Tu'er Shen (traditional Chinese: 兔兒神; simplified Chinese: 兔儿神; pinyin: Tùrshén, The Leveret Spirit), Hu Tianbao or Tu Shen (Chinese: 兔神; pinyin: Tùshén, The Rabbit God), is a Chinese deity who manages love and sex between men.

Mar 5, 2017 · Wenenut (Egyptian) – "Deified rabbit-headed goddess. Wenenut is the female counterpart of the hare-headed God, Weneu. In some texts, Wenenu is identified as a form of Osiris [who] is depicted with a knife in each hand, although she is seen with the ankh and the scepter (Miller & Taub, pg 169).

Tu'er Ye (Chinese: 兔兒爺; pinyin: Tù'eryé; lit. 'Lord Leveret'), also known as the Rabbit God, is a deity of Chinese folk religion unique to Beijing, where his sculptures are traditionally crafted. He is related with moon worship, as he is considered the moon rabbit of the goddess Chang'e.

Tu’er Ye, or the Rabbit God, is a symbol of old Beijing. The art craft is usually sold before the Mid-autumn Festival in Beijing. Originally it was made as a shrine, but had now evolved to a toy for the kids. It is regarded as part of the folk art of Beijing.

Wei-ming temple (Chinese: 威明堂; pinyin: Wēi míngtáng), [1] also known as Rabbit Temple, is a Taoist temple in New Taipei City, Taiwan dedicated to Tu'er Shen (lit. "The Rabbit God"), a Chinese deity associated with gay love and sex. [2]

Feb 14, 2025 · The Rabbit God, otherwise known as Tu’er Shen, is known as the patron saint of LGBT+ people in Asia. It came from a seventeenth century Chinese folk tale in which a gay man named Hu Tianbao was sentenced to death because of his love for another man and was crowned as the Rabbit God after his death.

Jan 19, 2023 · Sometime in the seventeenth century, the rabbit managed to cast aside its role as the moon goddess’ sidekick and transformed itself into a local deity — Lord Rabbit 兔儿爷 — beloved by those living in northern China, especially in areas surrounding the capital Beijing.

Modern depictions of Hu Tianbao are seen in popular culture like in the American short film, Kiss of the Rabbit God, made in 2019. This short film depicts a human man falling in love with the human manifestation of Hu Tianbao.

Jul 5, 2024 · The Rabbit God, Tu'er Ye, is a 400-year-old symbol of health and prosperity in Beijing's Mid-Autumn Festival. He originated from a story of a rabbit healing the sick during a plague. Rabbit God figures vary in size and design, with …

Sep 11, 2024 · In addition to mooncakes and fruits, Beijingers use clay figurines of the Rabbit God as sacrificial offerings to the moon, to pray for peace and good luck. The Rabbit God is in the shape of a rabbit man. In Chinese mythology, there was a rabbit that lived on the moon. Every day it made herbal medicine for the Queen Mother of the West.