The Demise of Yao and Shun

After Yellow emperor, there were three greatest tribe league leaders--Yao, Shun and Yu. They were all wise and sagacious and were loved by people. Yao Yao, named Fangxun, was the fifth generation of Yellow emperor, and in the legend, the avatar of real dragon. During his power, Yao made great efforts to seek talents and people's opinions, improved basic political system. As the head, he lived...

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Yellow Emperor

Yellow Emperor Chinese people proudly call themselves as "descendants of Yan emperor and Yellow emperor ". We often say China has a history of 5 thousand years, it counted from the time of Yellow emperor. The stories about him were quite legendary, it's hard to say which parts are real history and which are myth. We can understand this way: Yellow emperor was a great tribal leader,...

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Chinese Creation Myths

Pan Gu Created the World When we talk about history of China and trace it to the very beginning, instead of evolution or primitive people, it usually reminds the story how Pan Gu--the first being, created the world. It's said, the whole world was originally chaos with no light or sound, like an egg, Pan Gu was born in it. After 18 thousand years, he woke up and separated the world with an...

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