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Zhong Kui
Zhong Kui (; Wade-Giles: ''Chung Kwei''; Japanese: ''Shōki'') is a figure of Chinese mythology. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, his image is often painted on household gates as a guardian spirit, as well as in places of business where high-value goods are involved.
==Becoming the king of ghosts==
According to folklore, Zhong Kui travelled with Du Ping (杜平), a friend from his hometown, to take part in the imperial examinations at the capital. Though Zhong achieved top honours in the exams, his title of "zhuangyuan" was stripped by the emperor because of his disfigured appearance. In anger, Zhong Kui committed suicide upon the palace steps by hurling himself against the palace gate until his head was broken. Du Ping buried him. During his judgment, the Hell King saw potential in Zhong. Intelligent enough to score top honors in the imperial examinations, but damned to hell because he committed suicide. The Hell King (judge) then gave him the title, as king of ghost, forever to hunt, capture, maintain and order ghosts. After Zhong became king of ghosts in Hell, he returned to his hometown on Chinese New Year's Eve. To repay Du Ping's kindness, Zhong Kui gave his younger sister in marriage to Du.
File:Shoki2 detail.jpg|A detail of "Shōki zu" (Shōki striding), by Okumura Masanobu in pillar print format, c. 1741–1751.
File:Zhong Kui painted by the Shunzhi Emperor.jpg|An ink painting of Zhong Kui by the Shunzhi Emperor (r. 1643–1661) of the Qing dynasty, kept at the Palace Museum in Beijing.
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