God Chi (), or Chi Ran, is a Nanjing local. He is very upright in disciplining himself and fulfilling his official responsibilities. It is said that in the era of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, Chi was called by the imperial court to be magistrate of Zhangzhou, Fujian province. He met two envoys when he passed Small Yingling Mountain, which is in present Xiang'an district. After he talked with them, he knew that they were on the imperial order from the Jade Emperor (the Supreme Deity of Heaven) and were going to spread drugs that could cause plague to cut down the population in Zhangzhou. Chi tried to cheat them and swallowed the plague medicine himself to spare all troubles later on. When he arrived at Maxiang, he was poisoned and his face turned black, then he died under a big banyan tree. Jade Emperor thought Chi was generous and kind, who loved the people as his children, so Chi was remitted and titled "the general imperial inspector representing the heaven", and was promoted as the royal highness and appointed as the God of Maxiang.