Di Zhuia is the Tae Chew name for the Chinese protection god of residences, land, homes and houses, in Chinese referred to as Tu Di Gong and in Vietnamese as Tho Cong (fig.). He is the Chinese equivalent of the Thai chao thih, the animist guardian spirit of the land, who lives in spirit houses called sahn chao tih (fig.). He is associated with Peung Thao Kong and an altar to Di Zhuia is hence often found Sahn Chao Pho Peung Thao Kong shrines.