhan, Gutian County. They built a small temple by the river, burned incense from the temple in Ling Zhan, and built a shrine in the temple. According to legend, Maoshan is highly skilled in martial arts and specializes in treating monsters in the water. When people row boats and put firewood on the water, they must first burn incense and worship God in the temple, praying for "Master Gong" to bless peace, and even people pin their wishes on the water and the water.

According to legend, on the evening of October 14th, 13th year of Ming Dynasty, Zhao retrieved the white horse essence and passed by Sakaguchi. Lian Gong revealed the prototype of a python, and Zhao wanted to cut it. The villagers shouted, "Lian Gong Qinglong Mountain! Good! " Zhao Shitian didn't do any harm when he saw it. The worship of snake totem by the people of ancient Fujian and Vietnam is left over, and the worship of "snake god" by villagers is even worse. Since then, "snake" has become the "god" of Zhanghuban people, and the legacy of snake worship in Fujian and Vietnam has been passed down to this day. In the summer of the following year, the villagers raised funds and built a big temple on the original site of "Lian Gong Temple", called "Fuqing Hall". There are three statues of the snake king in the temple. Lian Gong is the title of "Master of Snake King" and "Master of Nine Days Lian Gong", so people call Lian Gong Master, and people still call Fuqing Hall "Master of Hall". On the seventh day of July every year, villagers carry the statue of the Communist Party and patrol the village, praying for peace and adequate food and clothing.

According to legend, one year, the Emperor of Sui Dynasty visited the south of the Yangtze River and spent the night in Cangxia Division in the north of Chang 'an. Suddenly, a "Qinglong" rose and bowed to the emperor. The emperor asked what was the prototype of a "snake" here. Local officials told the emperor about Lian Gong's great achievements, and the emperor named him "the king of snakes". Since then, the "Master Temple" has been called the "Snake King Temple". The multi-arch "Snake God" became famous. At the beginning of July of the following year, four Zhou Qun snakes were found gathering in the "master hall" to be manipulated and not to bite. On the seventh day of July, many people, whether adults or children, will catch one or several snakes, wrap them around their hands, bodies or necks, and take to the streets with the parade. Since this year, even the public demonstrations outside the palace have added the project of "welcoming live snakes". It has become a local holiday custom to welcome bamboo snakes on the Lantern Festival in the first month and live snakes in July.