Keywords: Tian, god of the square of the north astral pole.svg The astral square of the north celestial pole Tian or Di Heaven God Deity according to the Chinese cultural tradition Source �� Didier John C In and Outside the Square The Sky and the Power of Belief in Ancient China and the World c 4500 BC � AD 200 http //sino-platonic org/complete/spp192_vol1 pdf Volume I The Ancient Eurasian World and the Celestial Pivot http //sino-platonic org/complete/spp192_vol2 pdf Volume II Representations and Identities of High Powers in Neolithic and Bronze China http //sino-platonic org/complete/spp192_vol3 pdf Volume III Terrestrial and Celestial Transformations in Zhou and Early-Imperial China On Sino-Platonic Papers n 192 2009 Victor H Mair University of Pennsylvania Own 16 06 15 Aethelwolf Emsworth Chinese folk religion |