Historical origin
Emperor Yan Shennong is a sage emperor among the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times, and the ancestor of China. For thousands of years, the legend about him has been widely spread in Suizhou City, Hubei Province and its surrounding areas. In 2008, the legend of Yandi Shennong was officially listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list.
Shennongjia is adjacent to Suizhou. There are many beautiful peaks and vast forests in Shennongjia. Since ancient times, there has been a legend that Emperor Yan Shennong built a shelf here to collect medicine, cure people's diseases, and sow grains. As a form of oral and psychological folk literature, these legends have been handed down from generation to generation.
The sun god Yandi is a very kind God. When he appeared in the world, human beings on the earth had a lot of children, and the food produced by nature was not enough to eat. The loving Yandi taught people how to plant grain and exchange labor for living resources. At that time, human beings worked together and helped each other. There were no slaves or masters. The fruits were shared equally and the feelings were as friendly as brothers and sisters. Emperor Yan also told the sun to send out enough light and heat to make grains grow. Since then, people have no worries about food and clothing. He was called "Shennong" because of his merits and virtues. It is said that he is a bull headed man. This is probably because in the agricultural era, it symbolizes the special contribution of cattle that have helped us cultivate for thousands of years!
When Emperor Yan, the sun god and God of agriculture, was born, he did not need any manpower at all, so nine wells naturally emerged. The water of these nine wells is connected with each other. If the water of one well is taken out, the water of the other eight wells will fluctuate.
It is said that Emperor Yan Shennong was a sage among the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times, and was the embodiment of the Chinese nation. Many historical books in China, such as Zuozhuan, Liji, Hanshu, jingzhouji, diwangshiji, shuijingzhu, kuodizhi, geographical notes of Han and Tang Dynasties, Lushi and yitongzhi of Qing Dynasty, all believe that the birthplace of Shennong is Lishan, Lieshan or Lieshan, which is Lishan town in Suizhou City, Hubei Province. According to the records of Suizhou by Tongzhi of Qing Dynasty, "there are Shennong temple, Shennong well and Yandi temple on Lieshan.". It is said that Shennong was born in Shennong cave, the fifth hillside of jiulie mountain in Lishan town. There is an ancient temple near Shennong cave, in which there are statues of Fuxi, Shennong and Xuanyuan. Lishan town in Suizhou city is only 200 kilometers away from Shennongjia forest region. The former is the hometown of Shennong, while the latter is the place where Shennong lives for a long time. Up to now, the folk customs, dialects and legends about Shennong in the two places are mostly similar. Both places are the birthplaces of Yanhuang Culture. According to Sima Zhen's "three Huang Ben Ji", Shen Nong's surname is Huo de Wang. His mother, nu Deng, is the daughter of Nu Wa's family. She was born of every Dragon. She grew up in Jiangshui and was named Lishan, also known as Lieshan's family. According to Mencius Liang Hui Wang Zhang Ju Shang: "Shennong, the daughter of Wa's family, was born emperor for every Dragon. He inherited the origin of Pao Xi (the Zen position of Fuxi and Shennong) and took fire as the king of virtue. " Therefore, "Emperor Yan". It is called "Shennong" because wood is used as fuel and water is used as fuel. According to Sima Zhen's "three Huang Ben Ji", it is said that the sun and moon of the Fuxi family of Taihao are as bright as they are, the dragon and hippopotamus are as bright as they should be, and they can reveal the secrets of yin and Yang. They are the first of the eight trigrams, and they can be used as Jiazi. At the beginning of the marriage, he tied a rope (Suiren's tying a rope to record the events, and the next generation inherited it. Suiren's four biographies were wuhuai, GeTian, Nuwa and Fuxi, and inherited the basic business). He was the official of the longshiji. He was the first emperor to cook and advocate the six beasts. Zhu Xiang's officials were divided into two parts. Wuhu, that's why this day opened up the prosperity of Emperor Yan. " Because at that time, it was the age of the 19th family of Chan Tongji, so Fuxi's Chan was located in the first important official Zhu Xiang's family, that is, Yan Emperor. Therefore, there is a theory that "this day opened the prosperity of Emperor Yan". To sum up, Emperor Yan is Zhu Xiang's, and Zhu Bao's is Emperor Yan's. According to CI yuan II, "Zhu Xiang, the alias of Emperor Yan, is fully recognized.". "Ci yuan" also explains: "the ancient music of Lu's spring and Autumn Annals says:" in the ancient times, Zhu Xiang's family ruled the world, which was windy and accumulated Yang Qi. " The meaning of this sentence also shows that Zhu Xiang had the world after he received the Zen position of Fuxi, so it is recorded that "Zhu Xiang ruled the world." The Warring States policy records that Shennong's attack on Bushui was the earliest war that can be researched in China.
