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

Deng Chanyu was a character in the classic Ming Dynasty novel 'Fengshen Yanyi'. The daughter of general Deng Jiugong, she was married to the immortal Earth Traveler Sun, who was a dwarf and aided King Zhou of Shang. Despite her husband's initial allegiance, they later fight for the Zhou army alongside Deng Chanyu's father. They are eventually killed at the hands of General Zhang Kui and his wife, Gao Lanying.

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