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The plaque of the first ancestor of humanities inscribed by Chen Qian refers to the Yellow Emperor and the plaque in the main hall of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum in Shaanxi. About four thousand years ago, a tribe headed by the Yellow Emperor lived near Jishui in northwest China. After his death, the Yellow Emperor was buried in Qiaoshan, Huangling County, Shaanxi Province. He is known as the first humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation. From ancient times to the present, many compatriots at home and abroad go to worship every Qingming Festival. The plaque is in official style. On the Tomb-Sweeping Day, April 5, 1938, Chen Qian, a veteran of the Kuomintang and a patriotic general, wrote this inscription when he went to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum to pay homage to the mausoleum. It is now hanging on the lintel of the main hall of Xuanyuan Temple in the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, which is a scene of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum.
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Introduction to the First Patriarch of Humanity
The origin of the plaque "The First Patriarch of Humanity"
The Story of the First Patriarch of Humanity< /p>
The first ancestor of humanities - the Yellow Emperor
[Edit this paragraph] Brief introduction to the first ancestor of humanities
There is a mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor on Qiaoshan in Huangling County, Shaanxi Province, which is known as the mausoleum of the Chinese nation The "first ancestor of humanities".
[Edit this paragraph] The origin of the plaque "First Ancestor of Humanity"
On April 5, 1983, the Qingming Festival, the former Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued a set of 3 T84 "Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor" stamps There are 2 stamps, and the second stamp is called "The Hall of the First Ancestor of Humanity". The reason why it is called the "Hall of the First Ancestor of Humanity" comes from the story that Chen Qian, a veteran of the Kuomintang and a patriotic general, inscribed a plaque "The First Ancestor of Humanity" on the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor. Chen Qian met the revolutionary pioneer Sun Yat-sen when he was studying in Japan in his early years. He joined the Tongmenghui and participated in the Revolution of 1911. He repeatedly made military exploits and was appreciated by Mr. Sun Yat-sen. After the "July 7" Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937, Chen Qian joined the Anti-Japanese War without hesitation and successively served as the commander-in-chief of the Kuomintang's first theater and the director of the northwest camp. While Chen Qian was stationed in Shaanxi, he went to Huangling County with Mr. Yu Youren and Jiang Dingwen to pay homage to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum. The three of them were all well-known calligraphers at that time, and Chen Qian was the representative of official script. At that time, the plaque "First Ancestor of Humanity" written by him for the Xuanyuan Temple of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum was carved by a Fuping County mason. Due to transportation difficulties, when the cart was pulled by oxen and transported to Jiuli Mountain in Huangling County, the cart rolled over and the stone tablet was broken. Lu Renshan, the county magistrate of Huangling County at the time, had no choice but to truthfully make a written report to Chen Qian. Not long after, Chen Qian wrote back and said, "Don't panic if the stone tablet is beaten. Transportation is difficult, so there is no need to prepare any more. Please make a wooden plaque and write it when you visit the mausoleum during the Qingming Festival next year." After Lu Renshan read this letter, he quickly sent someone to The people purchased high-quality wood and made a wooden plaque three meters long and two meters wide.
[Edit this paragraph] The story of the ancestor of humanities
At that time, the Yan Emperor Shennong clan, the leader of the world who invented farming and medicine, had declined, and the chiefs were attacking each other, and wars continued. , so the Yellow Emperor resolutely took on the important task of stabilizing the sky. He led his tribe to use war methods to conquer those unruly tribes, causing tribes to come to join him one after another. Finally, three major tribes were formed: Huangdi, Yandi, and Chiyou. Once, Emperor Yan and Chi You fought fiercely over the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Emperor Yan was defeated and retreated north, running to Huang Emperor for help. Huang Di and Chi You fought nine times in three years without winning, so he decided to first govern the people with virtue, rectify his military forces, develop the production of millet, millet, rice, and other food crops, unite the people of the tribes who surrendered, and mobilize the troops of each tribe. Come together and form different square formations. Each phalanx displayed banners with images of bears, tigers, tigers, etc., and issued unified orders to launch a decisive battle with Chi You, and finally defeated Chi You. When various tribes saw that Huangdi defeated the ferocious Chi You, they all worshiped this leader.
[Edit this paragraph] The first ancestor of humanities - Huangdi
It is said that when he offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, big yellow earthworms and giant moles appeared in the sky. People said that he regarded soil as his virtue. Emperor, so he was called "Yellow Emperor". In order to strengthen ties with tribes all over the world, he led people to cut mountains and clear roads everywhere, and regularly visited various places to ask about people's sufferings and encourage them to farm. The Yellow Emperor had many skilled craftsmen: Xi He and Chang Yi were responsible for observing the sun and moon respectively; Yu District observed the planets; Ling Lun created Lulu (music); Da Nao created Jiazi; Li Shou invented arithmetic; Rong Cheng synthesized the above six skills. Make rhythm and rhythm calendars. Huangdi also asked Linglun and Chui to make musical instruments, chimes and bells, Juyu and Cangjie to make calligraphy, Shihuang to draw pictures, Yongfu to make mortars, Yimo to make arrows, bows and drums. Huodi builds boats and so on. Because Emperor Huang and Emperor Yan were close relatives and later merged together, Chinese people often call themselves descendants of Yan and Huang.