Researches On God Of Wealth Legends In China

God of Wealth is a very large influence in the folk beliefs of a class of gods, its origin can not be verified, but in the context of many folk gods gradually retreat to the stage of history, the God of Wealth is still being sought, this phenomenon has a profound cultural connotations behind.The God of Wealth legends appear with the emergence of the God of Wealth faith, and develop under the influence of various factors.Departure from the collected more than30legends, based on the content classification and geographical distribution of legends, from the interaction of the God of Wealth legends, the faith and the public life, to explore the rich cultural connotation of the God of Wealth legends, and the God of Wealth in contemporary life flourished the underlying causes. The paper is divided into three parts:First, from the content classification and geographical characteristics to examine the general picture of the God of Wealth of legends. Content criteria for the classification to the legends of the plot, the God of Wealth legends can be divided into the God of Wealth of the origins and the God of Wealth activities. Characteristics from the geographical point of view, the God of Wealth wide range of legends, and some regional, mainly for the formation of the God of Wealth legend circle. Sichuan Qingcheng Mountain Zhaogongming legend circle and Henan WeiHui Bi Gan legend circle are the representatives.Second, from the interactions of the God of wealth legend and the God of Wealth faith, the God of Wealth legend is the carrier of the God of Wealth faith, expressing different views of wealth, and promoting the development of the God of Wealth faith. God of Wealth faith is the basis of the God of Wealth legend, and restricts the God of Wealth legend changes.Third, from the relationships between God of Wealth legend and the secular life, through life attitudes and folk content to show, God of Wealth legend pulled into a secular lives of the people, let the God of Wealth to became visible, tangible concrete existence, always accompanied by people around the full description of the Fortuna people use in life, to serve life.Finally, from the point of view of the legend of the plot type, the God of Wealth legend borrowed the traditional types of folk tales, skillfully blend the god of wealth in the legend of the narrative, enhanced vividness and fantasy of the story, making the legend heritage, which is the mutual integration of the performance of legends and stories.