Xuanyuan
The name of the legendary ancient emperor Huangdi. Legend has it that his surname is Gongsun and he lives on the hill of Xuanyuan, so he is named Xuanyuan. He once defeated Emperor Yan at Banquan and Chi You at Zhuolu. The princes respected him as the Son of Heaven. Later generations regard him as the ancestor of the Chinese nation.
According to legend, the Yellow Emperor’s birthday is on the third day of March, and worship is held in Zhengzhou at this time every year.
The ancestor of the Yellow Emperor was the Xiong family. Because people with the Xiong family respected earth virtues and the earth was yellow, his mother attached a treasure to him and named him Huangdi. And because he grew up in Jishui and lived in the hills of Xuanyuan, he took Ji as his surname and Xuanyuan as his nickname, so later generations also called Huangdi Xuanyuan.
It is said that at the beginning of Chinese civilization, the Yellow Emperor began to build cars, and was therefore called the Xuanyuan clan. The word Xuanyuan refers to the car.
In the era of myths and legends and the historical facts of ancient myths and legends, the turtle, as one of the four major spiritual creatures in ancient China (the other three major spiritual creatures are dragon, phoenix and lin), has penetrated into the culture of the farming nation. among related water cultures. The first emperor of China, the Yellow Emperor, was named Xuanyuan. The word Xuanyuan means Litian, which means the deified turtle.
In ancient mythology, Huangdi was a great god who appeared later after Yandi. Legend has it that he has four faces and can spy on all directions. He is the central emperor who rules over the entire universe. Among the people, there are also various legends about the inventions made by him and his ministers. Some books say that Huangdi invented the car, so people called him Xuanyuan.
Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor in history
Together with Emperor Yan, he is known as the ancestor of the Chinese nation. It is currently recognized by academic circles that the Yellow Emperor was born in Youxiong (now Henan). Xinzheng) and was buried in Qiaoshan (Huangling County), Shaanxi Province. International leaders visited the two places many times. Since ancient times, there has been a saying in China that "go to Xinzheng to worship your ancestors, and go to Huangling to worship your ancestors". The legendary leader of the Chinese nation in ancient times and the head of the Five Emperors. According to legend, the Yellow Emperor's surname was Gongsun. He was born in the hills of Xuanyuan, so he was named Xuanyuan. He grew up in Jishui, so he took Ji as his surname. Later, he established a country in Youxiong, so he was also called Youxiong. He regarded soil virtue as his king, and the soil was yellow, so he was called Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor is a legendary figure in ancient history. The most exciting legend about him is the war between the Yellow Emperor and Emperor Yan and Chi You. In the end, the Yellow Emperor won and was supported by various tribes as the leader of the tribal alliance. During the Huangdi period, silkworm breeding, boats and carts, writing, music, medicine, and arithmetic were all invented and developed. His contributions were praised by later generations and he was known as the "first ancestor of humanities" in China.
Place of Birth
"Historical Records of the Five Emperors" records: "The Yellow Emperor, the son of Shaodian, was named Gongsun and named Xuanyuan. The Yellow Emperor lived on the hill of Xuanyuan." Historians agree that the specific location is Xinzheng, Henan Province. In ancient times, it was the capital of the Xiong Kingdom, and his father, Shaodian, was the king of the Xiong Kingdom.
Before 4856 BC, there was a country with a dragon totem in Xuanyuan Qiu, Xinzheng, Henan, and the monarch was named Shaodian. He was the seventy-seventh emperor in direct line between Emperor Fuxi and Emperor Nuwa. He had two wives, one was Ren Si (Nv Deng), and the other was Fu Bao. They were sisters, daughters of the Youqiao family. In the palace of Xiong Guo in Xuanyuan Qiu, Beiguan, Xinzheng City today, the sound of "wow wah" cries of babies breathing the air of nature when they are born can be heard. This statement has been unanimously recognized by historical and archaeological authorities including the Ancient Capital Society of China.
The Yellow Emperor’s birthday falls on the second day of the second lunar month, which is the Zhonghe Festival (also known as the Dragon Head Heading Festival and the Dragon Head Festival). It is also the legendary birthday of the Yellow Emperor. It is a unique festival for descendants of the Yan and Huang descendants. The Zhonghe Festival was formulated by Li Shi, Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, in the fifth year of Zhenyuan (789). It is also known as "Dragon Heads Up" on February 2nd.