Tang Yao (also known as Emperor Yao), surnamed Fang Xun (now Linfen, Shanxi) in ancient Chinese, was the leader of the League of Nations in ancient China and his son, one of the "Five Emperors". Emperor Yao is the ancestor of Liu and his surname is Qi. Thirteen-year-old Tao (a native of Taosi Township, Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province) assisted Zhi. At the age of fifteen, he was renamed Tao Tang in Pingyang (now Linfen, Shanxi). At the age of twenty, Yao became the son of heaven and made Pingyang his capital. Seventy years later, Yao Lao and Shun succeeded to the throne. Twenty-eight years later, Yao abdicated and died, and was buried in Gulin (Juancheng County, Shandong Province).

Family background: According to legend, Yao's father is and his mother is Chen Feng's daughter. Di Ku, the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor, reigned for 70 years. "The sun and the moon shine, and the wind and rain come, and he has to obey." . After his death, Yao's half-brother inherited the throne. After nine years in office, Zhi abdicated to Yao because of poor politics.