The first four emperors (Bai Di, Di Qing, Huangdi and He) worshipped Qin, but five emperors. The second meaning refers to the Five Emperors in China's ancient mythology. That is, the five gods are the central god Huangdi, the eastern god Di Qing (Fuxi), the southern god Chi Di (Yan Di), the western god Bai Di (Shao Hao) and the northern god Hei Di (collectively known as Xuan Di, that is, Zhuan Xu). Also refers to the period of five emperors. Five emperors can be divided into congenital five emperors and acquired five emperors. It is believed that he became a god after his death, assisting the God of Heaven and the Five Innate Emperors to rule the Five Kingdoms. The congenital five emperors have different names in Confucianism and Taoism.
The Three Emperors and Five Emperors have the following statements respectively:
Emperor, Emperor, Tai Huang; Historical records from Qin Shihuang
Emperor, Emperor, Ren Huang; Excerpted from "Supplement to Historical Records of Huang San"
Suirenshi, Fuxi, Shennong; From The Great Biography of Shangshu
Fuxi, Nuwa, Shennong; From the Spring and Autumn Movement
Fuxi, Shennong and Huangdi. From St. Amethyst
The East Emperor Taihao Fuxi belongs to Ju Mang; Shennong, Nandi Yan Di, belongs to Zhu Rong; Shao Hao Jintian, Emperor of the Western Heaven, belongs to God Ru Shou; Zhuan Xu Levin, Northern Heaven Emperor, belongs to the mysterious god; Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor of the Central Heaven, belongs to the afterlife of God.
The Three Emperors and Five Emperors are not real emperors, but tribal leaders or tribal alliance leaders who have made outstanding contributions to mankind in Archaean times. Later generations respectfully call them "emperors" or "emperors". The people respect them as gods and publicize their great achievements with all kinds of beautiful myths and legends.
Refers to the historical period. That is, the era of three emperors and five emperors, also known as ancient times, ancient times or mythological times. It can also be called "Three Emperors and Five Emperors" for short. The Three Emperors and Five Emperors led the people to create the ancient civilization of China, and modern archaeology found a large number of Longshan cultural sites corresponding to this period, which proved that the Three Emperors and Five Emperors period did exist.
Huang San is a pure foreign history of Li Zhouguan: The Book of Three Emperors and Five Emperors.
Huang San:
Usually those who talk about ancient history must talk about "Three Emperors and Five Emperors". The "Five Emperors" are still behind "Huang San", and it is generally believed that "Huang San" is the humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation.
The name "Huang San" can't be found in the classics, and there are different views on its composition. However, Shangshu Zhuan Xu regards Suiren, Fuxi and Shennong as "Huang San", and ancient books such as Tongyin of Customs, Yi Tong of White Tiger and Textual Research of Ancient History also hold this view. The most popular "Huang San" are Fuxi (Emperor), Shennong (Yellow Emperor) and Shaodian (Ren Huang).
Five emperors:
As for the five emperors in ancient times, there are different opinions. Zhuan Xu, Yao, Shun and Dayu are generally considered.
History Book, Li Ji of the Great Generation and Historical Records of the Five Emperors listed Huangdi, Zhuan Xu, Di Ku and Yao Shun as the five emperors.
The Book of Rites Moon Order takes Dapian (Fuxi), Yan Di, Huangdi, Shaopian (Shao Hao) and Zhuan Xu as five emperors.
Shao Hao, Zhuan Xu, (Di Ku), Yao and Shun are regarded as five emperors in The Preface to Shangshu and The Century of Emperors.
In addition, there is a myth that the five gods are collectively called the five emperors. The "Five Emperors" in Wang Yi's Notes on Chu Ci in the Eastern Han Dynasty are five gods, namely Tai Hao in the East, Yan Di in the South, Shaoluo in the West, Zhuan Xu in the North and the Yellow Emperor in the Central. In the Tang Dynasty, Jia Zaitianguan's "Sacrifice to Five Emperors" was the forerunner of the hub in the east, the south, the yellow emperor in the middle, the white emperor in the west and the north.
The first four emperors (Bai Di, Di Qing, Huangdi and He) worshipped Qin, but five emperors. According to Lv Buwei's Twelve Generations, the Five Emperors are the gods in charge of the four directions, four seasons and five elements. The yellow emperor is in the middle, with earth virtue; Dayu lives in the east, has virtue, and is the master of spring, also known as the Spring Emperor; Emperor Yan lives in the south, has fire virtue, and is in charge of the summer, also known as Emperor Yan; Juxi, and Jinde, the main autumn, also known as Bai Di; Zhuan Xu, also known as Hei Di, lives in the north and has a good reputation for water.