"In fact, the public 'temple' Taoism preached outside the home only worships the Three Pure Masters of the Tao, with each one's sect, such as that of Hupei's Wu Tang Shan, being one of Taoism's base camps," says Chang Cheng. "As for the local deities, such as Kuan Kung or Matsu, they are generally revered in folk-Taoist shrines."
「其實，在專供出家道士修練的『公觀』奉祀的只有道教的三清道祖、各宗派祖師，例如大陸湖北省的的武當山，就是道教道觀的大本營」，張檉表示：「至於一些有功於民的地方神，如關公、媽祖等，則在一般民間道觀奉祀。」