Keywords: Shang archaic form of Di.svg Archaic form of the character Dì � Deity of the Shang dynasty and culture It represents a fish chthonic being that enters the astral square of the north celestial pole Big Dipper swastika Further information in John C Didier's http //sino-platonic org/complete/spp192_vol3 pdf In and Outside the Square The Sky and the Power of Belief in Ancient China and the World - Volume III Terrestrial and Celestial Transformations in Zhou and Early-Imperial China c 4500 BC � AD 200 Sino-Platonic Papers n 192 vol 3 University of Pennsylvania 2009 Own 16 06 15 Aethelwolf Emsworth Chinese characters Chinese deities Chinese folk religion |