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30 interesting historical allusions

1, descendants of the Chinese people.

About 4700 years ago, the Yellow Emperor (No.. Xuanyuan) and Yan Di (without Shennong) defeated Chiyou of Jiu Li nationality, who was called "Limin" after being captured. After that, the Yellow Emperor defeated the tribes in Yan Di, and the two tribes gradually merged to form the Chinese nation. So we call ourselves "descendants of the Yellow Emperor".

2. Zen.

Yao is a famous tribal leader after the Yellow Emperor. After Yao's death, Shun suggested giving the throne to Yao's son, but the governors elected Shun as emperor. History is called "abdication".

3. Dayu controls water.

Yu, the son of Gun, used the method of "opening, opening, dredging, chiseling and guiding" to control water, and Dayu was promoted to the leader of tribal alliance for his meritorious service in controlling water. Later, Yu Chan ceded the throne to Bo Yi, and Yu's son succeeded to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, establishing the first slave country in China-Xia.

4. Don't obey the rules.

Wang Jie of Xia Dynasty16th generation was a famous tyrant in history, and his "unruly" came from this person. Tang, also called, won the support of the common people, defeated and destroyed Xia, and established Shang. "lenient" initially reflected the goodness of soup.

5. embarrassed.

Wang Zhou, the 30th generation of Shang Dynasty, was a typical tyrant, and was also called "unruly people" in history. Zhou created punishments such as "branding" and "swimming pool", and created "deer platform, wine pool and meat forest"