The God of Heaven is one of the most important gods for the Chinese. All Chinese houses have a small alter, painted red with gold characters, Ti Kong or Tian Kuan, at the front of their house. Ti or Tian means Heaven and Kong is used to call male gods and deities. The God of Heaven is worshipped twice a day -- once in the morning and once in the evening.
According to the legend, the God of Heaven is said to have been born as a prince many thousand years ago. His father was a king who had no son to succeed him and stated to worry when he was getting old. Therefore, he ordered all priests in the kingdom to assemble at the palace to pray and he himself meditated for six months. One night, his queen dreamed that she was granted a child who came in a dragon chariot. When she woke up, she had a miraculous