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From Song Dynasty, Primodial Lady of Azure Cloud became the primary deity worshiped in Azure Cloud Temple high up on the summit, shifting from the role of granting a descendant to the role of deciding the fortune and luck as well as eliminating diseases or disasters, worhsipped as a mercy goddess that answers all prayers and win over the pilgrims from thousands of miles afar.
As for “Shi Gandang of Mt Taishan”, it is a fiercely powerful god that is supposed to guard away the devils and evils. Since Tang and Song Dynasties, folks would place in vital positions such as the front of the house gate, the entrance of an alley, or the bridgehead, a stone inscribed with “Daring Stone of Mt Taishan”. To block off the ominous but retain the suspicious. This custom is not only widely influential inside China, but also quite popular in Southeast Asia, Japan, and Korea.