Chinese Story | Finding the Root of the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum

2023-04-06

Along the vast Loess Plateau all the way west, on the remaining veins of the Ziwu Ridge in the border area between Shaanxi and Gansu, Qiaoshan stands peacefully among the towering peaks and emerald trees. According to the "Records of the Grand Historian: The Annals of the Five Emperors", "The Yellow Emperor collapsed and was buried at the Bridge Mountain. The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor above Qiaoshan is the tomb of the first ancestor of Chinese culture, Emperor Xuanyuan. With thousands of years of vicissitudes, the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum has always been a spiritual symbol of the Chinese nation and a emotional support for Chinese people both at home and abroad to seek their roots and ancestors. The sound of bells is melodious, and the sound of drums is resounding. On April 5th, the Guimao (2023) Qingming Festival's Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor Ceremony was successfully held in Huangling County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. Chinese people at home and abroad once again, in the name of sacrifice, felt the legacy of the Yellow Emperor in front of the Yiyi Green Tomb and remembered their ancestors in the lush foliage. On April 5th, the Guimao (2023) Qingming Festival's Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor ceremony was successfully held in Huangling County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. The Propaganda Department of the Shaanxi Provincial Party Committee provided a picture of standing at the foot of Qiaoshan and looking around, only seeing Ju water gurgling and flowing around the mountain; The mountain is majestic and majestic, with ancient cypresses verdant; On the Dragon Tail Road composed of steps, the mountain gate of Xuanyuan Temple stands towering. Research suggests that the birthplace of the Yellow Emperor tribe is approximately in northern Shaanxi, and its active areas are mainly in the Yellow River basin of northern Shaanxi and western Shanxi. It has also traveled to Gansu, Henan, Hebei, Shandong, and other places. He led the tribe to victory in the Battle of Zhuolu and the Battle of Hanquan, ending the tumultuous wars and expeditions among the tribes at that time, and achieving unity; At the same time, he promoted agriculture, created culture, and established systems, promoting the development of social productivity, laying the initial foundation for the material, spiritual, and political development of the Chinese nation. Su Feng, Vice President of the Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor Research Association in Shaanxi Province, said that the Yellow Emperor led the tribe to strive for self-improvement, perseverance, and unity, laying the foundation for the national spirit of creation, struggle, and unity of the Chinese nation. Therefore, the Yellow Emperor is known as the cultural ancestor of the Chinese nation. The Great Hall of the Cultural Ancestors in Xuanyuan Temple. According to historical records, according to Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Xinyi, after the death of the Yellow Emperor, his minister Zuo Che began to pay tribute to the Yellow Emperor. In the first year of the Yuanfeng reign of the Western Han Dynasty (110 BC), Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, led an army of 180000 to patrol the north of Shuofang. During his victory, he sacrificed himself to Emperor Huang at Qiaoshan. In the Qing Dynasty, there were as many as 30 activities to worship the Huangdi Mausoleum of Xuanyuan. Since modern times, during the crisis of the Chinese nation, the sacrifice of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum has condensed the common belief of the Chinese people to protect their homes and the country. On April 5, 1937, during the Qingming Festival, both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party sacrificed their ancestors and called on the entire nation to resist foreign aggression and resist Japan together. In the pavilion, a stone tablet engraved with the "Sacrifice to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor" drafted by Mao Zedong at the time: "The Ancestor of the Yellow Emperor, I Hua Zhao Zao Zao Zao Zao. Zhou Yan Sacrifice Mian, Yue E He Hao... All parties and all walks of life are united and strong. Regardless of military and civilian, regardless of wealth. The national front is a good way to save the country. Forty thousand people, resolutely resist..." After the establishment of New China, the Mausoleum Sacrifice of the Yellow Emperor received unprecedented attention. In 1961, the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum was announced by the State Council as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. In 2006, the Huangdi Mausoleum Festival was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. Huaxia searched for its roots and crossed the mountain gate, entering the Xuanyuan Temple. Facing it, he saw a towering ancient cypress, strong and upright, with a canopy covering the air. According to scientific calculations, it has been standing here for over 5000 years, which can be called

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