Three Emperors and Five Emperors, tribal leaders who made outstanding contributions in ancient times. They are the Emperor Suiren Clan, the Earth Emperor Fuxi Clan, the Human Emperor Shennong Clan, and the five tribal leaders of the Yellow Emperor, Zhuan Xuan, Emperor Yu, Yao, and Shun.
The exploits of the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors have led future generations to call them "Emperors" or "Emperors". Emperor Suiren, the first verifiable ancestor of the Chinese nation, invented drilling wood to make fire, teaching people to cook food with fire, ending the history of ancient human wool drinking blood, and was regarded as the "ancestor of fire" by later generations.
Knowing this, you will know why we are called the descendants of Yan and Huang and the descendants of the dragon.
In ancient times, the Emperor Suiren had two children, one was the Fuxi clan and the other was the Nuwa clan. In order to reproduce, they married and created human beings.
Nuwa often appears in the image of a god, not only as a hero who repairs the heavens and saves the world, but also as a goddess of creation who creates people from the earth. Fu Xi was the second of the three emperors, Fu Xi, who created the written word and Tai Chi gossip, and also developed a human marriage system with Nuwa to prevent promiscuous marriages and close relatives.
At the same time, he also taught the people to fish, hunt, and domesticate wild animals, which is the origin of domestic animals. The son born to Fuxi and Nuwa was called Shaodian, and he married Yousu and gave birth to two sons, the eldest son Shennong and the younger son Xuanyuan.
Shennong's is the head of a cow and the body of a man, he personally tasted herbs, developed the use of herbs to cure diseases, and also taught the tribal people to reclaim the land and plant grain, so that the tribe of Shennong's tribe gradually grew.
At the same time, the leader of the Shennong tribe was known as Emperor Yan because he was good at using fire. Therefore, the Shennong clan is also the Yan Emperor. And Shaodian's youngest son Xuanyuan invented the guide car, built a boat car, fixed arithmetic, music control law, and wrote "The Yellow Emperor's Neijing".
He also personally taught the people to sow grains and domesticate pigs, cows, sheep, dogs and other animals, so that the Xuanyuan tribe soon became rich and powerful. Later, the wizard said that Xuanyuan had "Tude Zhirui", because the soil was yellow, so Xuanyuan was also called the Yellow Emperor.
Therefore, the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan was listed as the first of the Five Emperors. Hundreds of years later, the tribe of Emperor Yan and the tribe of the Yellow Emperor broke out the Battle of Hanquan for the territory, the Yellow Emperor defeated Emperor Yan and captured Emperor Yan alive.
The Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor defeated the powerful Jiuli tribe leader Chi You in the Battle of Zhuolu, after that, the tribe of the Yellow Emperor and the tribe of the Yan Emperor gradually merged together, so our Chinese nation today are the descendants of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, we call ourselves the descendants of Yan and Huang, and the descendants of Yan and Huang are also known as the Chinese nation.
After the Han Dynasty, the Chinese people were called Han people, and after the Tang Dynasty, they were also called Tang people. However, the title of the Chinese nation has been retained to this day. After defeating Chiyou, the Yellow Emperor was elected as the Son of Heaven at the Busan Assembly.
He completed the immortal feat of unifying China, and at the same time, in order to unite these tribes, he proposed to use the snake as the main body, the fish scales as the scales, the turtle tail as the tail, the lion head as the head, the antlers as the horns, and the eagle claws as the claws to make the flag, and named it "Dragon".
After Shao Hao's death, the Yellow Emperor's nephew, Zhuan Xuan, won the challenge of Gonggong for the throne and became the new co-ruler of the world. His governing philosophy always followed the policies of the Yellow Emperor, and the society was stable and prosperous.
He not only maintained the stability of society, but also formulated a calendar that brought convenience to people's lives. For his outstanding contributions, he was revered as the second of the Five Emperors.
According to records, he reigned for a total of 78 years and died at the age of 98.
Emperor Yu was the third of the Five Emperors, he was the great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor and the nephew of Zhuan. After he became the co-lord of the world, he established the solar terms, improved the quality of life of the people, and was deeply loved by the people.
After the death of Emperor Yu, his eldest son Emperor Zhi ascended the throne, but Emperor Zhi was not good at managing the country, so he ceded the throne to his younger brother Yao. Yao was the fourth of the Five Emperors, and during his reign, he united his relatives, united friends, and conquered the Four Emperors, and finally unified the Huaxia tribes, and was elected as the leader of the Tribal Alliance of Nations.
He also sent Kun to control the water, formulate a calendar, promote farming, rectify hundreds of officials, and in his later years, he also created a Zen concession system, and gave the emperor's initiative to Zen to the more capable Shun. Shun was the last of the Five Emperors, and he was the eighth grandson of the Yellow Emperor.
During his reign, he punished traitors, selected talents, and at the same time, he appointed Dayu to control the water, completed Yao's unfinished business, and finally created a situation of political communication and harmony.
Shun also became the most powerful tribal leader in the Central Plains. After Shun reigned for 33 years, like Yao, he took the initiative to cede the Son of Heaven to Dayu. Seventeen years later, Shun died during his southern tour.
China's first hereditary dynasty, the Xia Dynasty, was founded by the Yellow Emperor's great-great-grandson, Dayu, with the support of the princes. It is a story that is passed down from one family to another, and the common human ancestor connects each king.