Wooden Statue of Queen Mother of the Southern Song Dynasty

Wooden Statue of Queen Mother of the Southern Song Dynasty

The Queen Mother of the West is the supreme goddess of Taoism. After the establishment of Taoism, Queen Mother of the West was incorporated into the pantheon and became the supreme goddess of Taoism. Commonly known as the 'Queen Mother of the West' among the people. The title of "Queen Mother of the West" first appeared in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas". It is called "Queen Mother of the West" because her residence on Kunlun Hill in Hanzhong was originally from the west. The birthday of Queen Mother of the West falls on the third day of the third lunar month.