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1、Yellow Emperor 黄帝Qibo 岐伯The Yellow Emperor, also named Xuanyuan Shi, was the chief of the legendary Five Emperors. He has been regarded as the primogenitor of the Chinese nation together with Emperor Yan, so the Chinese of later generations have claimed themselves as Yanhuang Zisun (the offspring of
2、 the Yellow Emperor and Emperor Yan). Nowadays the Chinese academic circle universally recognize that the Yellow Emperor was born in Youxiong (present Xinzheng of Henan Province), and buried in Qiaoshan of Shaanxi (in present Huangling County).The Yellow Emperor successively conquered Emperor Yan an
3、d Chiyou, and became the chief of the tribe league. During his reign, a series of things, such as vehicles, silkworm rearing, Chinese characters, swing, medicine etc, were invented and got development. He also taught his people to cultivate crops according to the calendar he calculated. Historical b
4、ook has it that the Yellow Emperor made lots of creations and inventions in agricultural production, among which a principal one was to carry out the square field system. The Yellow Emperor has been much praised by later generations for his remarkable achievements; therefore, he has been reputed as
5、the primogenitor of civilization of the Chinese nation.Legend has it that the Yellow Emperor had one wife and three concubines. His wife was named Leizu, who taught the common people to plant mulberry trees, rear silkworms and weave cloth. One concubine was Fangleishi (one whose family name is Lei),
6、 who is said to have invented the comb. Another concubine Tongyushi (whose family name was Tongyu) is said to have invented chopsticks. The last concubine was named Momu. Ugly appearance as she had, she was noble and virtuous, so the Yellow Emperor was quite respectful to her. The Yellow Emperor had
7、 25 sons, among which 12 were granted to have their own family names.The Yellow Emperor ruled ancient China for a long time. During his reign, the country enjoyed a powerful force, stable politics, and progressive culture. It is said that wise emperors such as Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang etc were his offspr
8、ing. Therefore, the Yellow Emperor has been regarded as the forefather of the Chinese nation, and later been deemed as the founder of Taoism.Qibo 岐伯Qibo (岐伯), was a mythological Chinese doctor, employed by Huangdi (the Yellow Emperor) as his minister. It is said that he was enlightened with the know
9、ledge of traditional Chinese medicine by an ethereal being from the heavens.He was a doctor in shanggu shidai (上古时代) in legend. He lived in Beidi (北地).It is said that he had learned medicine from some celestial being like Guangchengzi, Chisongzi (赤松子), Zhongnanzi (中南子). He recognized medicinal herb
10、in daylight, learned Tao of health maintenance and mastered jingluo medicine. Zhongnanzi recommended Qibo to Huangdi, while Huangdi asked Tao to Guangchengzi in Kongtong Mountains. Qibo became the chancellor of Huangdi. He sampled medicinal herbs by the order of Huangdi. Huangdi Neijing is the a book comprising the dialogues regarding medicinal problems between Huangdi and Qibo.Sinologist Paul Unschuld maintains based on phonetic resemblances that the elusive Qibo might actually have been Hippocrates.
YellowEmperor黄帝Qibo岐伯
