ID: 901002535 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002535	Record Type: Character/Person

	Jade Emperor (Chinese character)

Note: In Chinese culture, a representation of the first god. The Jade Emperor is known by many names.

Names:

	Jade Emperor (Chinese character) (preferred,English-P)
	Yudi (Chinese character) (English)
	Yù Huáng (Chinese character) (English)
	玉皇 (Chinese character) (Chinese-P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Chinese iconography> (P)
		........<Chinese characters> (P)
		............Jade Emperor (Chinese character) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Chinese (culture or style)
	.....(East Asian, Asian, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Jade Emperor (Chinese character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	Yudi (Chinese character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	Yù Huáng (Chinese character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	玉皇 (Chinese character)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Emperor

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Emperor#/media/File:Jade_Emperor._Ming_Dynasty.jpg
	................ Leeming, Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2005)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)