Author: Yue Feng time: 2005- 12- 17.
China in 5,000 years,
You are the flag of civilization.
Five thousand years of romance,
You are the originator of communication.
You pioneered the cultivation and sowing of grain;
You teach Sangma brothers to dress;
Your creation enriches life;
You have tasted all kinds of herbs to solve people's sufferings;
You initiated the opening of market trade;
You create ships to facilitate transportation;
……
Ah, Emperor Yan!
The ancestor of Chinese civilization.
Ah, Emperor Yan!
The pioneer of human civilization.
You are a beacon of wisdom,
Dispel the darkness of eternal ignorance;
You are the warm sun,
Shine on the journey of national evolution.
You work so hard,
The seeds of civilization sown glow with the sun and the moon.
You are a blue light,
Contribute to the creation of world and national honor.
Your kindness is as vast as the sea,
Your spiritual strength is infinite.
Children in China respect you,
Great ancestor Yan Dilong!
A thousand generations will pay tribute to you,
The wise ancestor Yan Dilong!
Yan Di-The Story of Egret Defending Yanling
The mausoleum of Emperor Yan Shennong has been guarded by a white honeymoon for thousands of years. When the sun sets in the west, clouds are gathering, and groups of white honeymoons fly from all directions to Yan Di Mausoleum and land on towering old trees. From a distance, there are many shining white flowers in the dense layers of pine, cypress and boxwood, which is extremely solemn. It really looks like a big basket of flowers carefully made by skilled craftsmen, presented in front of the mausoleum, paying tribute to Yan Di Shennong, the ancestor of the Chinese nation buried here thousands of years ago.
Why did Xiaobai honeymoon guard the mausoleum for Emperor Yan from generation to generation? There is a beautiful and touching story. According to legend, after the death of Emperor Yan Shennong, not only the world was sad everywhere, but also birds and animals were sad for it! After hearing the bad news, Pengniao, a bird kingdom, immediately called Bai Niao to discuss how to repay the kindness of Emperor Shen Nong. They believe that since the birth of human beings, birds and animals have been the staple food, especially since the arrival of Fu, people have been twisting, casting nets and hunting everywhere. At that time, all animals had a hard time and were always on tenterhooks. As long as you meet people, even lions, tigers and fierce owls, you are also born to die. People are increasing day by day and animals are decreasing day by day. At the moment when all animals were about to become extinct, Shennong saw that animals were limited and there were a large number of populations. Once the animals are exhausted, people have no reason to live. So he tasted herbs, made weeds, planted grains and made medicines, which made human beings evolve from hunting life to planting life. Since then, birds and animals have been able to recuperate, each with its own living world and breeding conditions. They think that although they are animals, they should not be ungrateful because of drinking water, so they decided to send representatives to mourn. Who will be sent? The owl said, "It is better to go with cranes and geese, because they have long been loved and cared for by human beings." Dapeng thought it was a good idea, so he decided to send a team of white cranes and a flock of geese as special envoys of Bird Country to attend Emperor Yan's funeral.
After receiving the order, the white crane and the wild goose put on their white mourning clothes, read the mourning words, traveled day and night, and flew to the place to do the funeral. Because the sky is high and the road is far, they flew and flew for a long time before flying to Bailuyuan. At this time, Emperor Yan's coffin had already been buried, and they blamed themselves for not being able to catch the funeral. Their hearts are even sadder. They cry and cry in front of the Yandi Mausoleum every day, and their voices are hoarse. They are thin and unrecognizable. No one can recognize them as cranes and geese. Their piety and sadness touched the Jade Emperor in the sky, who ordered them to be named "White Honeysuckle" and ordered them to guard Yan Di Mausoleum as angels. In this way, they turned grief into joy, and all of them stayed, guarding the cemetery for Shennong Yan Di for a long time. During the day, they look for something to eat nearby. Anyway, they have to fly back to Yan Di Mausoleum for duty at night. They are father and son, and they are grandchildren, who consciously shoulder this sacred mission from generation to generation. Later generations saw this spectacle and wrote poems in praise. As the poem says, "Praise Shennong, the tree shakes the spring. Baiyuanling is full of flowers and the clouds are rugged. " Another cloud says, "Shennong has made great contributions, and is the same as heaven and earth. Luyuan is fortunate to bury Emperor Yan. Speaking of the legacy of the ages, Bai Yan really protects Yanling. "