The Origin and Story of the Descendants of the Yellow Emperor

Emperor Yanhuang, the ancestor of China, came from the same tribe and later became the leader of two hostile tribes. The two tribes started the battle of Hanquan, and the Yellow Emperor defeated Yan Di. These two tribes gradually merged into Huaxia nationality, which was called Han nationality after Han Dynasty. Yan Di and the Yellow Emperor are considered as the humanistic ancestors of the Chinese nation, which is the origin of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor. The story of the descendants of the Yellow Emperor is as follows:

In a large number of myths and legends, the person with the strongest ability and the most inventions is the Yellow Emperor. Legend has it that he invented cars, boats, pots, mirrors and crossbows. There is also a saying that the Yellow Emperor asked Cangjie to create characters, Linglun made music rules, made Jiazi, and Qi Bo wrote medical books.

It is said that the Huangdi and Yan Di nationalities first lived in Shaanxi. The Huangdi family finally settled near Zhuolu, Hebei. Emperor Yan finally arrived in Shandong today. Chiyou is the leader of Jiuli nationality. Jiuli people live mainly in Shandong, Henan and Anhui today. According to legend, Yan Di and Jiuli fought a war for a fertile land in the Yellow River valley. The Yan Di tribe was defeated and turned to the Huangdi tribe for help. Huang heyan merged.

According to the above myths and legends, we can see that the Yellow Emperor, Yan Di and Jiuli tribes were gradually ruled by the Yellow Emperor, who became the common ancestor of China's multi-ethnic countries. Later, all ethnic groups thought they were descendants of the Yellow Emperor and were called "descendants of the Yellow Emperor".

Historical development of descendants of the Yellow Emperor

"Chinese descendants" is a self-title that Chinese descendants at home and abroad are proud of. The word really appeared and was widely used in the late Qing Dynasty, but its embryonic form "after Huangyan", "descendants of Huangdi" and "descendants of Yanhuang" existed as early as the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties. These are the different manifestations of the title of "descendants of the Yellow Emperor" in different times and contexts.

"Guoyu Yujin" said: "In the past, Shaodian married Yougao and gave birth to Huangdi and Yan Di. The Yellow Emperor became water-saving, and Emperor Yan became Jiang Shui. " There were no words in the Yanhuang period, and it was impossible to have such terms as "descendants of Yanhuang" or "descendants of Huangdi", but it laid a solid foundation for the emergence of such terms in later generations.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-descendants of the Yellow Emperor.