1. Emperor Yan

Emperor Yan is the honorific title of the leader of the tribe surnamed Jiang in ancient China. His name was Shennong, also known as Kuikai, Lianshan, Lieshan, and other names. Zhu Xiang (there is still controversy, it is also said that the Zhu Xiang tribe had three generations of leaders named Emperor Yan).

It is said that the leader of the tribe named Jiang got the throne because he knew how to use fire, so he was called Emperor Yan. Starting from Shennong, there were nine generations of Emperor Yan in the Jiang surname tribe. Shennong gave birth to Emperor Kui, Kui gave birth to Emperor Cheng, Cheng gave birth to Emperor Ming, Ming gave birth to Emperor Zhi, Zhi gave birth to Emperor Ya, Ya gave birth to Emperor Ai, Ai gave birth to Emperor Ke, and Kesheng Emperor Yuwang passed the throne for 530 years.

The era where Emperor Yan lived was the Neolithic Age. There are currently six disputes over the hometown of Emperor Yan, namely: Baoji in Shaanxi, Lianshan in Huitong County in Hunan, Yanling County in Zhuzhou in Hunan, Suizhou in Hubei, Gaoping in Shanxi, Zhecheng, Henan.

The activities of the Yandi tribe were in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, in the Jiangshui area (one theory is Qingjiang River in Weibin District, Baoji City today, and the other is Qishui River in Qishan County, Baoji City today). The tribe began to prosper, and its capital was initially set in Chendi, and later moved to Qufu.

According to legend, Emperor Yan was born with the head of an ox. He personally tasted herbs and developed the use of herbal medicine to treat diseases; he invented slash-and-burn farming, created two types of soil-turning tools, and taught people to reclaim wasteland and plant food crops; he also led tribal people to create food Pottery and cooking utensils.

It is said that the Yandi tribe later formed an alliance with the Huangdi tribe, and together they defeated Chi You.

The Chinese (not only the Han people) call themselves descendants of the Yan and Huang emperors, and worship both the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor as the ancestors of the Chinese nation’s humanity, which has become the spiritual driving force for the unity and struggle of the Chinese nation.

Emperor Yan is revered by Taoism as Emperor Shennong, also known as Emperor Shennong of Five Grains.

2. Yellow Emperor

The Yellow Emperor (2717 BC - 2599 BC): the leader of the ancient Chinese tribal alliance and the leader of the Chinese nation in ancient China. The head of the Five Emperors. He is revered as the "first ancestor of humanities" in China. It is said that he was the son of Shaodian and Fu Bao. His original surname was Gongsun, but he later changed his surname to Ji, so he was called Ji Xuanyuan. He lived on the hill of Xuanyuan and was named Xuanyuan clan. His capital was built in Youxiong, also known as Youxiong clan. Some people also call it "Dihong's family".

Historical records indicate that the Yellow Emperor was named Yellow Emperor because of his native virtues. The Yellow Emperor is recorded in history for his great achievements in unifying the Chinese tribes and conquering the Dongyi and Jiuli tribes to unify China. During the reign of the Yellow Emperor, he sown hundreds of grains and vegetation, vigorously developed production, and began to make clothes and hats, build boats and chariots, make music, and create medicine.

Yellow Emperor’s famous sayings:

(1) The mind is leisurely and has few desires, the mind is peaceful but not afraid, the body is tired but not tired, the breath is obedient, everyone follows their desires, and everyone gets what they want. .

(2) Ancient people knew that the law was based on yin and yang, and the harmony of magic. They had regular food and drink, regular daily life, and did not work rashly. His natural life will last until he reaches a hundred years old.

(3) People nowadays are not like that. They use wine as a pulp and delusion as a normal thing. They enter the house drunk to drain their essence and dissipate their true nature. They don’t know how to keep it full, and they don’t control their spirits from time to time. , Make your heart quick, which is contrary to happiness, and your daily life is unregulated, so it will decline after half a hundred years.

(4) Desires cannot distract one’s eyes, and lustful evil cannot deceive one’s heart.

(5) Yin and Yang are the way of heaven and earth, the order of all things, the parents of change, the origin of life and death, and the home of gods. Treatment of diseases must be based on the foundation.

Extended information

The legendary story of Emperor Yan 1:

Once, Emperor Yan was poisoned while collecting herbs and tasted herbs. His life was in danger. He picked it from the bushes beside him. Tear off a few leaves, chew them and swallow them to quench hunger and thirst. A miracle happened, these leaves saved Emperor Yan's life. Therefore, Emperor Yan named this leaf "tea" and advocated planting and drinking tea. Modern science has proven that tea tannins and other substances in tea are indeed antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, and have anti-cancer functions.

Legendary Story 2 of Emperor Yan:

When Emperor Yan was collecting herbs in Shennongjia, he climbed to Yanzi Ya and Tianmen Ya, which are known as fairyland, and then climbed to Huisheng Village in order to return to Huisheng Village. Seventy-two kinds of Yang-restoring medicines were recorded in his purple bamboo slips, "Shen Nong's Materia Medica". According to legend, the Yang-returning medicine in Shengzhai this time brought the dead back to life, so it was called "Huishengzhai".

When Shennong was crossing a small single-plank bridge in Huisheng Village, he accidentally lost the bamboo slips of "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" under the bridge, hence the name of the bridge "Lost Book Bridge". When Shennong was in regret and embarrassment, a group of white cranes suddenly flew from the blue sky and took him to heaven, where he became the "Medicine Fairy". From then on, Huisheng Village was filled with fragrance all year round, so it was renamed "Liuxiang Village".

It is said that Emperor Yan's body shape is: eight feet seven inches in length, loud voice, wide forehead, round and protruding eyebrows, many beards, big nose, and thick lips.

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