Yanhuang
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Yan Huang was the name of an ethnic group of ancient China who inhabited the Yellow River
basin area. They claimed their descent from the two tribes led by the Yan
and Yellow Emperor
s. Their main achievement was to join together and strengthen the basis of the two tribes and their civilized community. They were the source of the Chinese people
and the initiators of Chinese culture.
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
basin area. They claimed their descent from the two tribes led by the Yan
Yan Emperor
The Yan Emperor, or Yandi was a legendary Han Chinese ruler who lived in pre-dynastic China. Modern scholarship has identified the Sheep's Head Mountains just north of Gaoping in Shanxi Province as his homeland and territory....
and Yellow Emperor
Yellow Emperor
The Yellow Emperor or Huangdi1 is a legendary Chinese sovereign and culture hero, included among the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. Tradition holds that he reigned from 2697–2597 or 2696–2598 BC...
s. Their main achievement was to join together and strengthen the basis of the two tribes and their civilized community. They were the source of the Chinese people
Zhonghua minzu
Zhonghua minzu , usually translated as Chinese ethnic groups or Chinese nationality, refers to the modern notion of a Chinese nationality transcending ethnic divisions, with a central identity for China as a whole...
and the initiators of Chinese culture.
- ShaodianShaodianAccording to legend, Shaodian was the father of Huangdi , the Yellow Emperor. His own father was Lord Youxiong whilst Shaodian's wife was Youjiao . Youjiao later gave birth to both Huangdi and Yandi.-External links:...
’s wife Youjiao gave birth to the Yellow Emperor near the Ji RiverJi RiverJi River may refer to two separate former rivers in China.The Ji Shui was a former river in north-eastern China. It was credited with being the home of the Yellow Emperor's tribe and gave its name to the Zhou dynasty, whose surname was recorded as 姬...
and the Yan Emperor next to the Jiang RiverJiang RiverThe Jiang River was an ancient river in north-eastern China.According to Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian, the river gave its name to Shennong's family.According to the Guoyu, it was the birthplace of the Yan emperor....
which accounted for their different temperaments. Although Shaodian preceded the Yellow and Yan emperors, he was not their father.
- During the time of Huangdi, ShennongShennongShennong , which names mean "Divine Farmer", but also known as the Emperor of the Five Grains , was a legendary ruler of China and culture hero reputed to have lived some 5,000 years ago...
’s descendants declined. Hong Sheng and the Yan emperor were descended from Shennong. They both possessed comprehensive knowledge. Five hundred years elapsed from Shennong to the time of the Yellow and Yan emperors. The Yan emperor was the last generation; Shennong, Shaodian, the Flame Emperors, and Huangdi all preceded him.