Why are Yan Di and Huangdi called the ancestors of the Chinese nation?

Yan Di and the Yellow Emperor are called the ancestors of human beings because:

After the Yanhuang tribe defeated the Chiyou tribe in the battle of deer, its power and prestige increased greatly, and the Yellow Emperor was elected as the tribal leader. This tribal alliance gradually formed the Huaxia nationality, so later generations respected Yan Di and Huangdi as the humanistic ancestors of the Chinese nation.

About four or five thousand years ago, there were many tribes living in the Yellow River valley and the Yangtze River valley in China. Yan Di and Huangdi are famous tribal leaders in the Yellow River valley in ancient legends of China. After Yanhuang defeated Chiyou, Yandi and Huangdi formed an alliance, and after a long period of development, they formed the Huaxia nationality in the future.

Huaxia nationality is the predecessor of the Han nationality and the backbone of the Chinese nation. They are honored as the "ancestors of humanity" of the Chinese nation, and we in China still call ourselves "descendants of the Chinese people".

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In historical legends and fairy tales, Emperor Yan and Huangdi are recorded as the earliest "figures" in the history of social development in China. In various records, the Yanhuang tribe originated in the Weishui River Basin. "Historical Records of Qin Benji" said that the daughter of Qin's ancestor cultivated birds' eggs and gave birth to a great cause, and the great cause married the daughter of Shaodian and gave birth to white clouds. Although Shaodian and Daye are both figures in prehistoric civilization, in legend, Shaodian and Daye are far apart.

Sima Zhen's interpretation of the statement of "the son of Shaodian" in Historical Records of the Five Emperors: Shaodian refers to the name of a tribe, not the name of a specific person. That is to say, although Yan Di and Huangdi are specific names, they don't really refer to someone. At least relative to the whole Chinese nation, they are called "descendants of the Yellow Emperor", which is more likely to be mainly handed down by Yan Di people and Huangdi tribes, not just the descendants of Yan Di and Huangdi.

These two tribes, Yan Di and Huangdi, were developed by intermarriage between members of Shaodian tribe and oil angle tribe. Therefore, although Yan Di and Huangdi are not the same father, mother and brother, they do have a deep origin in blood inheritance. Therefore, the relationship between the two tribes, Yan Di and Huangdi, is inextricably intertwined, which is why they are called "descendants of Huangdi" in later generations.

The earliest activity center of Yan Di tribe should be in Weishui Valley, and the earliest activity center of Huangdi tribe should be in northern Shaanxi and Longdong today. Later, due to the mild climate in the Central Plains, it was suitable for grazing and agriculture, so the Yanhuang tribe gradually developed to the Central Plains. After Zhuolu defeated Chiyou in World War I, the Yanhuang tribe completely occupied the Central Plains, dominated the tribes and opened a brand-new Chinese civilization.

Although Yan Di and the Yellow Emperor were endowed with many magical powers in their historical development and evolution, their greatest achievement was to promote the development of agriculture and animal husbandry. Yan Di (or Shennong) clan first invented and developed agriculture, and was recognized as the god of agriculture by scholars of all ages. This also laid the foundation of China's farming society.

In the process of fighting against nature, the Yanhuang tribe also set a very good example. There is a story about managing water together, and then Gun and Yu successively fought against floods. The story of Dayu who has been away from home for more than ten years and devoted himself to water management has been told through the ages, which embodies the indomitable spirit of human beings in their struggle with nature and proves that human beings have the ability to overcome nature.

As the ancestors of the Chinese nation, Yan Di and Huangdi not only extracted many inventions to promote social development with their extraordinary wisdom, but also made immortal contributions to future generations. With unremitting spirit, it has set a good example in exploring nature and fighting natural disasters. Their spirit of self-improvement will also inspire generations of future generations to strive for the prosperity of the human nation.

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