Joss paper paper is traditionally made from coarse bamboo paper, which feels handmade with many variances and imperfections, although rice paper is also commonly used. Traditional joss is cut into individual squares or rectangles. Depending on the region, Joss paper may be decorated with seals, stamps, pieces of contrasting paper, engraved designs or other motifs. Different types of spirit money are given to distinct categories of spirits. The three main types of spirit money are cash (also known as copper), silver and gold. Cash monies are given to newly deceased spirits and spirits of the unknown. Gold spirit money (jin) is given
Kong Xuan Kong Xuan Kong Xuan (孔宣) is a peacock spirit who became King Zhou’s general in the novel "Fengshen Yanyi". His character is based on Mahamayuri from Buddhist myth. When the evil king Zhou, the last ruler of Shang dynasty was rebelled against by his former subordinate King Wu, general Kong Xuan fought the rebel army in the Golden Cock Range. Kong Xuan has five different rays of light which will sweep his enemy into a void, thus he gave king Wu’s armies a hard times against him. Even king Wu’s mightiest generals such as Nezha and Yang Jian (Erlang Shen)