It is said that during the Tang Dynasty (6 18-907) in China, Emperor Xuanzong suddenly became seriously ill after going out for a cruise, but failed to be cured by various methods. The emperor was very anxious. One night, he dreamed that a child in red stole his treasure, and the emperor scolded the child angrily. At this moment, GREAT GHOST, wearing a broken hat, suddenly appeared, grabbed the kid and ate it. When the emperor asked him who he was, GREAT GHOST replied: I am a scholar in Zhong Nanshan, and my name is Zhong Kui. Because the emperor didn't like my ugly appearance, he decided not to admit me. He was killed on the steps of the palace in a rage and engaged in ghost hunting after his death.
Tang Xuanzong woke up from his dream. So he ordered Wu Daozi, the most famous painter at that time, to draw the image of Zhong Kui in his dream. Because the emperor himself was an ardent Taoist believer, with his strong support, Zhong Kui's position of catching ghosts was gradually established.
Besides ghost hunting, there are many stories about Zhong Kui, such as "Zhong Kui married his sister". In the folk, people use his image to make various works of art and put them in the house or at the gate, hoping to drive away evil and get peace. In addition, there are countless literary and artistic works about him, including plays and novels.
Therefore, Zhong Kui was born and lived in Zhouzhi Zhong Nanshan, Xi, Shaanxi, and Zhong Kui's hometown is Zhongnan Village, Zhongnan Town, zhouzhi county. It has been a long time since Zhouzhi invited Zhong Kui, Zhong Kui and Zhong Kui. There are 100 Zhong Kui painters in Zhong Nanshan. Zhouzhi Louguantai, the birthplace of Taoism, was named "Taoist Ancestral Hall" (the ancient monument of the painter Wu Daozi's "Shenwei Map of Zhong Kui", a first-class cultural relic of the national key cultural relics protection unit). "Zhong Nanshan and Zhong Kui believe in folk customs" has a long history and is widely spread. It has been included in the intangible cultural heritage project of Shaanxi Province and will apply for the national intangible cultural heritage project.