Xihe

Summary

Xihe is a solar deity^[1]. She draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (solar_deity category, ranking #10 of 18).^[2]

Key Facts

• Xihe's religion is recorded as Taoism^[3].
• Xihe's religion is recorded as Chinese folk religion^[4].
• Xihe is recorded as female^[5].
• Xihe's instance of is recorded as solar deity^[6].
• Xihe's Commons category is recorded as Xihe (deity)^[7].
• Xihe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02783nr^[8].
• Xihe's Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts person ID is recorded as A007919^[9].
• Xihe's described by source is recorded as Shan Hai Jing^[10].
• Xihe's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/12h2svhc7^[11].
• Xihe's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 528953^[12].
• Xihe's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 143787^[13].

Body

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Taoism^[3], a philosophical movement^[14] and Chinese folk religion^[4], a religion^[15].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Xihe include Chinese Hα Solar Explorer^[16], a robotic spacecraft^[17], in People's Republic of China^[18].

Why It Matters

Xihe draws 87 Wikipedia views per month (solar_deity category, ranking #10 of 18).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] She is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for her include Chinese Hα Solar Explorer^[16], a robotic spacecraft^[17], in People's Republic of China^[18].