What's the name of the legendary Emperor of Heaven in ancient China?

Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi, Di Ku, Taiyi, Haotianshen and Jade Emperor (Zhang Jian/Zhang Bairen) have different names according to different times.

Tiandi refers to the emperor who rules heaven and earth, and the supreme God will change with different dynasties.

Such as sacrificial rites, Qin sacrificial rites, Gong Ling sacrificial rites to Yanhuang II, and the four emperors mentioned above after the reunification of Qin. On the basis of the Four Emperors, Hei Di of the Western Han Dynasty was added, which was called the Five Gods. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yitai I has been the supreme god, above the five parties.

In the ancient Xia Dynasty, tribal leaders such as Fuxi, Shennong and Huangdi were worshipped.

The Emperor of Heaven worshipped by Shang Dynasty may be Di Ku.

From the Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, the Emperor of Heaven was Taiyi.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that the Jade Emperor dreamed that the Taoist and Confucian heavenly emperors merged together and were called the Jade Emperor. With the wide spread of The Journey to the West, the Jade Emperor became more well known.

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Introduce some legends about the Emperor of Heaven in China.

1, Hao Tianshen

Haotian is an honorific title for the highest god in China mythology-Tiandi. As the god of Chinese civilization circle, he has been publicly sacrificed by the court since ancient times.

According to ancient documents, there was a god named Ban in Yu Shun and Yu Xia. In Oracle Bone Inscriptions during the Shang Dynasty, the gods proclaimed themselves emperor, or gods. He is the master of nature and the lower kingdom, surrounded by the sun, moon, wind and rain as envoys of ministers and workers.

Since the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, the names of heaven and earth have become increasingly complex and incorrect, including: Emperor, God, Heaven, Imperial Heaven, Haotian, Imperial God, Huangwei God, etc., all of which refer to the personalized gods with will.

2. five emperors

The Five Emperors are gods in charge of five directions: east, west, north and south.

Tai Hao in Di Qing in the east, Yan Di in Chi Di in the south, Shao Hao in the west, Zhuan Xu in the north, and Huangdi Xuanyuan Huangdi in the middle. In other words, the emperors in the world are the five saints in ancient China, namely Fuxi, Yan Di, Huangdi, Shao Hao and Zhuan Xu.

3. Di Jun (group)

Emperor Jun, also called Tiandi, is highly respected in Shan Hai Jing.

The Emperor is based on Di Ku, an ancient tribal leader. The emperor has a wife, ten sun gods; Chang Xi, the wife of the emperor, was born in December; Chang (Chang Yi), and the wives of Jiang Yuan, Zhu Die and He.

Di Ku is the emperor, and Chang Yi is the constant. Emperor Shun is also a god separated from the deity of the emperor.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Jian (the legendary Jade Emperor)

Baidu Encyclopedia-Heaven and Earth (the Supreme Master in China Myth)