Among the many myths of ancient China, in addition to Pangu who opened the world and Nuwa, who created people to make up for the sky, there is also one who is the first of the three emperors - Fuxi.
Legend has it that Fuxi's contribution was mainly to formulate many "rules" that led our ancestors from barbarism to civilization. According to astronomical geography and the changes of yin and yang in nature, Fuxi created the Bagua to let people use it to calculate good fortune and bad fortuneHe formulated the three guidelines and six disciplines of marriage, ending the situation in which only his mother was known but not his fatherFuxi also developed a calendar and counting methods to give agricultural production and "bartering" rules to followHe also taught the people how to fish and domesticate livestock, so that people could learn how to obtain food steadily.
There are many myths and legends about Fuxi, so let's talk about one of them today!
In ancient times, there was a deep pool in the mountains in the northwest, which was the only source of water for the people nearby. A yellow dragon suddenly descended from the sky and occupied the waterhole, he not only ate all the fish and shrimp in the pool, but also often came out to harm the people.
Fu Xi used gossip to deduce the evil deeds of the Yellow Dragon, and he decided to drive away the evil dragon and restore the peaceful life of the people.
After Fu Xi came to the edge of the deep water pool, he lit a fire on the edge of the pool as if nothing had happenedHe is going to boil the water of the pool and drive the dragon away. Before the water in the pool boiled, the yellow dragon came out of the pool. It viciously blamed Fu Xi for being nosy, and then pounced on Fu Xi with teeth and claws without saying anything.
Fu Xi picked up the green dragon crutch given by God and fought with the yellow dragon for three days and three nights. In the end, the skin of the yellow dragon opened, and the dragon scales were pulled clean, so he had to burrow into the land and flee to the east, arching all the way to the sea!
Where the Yellow Dragon passed, a winding ditch was arched, which was the Yellow RiverThe place where the dragon scales fell also became the Loess Plateau with ravines!
This is the legend of the Yellow River and the Loess Plateau!