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
Xuan Zan foreign warriors in an archery contest, and decides to let Xuan Zan marry his daughter. Xuan Zan is thus nicknamed "Ugly Prince Consort". However, the princess feels disgusted by Xuan Zan's looks and dies in anguish not long after their marriage. As a result, Xuan Zan falls out of the prince's favour. He becomes a low-ranking military officer in the imperial capital's garrison unit, where he remains an unnoticed talent. When the outlaws from Liangshan Marsh besiege Daming Prefecture to rescue Lu Junyi, Grand Secretary Liang Shijie, who governs Daming Prefecture, seeks reinforcements from his father-in-law, the Imperial Tutor Cai