Spatiotemporal Reconstruction of Water Deities Beliefs in the Pearl River Delta Applying Historical GIS
The Pearl River Delta (PRD) is one of the most typical regions in China, where people commonly believe in Nanhaishen 南海神 (the South Sea God), Tianfei 天妃 (the Heavenly Concubine), Beidi 北帝 (the Northern Emperor) and other Water Deities. This paper investigates 40 local chronicles from 9 counties in t...
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MDPI AG
2022-11-01
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/13/11/1040 |