Chinese: 白帝; pinyin: Báidì; trans. "White Emperor" or "White Deity" or Báishén, also known as the Xīdì or Xīyuèdàdì is one of the five manifestations of the deity Shangdi. He is associated with metal, the west, and autumn. As a human he was Shǎohào (少昊), and he is the manifestation of the supreme God associated with the essence of metal and autumn. His animal form is the White Dragon and his stellar animal is the tiger. His astral body is Venus.