According to the Encyclopedia on The Origin of the Mysterious Figures from Confucius, Buddhism and Daoist (三教源流搜神大全), a work compiled during the Ming Dynasty, in lunar June year 591, five men appeared in the mid-air, holding a scoop & a container, a sword & a leather bag, a...See more

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