Yan Di is a typical character in ancient Chinese mythology. It is said that he was the next person to become a world leader after Nuwa. There are many popular stories among the people.
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Secondly, it is the well-known story of Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs. Many people here may say, isn’t that Shennong? What happened to Emperor Yan? In fact, Emperor Yan is Shennong. Legend has it that in order to help people solve their illnesses when there was almost no medical equipment at the time, Emperor Yan tried hundreds of unknown herbal medicines and experienced multiple poisonings.
Yan Di and Huang Di
We in China are all called the descendants of Yan and Huang, among which Yan Di refers to Yan Di and Huang refers to Huang Di. Most people know this, but few people know the relationship between Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang, and they don’t know why we are called descendants of Yan and Huang. Let’s see what I understand.
In fact, Yan Di and Huangdi are famous figures in ancient Chinese mythology. It is said that both of them lived in ancient times. Although the population was simple back then, there were still wars. At that time, all sites were grouped according to tribes, and Yan Di and Huangdi were the leaders of the two tribes respectively. At that time, in addition to Yan Di and Huang Di, there was also a tribe headed by Chi You. At that time, a war broke out between the Chiyou tribe and the Yandi tribe. It can be said to be evenly matched at the beginning. However, due to its geographical location, the Yandi tribe was gradually at a disadvantage, so after everyone's discussion, Yandi asked the nearby Huangdi tribe for help. It can be said that Yan Di and Huang Di are allies.
Yan Di and Huang Di joined forces, but Chi You was completely defeated. This was originally a gratifying thing, but due to various reasons, a war broke out between the Yandi tribe and the Huangdi tribe. The end result was the defeat of the Yandi tribe. After the victory of the Yellow Emperor tribe, they settled in the Yandi tribe, but the population of the Yandi tribe was not killed, so they could live freely. In this way, the tribes merged together and Huangdi became the sole leader of that tribe. However, since many local people were descendants of the Yandi tribe, people later called themselves descendants of the Yellow Emperor. This is also people’s understanding of the relationship between Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang.
Yan Di Culture
Yan Di is a legendary figure in ancient China. He led the ancient Chinese people and left precious wealth to future generations. Later generations will collectively refer to the things or culture that Emperor Yan achieved or left behind to contribute to people under his leadership as Emperor Yan's culture. It can be said that Yandi culture is now China’s precious traditional cultural heritage. So what is the content of Yandi culture? Let me tell you the most important thing about Yandi culture.
The first is farming culture. Anyone who knows Emperor Yan knows that in ancient times, people did not have any life skills. It was Emperor Yan who led people to cultivate food, and in the process of cultivating food, he invented agricultural tools, which made it very convenient for farmers.
Then there is industrial culture. The development of agriculture indirectly prompted people to start developing handicraft industry. For example, pottery smelting is the simplest handicraft industry and can be made as long as there is enough fire. Under the leadership of Emperor Yan, people's skills are constantly being replenished. The workmanship is getting better and better.
There is also medical culture. Under the social conditions at that time, there was no so-called medicine at all, and people could only endure the pain. Later, when Emperor Yan saw this situation, he invented medicines. In order to know the specific properties of those medicines, he tried the medicines himself.
In addition to the above, Yandi culture also includes the invention culture of fire, market culture, etc. It can be said that every content of Yandi culture is a huge contribution to mankind. To this day, Emperor Yan's culture is still spreading around the world. People often say that Emperor Yan's culture was extensive and profound.