Dragons in heaven, tigers on earth Cao Zhenfeng notes that in early times tiger spirits were worshipped as the masters of the universe, all living things and the lives of human beings. Among the tribes of the Shang dynasty, the tiger was credited with powers on a par with those of the dragon to ascend to the highest heavens, bring good fortune and drive out evil.
天上龍，地上虎曹振峰指出，早期虎神原本也是主宰宇宙萬物和人類生命的神靈，在商代的民族綜合體中，與龍同被人賦予上達九天、降福祛災的職能。