Questions about the descendants of the Yellow Emperor

"Yanhuang" refers to the leaders of two different tribes in primitive society of China. Yan Di, surnamed Jiang, is the leader of the clan. They entered the Central Plains from the west nomadic, and had a long-term inter-tribal conflict with the Jiuli nationality headed by Chiyou. Finally, he was forced to flee to Zhuolu (now Hebei Province). With the help of Huangdi clan, Chiyou was attacked and killed. Huangdi's surname is Ji and his name is Xuanyuan. Later, in Hanquan (according to legend, Hanquan was in Huailai County, Hebei Province), there were three conflicts between Yan and Huang. The Huangdi clan defeated the Yan Di clan and entered the Central Plains from the northwest.

The Yellow Emperor and the Hehe gradually merged with the Yi people living in the east, the Li people living in the south and some Miao people to form the Chinese nation in the Spring and Autumn Period, which was called the Han nationality after the Han Dynasty. Among the nationalities and tribes in the Central Plains at that time, the Huangdi clan was stronger and had a higher culture, so the Huangdi clan became the representative of the Central Plains culture. Emperor Yanhuang became the ancestor of the Han nationality. Also known as the ancestor of the Chinese nation. Therefore, people often refer to the Chinese nation as "descendants of the Chinese people" or "descendants of the Chinese people". Chinese descendants have become synonymous with the Chinese nation.