Cang Xie is the creator of primitive hieroglyphs in China myths and legends. In the records of ancient books, such as Shuo Wen Jie Zi, Shi Ben and Huai Nan Zi, Cang Xie was a left-handed historian of Chinese characters in the period of the Yellow Emperor. He collected, arranged and used the footprints of birds and animals to create hieroglyphics.
Word-making historian
This prehistoric legend was never mentioned in China's ancient books before the Warring States Period. Cang Xie was first mentioned by Xun Qing during the Warring States Period. Later, it gradually developed into the legend that "Cang Xie was the official historian of the Yellow Emperor". Huangdi was one of the leaders of tribal alliances in the late primitive society. At that time, there was no state machine. It can be seen that the theory of "historian" is obviously the result of later generations using the official name of the state machine for prehistoric legends.