Huangdi is the title of Xuanyuan, the legendary ancient emperor. Gongsun was born in the hill of Xuanyuan, so he was called Xuanyuan.
Huangdi, the ancestor of mankind.
The second son of Shaodian, Huangdi, was born in the hill of Xuanyuan (now northwest of Xinzheng, Henan Province), so he was called Xuanyuan. When the Yellow Emperor was young, he was extremely clever, knowledgeable and brilliant, so he inherited his father's little code and was established as the leader of the bear tribe, so he was also called the bear family. He lived in the early stage of the transformation from primitive society to class society, and the social changes were very fierce, so there were some vivid records of his war in the history books.
According to legend, Emperor Yan disturbed the tribe. After gaining the support of various tribes, the Yellow Emperor fought against Emperor Yan in the wilderness of Hanquan (now southeast of Zhuolu, Hebei Province) and won. Since then, it has also crusaded against the Chiyou tribe and unified the Huaxia region of the Central Plains. Many inventions and brilliant achievements made China rank among the "four ancient civilizations in the world", so it was honored as the ancestor of the Chinese nation.
According to "Guoyu", Shaodian married Jiao's daughter and gave birth to Huang Di and Huang Di grew up near Jishui, so his surname was Ji. According to historical records, the surname of Huangdi is Gongsun. Therefore, Records of Historical Records and Collected Stories reconciled two surnames, saying that the original surname of Huangdi was Gongsun, but he changed his surname to Ji because he grew up near Jishui. In addition, the history books also said that his name was Xuanyuan, but did not explain why he chose this name. Historical records show that he has a bear, and historical records make a comparison, saying that Huangdi was originally the son of a bear, so he had a bear, and Xuanyuan was his name. Because he lived in Xuanyuan Mountain, he thought it was his name, so he thought it was his name, and according to Zuo Zhuan, he was also from Di Hong. "Historical Records of Justice" explained that the Yellow Emperor was a famous bear, and the country name was Xiong. Said Jinyun's, Di Hong's and Xuan Di's. The words "Xuan" and "Yuan" are both related to automobiles, so Qi Sihe's The Story of the Maker of the Yellow Emperor (Book 7 of Ancient History) attributed the invention of China's automobiles and children to the Yellow Emperor. "History of Taoism" is more specific, saying that the Yellow Emperor built a car in the north of Kongsang Mountain. "The crossbar is the porch and the straight wood is the axis, so it is called Xuanyuan." As for why the Yellow Emperor was called the Yellow Emperor, the ancients seemed to say with one voice that he was "earthy and yellow, hence the name Yellow Emperor".
Modern historians put forward that Huangdi is the emperor, that is, the meaning of god (heaven) in primitive consciousness. Yang Kuan's Introduction to the Ancient History of China, based on the ancient documents such as Customs Tong and Chunqiu, wrote out the places where the Yellow Emperor should be written as an emperor, such as the Book of Changes: "The Yellow Emperor Yao Shun bowed down and ruled the world." "Custom Pass" says: "Emperor Yao and Shun rule the world by hanging down his clothes." Moreover, from the phonological point of view, yellow is homophonic with yellow, so the Yellow Emperor is the emperor. Emperor and God are also common in Shangshu Lv Xing. In this way, it seems that the Yellow Emperor can be equated with the emperor and god. However, the title "Emperor" was created by Qin Shihuang, which generally refers to the supreme ruler of China, while "God" has a unique deity meaning, and "Yellow Emperor" refers to the head of the five emperors, which has become a general term. Therefore, these three aspects cannot be confused in practical application.