26th Century BC - 26th-Century BC Conflicts, 26th-Century BC People, 26th Century BC in China, Yellow Emperor, Battle of Zhuolu (Paperback)

Chapters: 26th-Century Bc Conflicts, 26th-Century Bc People, 26th Century Bc in China, Yellow Emperor, Battle of Zhuolu, Battle of Banquan, Shaohao, Zhuanxu, Leizu. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Huang-di, (/ huangdi) or the Yellow Emperor, is a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero who is considered in Chinese mythology to be the ancestor of all Han Chinese. He was one of the legendary Five Emperors. He was mentioned in the Shiji by historian Sima Qian (145 BCE-90 BCE). Tradition holds that he reigned from 2697 BC to 2597 BC. His personal name was said to be Gngsn Xunyuan (). He emerged as a chief deity of Taoism during the Han Dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE). Among his many accomplishments, Huangdi has been credited with the invention of the principles of Traditional Chinese medicine. The Huangdi Neijing ( Inner Canon of Huangdi) was supposedly composed in collaboration with his physician Qibo. However, modern historiographers generally consider it to have been compiled from ancient sources by a scholar living between the Zhou and Han dynasties, more than 2,000 years later. His interest in natural health and the prevention and treatment of diseases, according to historical sources, allowed him to live until the age of 100, and attain immortality after his physical death. In legend, his wife Lei Z taught the Chinese how to weave silk from silkworms, and his historian Cng Jie created the first Chinese characters. His conception was supposed to have been signaled by a thunderclap on a clear day by the Heavens. Legend says that Huangdi became the leader of his tribe which bore the totem of a bear (Youxiong, lit. possess bears). His tribe went to war with a neighboring tribe bearing the totem of a bull, headed by Yandi. Huangdi, through his sup...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=439058