The Chinese peoples lives, government and economy circled around the Mandate From Heaven. The Mandate from Heaven was created by the Zhou Dynasty in 1046 BC to get rid of the Shang Dynasty, the point of it was to have the idea that only one person could rule over China and they had the permission and right from the gods if they ruled correctly. If the Dynasty did not rule right the Gods would send signs such as natural disasters to show that they don't approve of they way the dynasty is being ruled. There are four main rules to the Mandate of Heaven, first, heaven grants the emperor the right to rule, second, since there is only one heaven only one person can be emperor at one time, this, the emperors way to rule determines if they keep the
