Emperor Yan is a typical figure in ancient Chinese mythology. It is said that he is another person who became the world leader after Nu Wa. There are many legends about Emperor Yan among the people, some about his birth, and some about his great contribution to mankind. Now let's talk about some legends about Emperor Yan spreading among the people. The first is about the origin of Emperor Yan. Legend has it that his mother, Nvdeng, is an extremely beautiful woman. She likes to travel around the mountains most on weekdays. One day when she was visiting Huayang Mountain, she met a glittering dragon. When she saw Nvdeng, she wanted to leave, but before she left, she was entangled in the dragon, and then she got pregnant and gave birth to Emperor Yan. When Emperor Yan was born, he looked like a cow with horns, but later he gradually turned into a human being. This is the legend about the birth of Emperor Yan. It can be said that the birth of Emperor Yan is extremely mysterious.
Secondly, there is a legend about the farming tools made by Emperor Yan. Legend has it that in ancient times, Emperor Yan was sympathetic to the sufferings of people's lives, so he wanted to change this situation, so he began to think of ways. Later, he finally made many agricultural appliances, and he also taught people to build houses and cultivate crops. It can be said that Emperor Yan enabled the people to have ample food and clothing. Once again, it is the well-known story of Shennong tasting a hundred herbs. Seeing this, many people may say, isn't that Shennong? It's nothing to do with Emperor Yan. In fact, Emperor Yan is Shennong. Legend has it that under the condition that there was almost no medical equipment at that time, Emperor Yan tried hundreds of unknown herbs and experienced many poisonings in order to help the people solve their illnesses. There are many legends about Emperor Yan, but what is known is quite famous.
We people in China are all called descendants of the Yellow Emperor, in which inflammation refers to Emperor Yan and Huang refers to Huangdi, which is what most people know, but few people know about the relationship between Emperor Yan and Huangdi, and I don't know why we are called descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Let's take a look at my understanding. In fact, Emperor Yan and Emperor Huang are famous figures in ancient China mythology. It is said that both of them lived in ancient times. In those days, although the population was simple, there were still wars. At that time, all the sites were tribes, and Yandi and Huangdi were the leaders of two tribes respectively. At that time, besides Yandi and Huangdi, there was another tribe, headed by Chiyou. At that time, there was a war between Chiyou tribe and Yandi tribe. At first, it was close, but because of the geographical position, Yandi tribe was gradually at a disadvantage, so under the discussion of all the people, Yandi turned to Huangdi tribe next to them for help. It can be said that Yandi and Huangdi were once allies.
Emperor Yan and Yellow Emperor joined forces, and the final result was a crushing defeat of Chiyou. This was originally a gratifying thing, but for various reasons, there was a war between Yandi tribe and Huangdi tribe after that. The final result ended in the failure of Yandi tribe. After the victory of Huangdi tribe, they settled in Yandi tribe, but they did not kill the population of Yandi tribe and let them live freely. So the tribes merged together, and the Yellow Emperor became the sole leader of that tribe. However, since many local people were descendants of the Yandi tribe, later people will call themselves descendants of the Yellow Emperor. This is also people's understanding of the relationship between Yandi and Huangdi.
Emperor Yan is a legendary figure in ancient China. He led the ancient people in China and left precious wealth for later generations. People in later generations will refer to the things or cultures that Emperor Yan accomplished or left behind to make contributions to people under the leadership of Emperor Yan, collectively referred to as Emperor Yan culture. It can be said that Yandi culture is now a precious traditional cultural heritage of China. So what exactly does Yandi culture contain? Let me talk to you about the most important of Yandi culture.
the first is farming culture. Anyone who knows Emperor Yan knows that in ancient times, people didn't know any life skills. It was Emperor Yan who led people to farm and cultivate grain, and in the process of cultivating grain, he invented farming tools that made farmers very convenient. There are detailed records in many historical materials about Emperor Yan. Followed by industrial culture. The development of agriculture indirectly urges people to start developing handicrafts. Such as smelting pottery, which is the simplest handicraft industry that can be manufactured as long as there is enough fire. Under the leadership of Emperor Yan, people's skills have been continuously improved. 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 illness. Later, Emperor Yan saw such a situation and invented medicine, and he also tried drugs himself, just to know the specific medicinal properties of those drugs. 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 great contribution to mankind. Until today, Yandi culture is still circulating in the world, and people often say that Yandi culture is profound.