Old Man of the South Pole

Summary

Old Man of the South Pole is a Taoist deity^[1]. He draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (taoist_deity category, ranking #6 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• Old Man of the South Pole's image is recorded as Shouxin.jpg^[3].
• Old Man of the South Pole is recorded as male^[4].
• Old Man of the South Pole's instance of is recorded as Taoist deity^[5].
• Old Man of the South Pole's instance of is recorded as mythical character^[6].
• Old Man of the South Pole's part of is recorded as Sanxing^[7].
• Old Man of the South Pole's Commons category is recorded as Shou Lao^[8].
• Old Man of the South Pole's said to be the same as is recorded as Jurōjin^[9].
• Old Man of the South Pole's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07s4xvk^[10].
• Old Man of the South Pole's worshipped by is recorded as Taoism^[11].
• Old Man of the South Pole studied under Yuanshi Tianzun^[12].
• Old Man of the South Pole's from narrative universe is recorded as Journey to the West universe^[13].
• Old Man of the South Pole's Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID is recorded as A017511^[14].
• Old Man of the South Pole's facet of is recorded as Canopus^[15].
• Old Man of the South Pole's present in work is recorded as Investiture of the Gods^[16].
• Old Man of the South Pole's present in work is recorded as Journey to the West^[17].
• Old Man of the South Pole's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hant', 'text': '南極仙翁'}^[18].

Body

Education

Old Man of the South Pole studied under Yuanshi Tianzun^[12].

Why It Matters

Old Man of the South Pole draws 152 Wikipedia views per month (taoist_deity category, ranking #6 of 20).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]