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by Micha F. Lindemans

The Star of Honor or Status. A stellar deity, one of the San-xing. He is also known as Guan-xing (Star of State Officials). He is supposed to have been Shi Fei, a vassal of the founder of the Han Dynasty. A different tradition identifies him with the god of literature Wen-chang.