The Five August Emperors are the five gods in Chinese legends.but there are many different versions in chinese history. in Qin dynasty,five virtuous are in charge of four direction,four time and five elements.<the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) > Celestial emperors of the five directions in Chinese ancient myth: the green emperor of the east, the red emperor of the south, the yellow emperor of the center, the white emperor of the west and the black emperor of the north. Huang Di is earth,in middle. Tai Hao is wood,in east,he is in charge of spring. Yan Di is fire,in south,he charge summer. Shao Hao is metal,in west,charge autumn.(white emperor) Zhuan Xu is water,in northe,charge winner.(black emperor)

hi. Since three thousand years BC to the twenty-first century ago,it has a wording that three emperors five virtuous(三皇五帝) in china. three emperors include fuxi,nvwa&shennong(伏羲，女娲，神农) five virtuous as you know. five virtuous are National shrine dedicated vocabulary,that are myth. those are gods in east,west,north,south or middle. i hope that answers help you.