The surname is Gongsun, and the given name is Xuanyuan. He was born five thousand years ago in the Jianglong Gorge of Juyuan Pass on the banks of the Jushui River in the Loess Plateau of northwest China. According to Sima Qian’s "Historical Records": "Born as a god, weak But if you are able to speak, you will be biased when you are young, you will be smart when you grow up, and you will be smart when you are mature." At the age of fifteen, he was supported by the people as the "chief of the tribe", and at the age of thirty-seven, he ascended to the throne of emperor. Huangdi Xuanyuan, who went through 52 battles in his life, surrendered Emperor Yan, killed Chi You, ended ancient wars, bid farewell to the barbaric era, established China's first sovereign country, and was elected as the first emperor of the Chinese nation, China The age of civilization began. Because Huangdi Xuanyuan created a rich and splendid culture for the Chinese nation, later generations respected Huangdi Xuanyuan as the "ancestor of civilization" and "the ancestor of humanities". After the death of the Yellow Emperor, the people chose the "top of the bridge mountain" and buried him deeply in the loess, hoping that "the soul of the Yellow Emperor would ascend to heaven and his spirit would remain forever." Emperors, generals, ministers and even ordinary people of all dynasties have come here to pay their respects. This is the first mausoleum in China that Chinese people at home and abroad pay homage to today - the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor.
(1) Xuanyuan Huangdi
1 The Life of Huangdi
"Historical Records·Five Emperors" records: "The Yellow Emperor was the son of Shaodian, his surname was Gongsun, and his given name was Gongsun. "Xuanyuan" was born five thousand years ago in the Jianglong Gorge of Juyuan Pass on the Loess Plateau in northwest China, on the second day of the second lunar month. Since then, there has been an auspicious saying that the dragon raises its head on February 2. The Loess Plateau is open and simple, broad and majestic, with rich mountains and thick soil, and the color of the soil is yellow. Yellow is the true color of earth, symbolizing auspiciousness and joy, and is a color advocated by the ancients. Earth is the honor of the five elements and the foundation of all things. Xuanyuan is king of earth virtues. Therefore Xuanyuan is called Huangdi. Ancient literature records three emperors and five emperors. The Yellow Emperor is one of the three emperors and the head of the five emperors. In the late period of Emperor Yan, the Yellow Emperor raised his troops in troubled times, called on the world with virtue, defeated Emperor Yan in Banquan, and replaced Emperor Yan as the emperor. Later, he defeated Chiyou in the wilderness of Zhuolu, ended the ancient war, unified the Chinese nation, and established the first country in China. A country with a communist leader. He was elected as the first emperor of the Chinese nation, and the era of Chinese civilization began. Historically, Tang Yao, Yu Shun, and emperors of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties were all descendants of the Yellow Emperor, so the Yellow Emperor is called the ancestor of the Chinese nation.
2 Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor and Chinese Culture
The Yellow Emperor created a rich and splendid Chinese culture for the Chinese nation. The inventions of clothing, food, housing, transportation, agriculture, industry, mining, commerce, currency, writing, pictures, bows and arrows, music, medicine, marriage, funerals, calendars, yin and yang and the five elements, umbrellas, and mirrors in ancient Chinese history are all Beginning in the Huangdi era, these are important signs of "civilization". The tradition of emphasizing civilization developed into the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the theory of the distinction between literary and intellectual circles emerged, regarding "civilization" as a virtue. The spirit of emphasizing creation and self-improvement that emerged during the Yellow Emperor's period became the unique spiritual wealth of the Chinese nation after the Yellow Emperor. And formed an excellent cultural tradition. Today we must carry forward these fine traditions and strengthen the cohesion and centripetal force of the descendants of Yan and Huang.
3. The Yellow Emperor and the spirit of the Chinese nation
The Yellow Emperor is a flag of the Chinese nation and the first founder of human beings entering a civilized society. During the Yellow Emperor's era, the problems of human clothing, food, housing and transportation were solved, such as making clothes and crowns, making boats and carts, creating writing, teaching sericulture, growing grains, etc., which enabled people to gradually move towards a civilized and orderly life. The great merits of the Yellow Emperor's era crystallized into the Yellow Emperor's spirit. The Yellow Emperor's spirit embodies many aspects. To sum up, there are three main aspects, namely "creation", "dedication" and "unity". This is the crystallization of the precious spirit of the Yellow Emperor's era and is The essence of the great spirit that promotes the progress and development of mankind is the spiritual pillar of the Chinese nation and the "heirloom" of hundreds of millions of descendants of the Yellow Emperor.
It is also on this basis that over thousands of years the Chinese nation has created such things as "the world is for the common good", "no one has ever died in life since ancient times, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history", "sacrifice one's life to be benevolent, sacrifice one's life for righteousness" "Wealth and honor cannot be lascivious, poverty and lowliness cannot be moved, and power cannot be surrendered", "Dedicate yourself to the end, and then die", "Be worried about the world's worries first, and then be happy after the world's happiness", "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", " Serve the people wholeheartedly" and other creeds. These are the Chinese spirit that will always inspire our Chinese nation to move forward. Whether it is in the past, present or future, it is the general principle that regulates our words and deeds. It is precisely because of this spirit that the Chinese nation can always stand among the nations of the world. .