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China: Carving of Mo Liqing, depicting his role in the 16th Century Ming Dynasty novel Fengshen Yanyi ('Investiture of the Gods'). From Ping Sien Si Temple, Pasir Panjang Laut

China: Carving of Mo Liqing, depicting his role in the 16th Century Ming Dynasty novel <i>Fengshen Yanyi</i> ('Investiture of the Gods'). From Ping Sien Si Temple, Pasir Panjang Laut

Mo Liqing was a character from the classic Ming Dynasty novel 'Fengshen Yanyi'. One of the four Mo Generals who guarded Good Dream Pass, Mo Liqing served King Zhou of Shang alongside his brothers. When the Shang army and Zhou army fought each other, Mo Liqing joined the battle on the Shang side. He, alongside his brothers, was eventually killed by Huang Tianhua.

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