《南齐书·志·卷九》
在南郊祭祀上帝叫郊，在明堂祭祀五帝五神叫祖宗 。 郊祭是祭一个上帝，而明堂祭祀五帝，德行小者配少的，德行大者配多的 。
祭上帝于南郊曰郊，祭五帝五神于明堂曰祖宗 ， 郊祭一帝，而明堂祭五帝，小德配寡，大德配众 。
Sacrificing to the emperor in the southern suburbs is called the suburbs, and sacrificing to the five emperors and five gods in the Mingtang is called the ancestors and ancestors. The suburban sacrifice is to sacrifice to one emperor, while the Mingtang sacrifices to the five emperors, and the virtue is small and the few are matched, and the virtue is great and the many are matched.