At the top is the Great Yu Emperor. The Ch'eng Huang Yeh, lower in status, look after the people of the city. Some of these gods were formerly major historical figures-saintly men and women who were later canonized. Others are deified forces of nature or local worthies.
在民間，人們相信神明有超凡之力，能消災降福，於是不惜傾其所有，延請手藝高明的師傅，為神佛塑金身、蓋華廟，務將人間最美好的事物留伴神明。