The Yellow Emperor, also called Shi Xuanyuan, was the leader of the legendary Five Emperors. He is considered the ancestor of the Chinese nation with the Emperor Yan, the Chinese as the latest generations have claimed as "Yanhuang Zisun (the descendants of the Yellow Emperor and Yan Emperor). Today, the Chinese academic circle consensus unanimous that the Yellow Emperor was born in Youxiong (present Xinzheng of Henan Province) and buried in Qiaoshan of Shaanxi (in present Huangling County).
The Yellow Emperor conquered the Yan Emperor and Chiyou and became the head of the tribes of the league. During his reign, a number of things, such as vehicles, silkworm breeding, Chinese characters, swing, medicine, etc. were invented, but development. He also taught his people to cultivate, calculated according to the timetable. historical book has it that the Yellow Emperor made a lot of creations and inventions of agricultural production, including a host to create the square field. The Yellow Emperor was highly praised by later generations for his remarkable achievements, and was reputed as "the firstborn of civilizations" of the Chinese nation.
Legend has it that the Yellow Emperor had a wife and three concubines. Leizu,his wife, who taught ordinary people to plant mulberry trees, silkworms and weaving cloth. A concubine was Fangleishi (one whose family name is Lei), which is said to have invented the comb. Another concubine Tongyushi (whose family name was Tongyu) is said to have invented chopsticks. The last concubine was named MoMu. She looks ugly as she was noble and virtuous, for which the Yellow Emperor was very respectful to her. The Yellow Emperor had 25 children, 12 of which were granted to their family name.
The Yellow Emperor ruled ancient China for a long time. During his reign, the country enjoyed a powerful force, political stability and liberal culture. It is said that wise emperors like Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang and so were his descendants. Therefore, the Yellow Emperor was considered the progenitor of the Chinese nation, and was later regarded as the founder of Taoism.
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