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.
In ancient times, people liked to refer to the leaders of tribal alliances as the Emperor of Heaven, such as Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi, Zhuan Xu, Di Ku and Tang Yao, and they were honored as the Emperor of Heaven in various pre-Qin history books.
During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, kings of all dynasties respected their ancestors as heavenly emperors, such as the heavenly emperor Dayu in the Xia Dynasty and the heavenly emperor Di Ku in the Shang Dynasty.
Haotian (God) exists as the standard sacrificial object of the rulers of Chinese civilization. It should be noted that Hao Tian does not depend on a certain religion, but on the myths and beliefs of a nation.
"Sui Shu Etiquette": "The greeting at five o'clock belongs to the emperor, worshiping the five elements, not worshiping heaven. Heaven is called emperor, also known as God, and also called emperor. The emperor of the five elements can also be called God, not Heaven. "