The ability of early human beings to understand and transform nature was low, and many aspects of production and life did not come from themselves, but from the gift of nature. The survival and development of early human beings could not be separated from natural conditions. In the long run, nature is gradually personified and deified in people's minds, becoming an objective existence with thoughts and emotions, so as to serve God.
Haotian is the honorific title for the highest heaven and earth in Han mythology. 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.
There is only one day, but after the popularization of the book of divination in Han Dynasty, the saying of "six days" appeared. It is said that Wei Zi Palace in the sky is the room of the Emperor of Heaven, and Beichen (North Star) is the Emperor of Heaven, the "Taiyi" and the "most distinguished person among the gods". In Taiwei Palace, there are five stars, namely the Five Heavenly Emperors. The five emperors are the "gods of the five elements", and the emperors and dynasties on the earth are all induced by the five emperors in turn, so they are also called "emperors". Such as Yao, Shun, Yu and Tang. Of course, the emperor should make a sacrifice to his corresponding emperor.
Among the six gods, the natural emperor Haotian God can take the place of heaven, while the human emperor and the five gods can't. In China culture, the single saying of God generally refers to the natural emperor, the God of Heaven. In ancient books, it is also called heaven or god. This term first appeared in Shangshu. Compared with heaven, the God who loves heaven has certain personification. Zheng Xuan said: "God is also an alias of heaven, which means God in heaven." Five emperors are divided into congenital five emperors and acquired five emperors. The Innate Five Emperors are gods who rule five directions, namely, 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 Xuanyuan in the Central Yellow Emperor. The five emperors the day after tomorrow are the emperors of the world and the five sages of ancient China, namely Fuxi (Tai Hao), Yan Di (Jiang Shinian), Huangdi (Ji Xuanyuan), Shao Hao (Xuantao) and Zhuan Xu (Huang Gan).