Wong Tai Sin
Wong Tai Sin or Huang Daxian (Chinese: 黃大仙) is a Chinese Taoist deity popular in Jinhua, Zhejiang, and Hong Kong with the power of healing. The name, meaning the "Great Immortal Wong (Huang)", is the divine form of Huang Chuping or Wong Cho Ping (黃初平; c. 328 – c. 386), a Taoist hermit from Jinhua during the Eastern Jin dynasty.
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| Born | 328 CE Lanxi, Zhejiang, China |
| Died | 386 |
| Venerated in | Hong Kong and Jinhua |
| Major shrine | Wong Tai Sin Temple |
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃大仙 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄大仙 | ||||||||||||
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