Huang Xia's Ancestor: Emperor Yan and the Mausoleum of Emperor Yan

Author: Tang Qun (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book portrays the heroic and moving figure of Emperor Yan, the Divine Farmer, from various perspectives, recording his great achievements and creations in his lifetime. People reverently call him the "God of Agriculture," "God of Medicine," and "God of the Sun." He taught the ancestors how to cultivate five grains and created agriculture. He tasted hundreds of herbs to heal the people; he first established commodity exchange with the principle of "the sun at noon as the market." Eventually, he sacrificed his life on Mount Tiantai after mistakenly eating "Flame Seeds" (Duan Chang Cao), causing his liver and intestines to break, demonstrating his devotion to the ancestors. These miraculous stories and beautiful legends express the admiration for wisdom and intelligence, the longing for a better life, and the devout belief in the creators of human happiness among the laborers!