Dataset of traditional Chinese god statue
Description
The images of this dataset are collected by the Google search engine, and there are five types of gods in total: (1) Ma-zu, (2) Sam-Tai-Zu, (3) Earth God, (4) Guan Yu, and (5) Guanyin Bodhisattva. Among the above five gods, there are three gods of Taoism: Ma-zu, Sam-Tai-Zu, and Earth God. Among them, Ma-zu symbolizes the guardian deity of the sea. The worship of the people living along the coast and the fishermen gradually formed a belief, which has continued to this day; Sam-Tai-Zu symbolizes the protection god. In addition to the meaning of exorcising evil spirits, it is also used to pray for safe driving because of the image of stepping on a hot wheel; Earth God is the patron saint of the place. Most places where Han people live are enshrined, which means praying for blessings and keeping peace. Guan Yu and Guanyin Bodhisattva belong to Buddhism. Because of Guan Yu's righteous image as a general during his lifetime, believers are not only the military and police, but also including people cross other related industries; The images and sayings of Guanyin Bodhisattva are very diverse, but what they have in common is that the image of compassion is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and believers are spread all over the place.
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Steps to reproduce
Step 1: We collect images of idols through Google search engine. Among them, there are five kinds of gods that most people believe in, including (1) Ma-zu, (2) Sam-Tai-Zu, (3) Earth God, (4) Guan Yu, and (5) Guanyin Bodhisattva. Step 2: We adjusted the number of images by removing blurry and undersized images. The number of images for each category is summarized as follows: (1) Ma-zu 324; (2) Sam-Tai-Zu 126; (3) Earth God 240; (4) Guan Yu 380; (5) Guanyin Bodhisattva 244, the image file sizes are not equal, and the image format is JPG. Step 3: There are five categories of data, and the images are divided into train, val and test for researchers to train deep learning models. The ratio is 70:20:10. Step 4: We adjust the images by rotating the pictures by 30 degrees, 60 degrees, 90 degrees, 120 degrees, 150 degrees, and 180 degrees; and zooming in and out to adjust the images. After data enhancement, the total number of images reaches 11970.