The worship of local tutelary gods, such as Taiwan's Earth Lords and the "Old Uncle Earth" of the Hakkas, reflects the belief that Mother Earth, rather than being just a cold lump of dirt and rock, is a living entity that gives birth and can feel pain.
人們崇拜后土、土地公、土地伯公等土地神，也是認為大地不是冰冷的泥土、石塊而已；她是一個會生養、會疼痛的生命體。