Character Introduction Qi (birth and death unknown), also known as Xia Qi, Di Qi and Xia Hou Qi, was a native of Yangzhai (present-day Yuzhou City, Henan Province), the son of Yu and the second monarch of the Xia Dynasty. His mother was a woman of the Tushan clan. There were at least five sons, …
Overview Yu Penalty is the general name of the Chinese criminal law of the Xia Dynasty. It was named after the founder of the Xia Dynasty, Yu. According to legend, Yu succeeded Yao and Shun in establishing the first slave dynasty in Chinese history, and created the meat punishment. Zuo Zhuan – Zhaogong Six Years: …
Introduction The Nine Cauldrons are synonymous with China and a symbol of the supremacy of kingship and national unity and prosperity. It was the heirloom of national power during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. During the Warring States period, Qin and Chu both went to Luoyi, the royal city of Zhou, for the tripods. …
Introduction Kyushu, also known as Handi, Zhongdi, Shenzhou, and Twelve States, first appeared in the pre-Qin dynasty text “Shangshu – Yugong”, and has been a national geographical concept of the Chinese Han ancestors since ancient times. Since the Warring States period, Kyushu has become a synonym for ancient China, and since the Han Dynasty, it …
Introduction San Miao is the name of the tribe from the Yellow Emperor to Yao Shun Yu era in the ancient Chinese legend. It is also called “You Miao”. It was mainly distributed between Dongting Lake (present-day northern Hunan) and Pengli Lake (present-day Poyang Lake in Jiangxi), that is, south of the middle reaches of …
From the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan to Yu, there are eight generations: Father of Yu, Father Jiu, Father Jiu’s fifth ancestor is Zhuan Xu, Father of Zhuan Xu is Chang Yi, the second son of the Yellow Emperor born to Rayu. His father, Jiu Jiu, was sealed in the Wenshan Shiniu area (today’s Beichuan County, Sichuan …
Event Overview Father Jiu Yu heals water Father Jiu Yu heals water is an ancient mythological tale from China, derived from the famous ancient legend of the Great Flood. During the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the Yellow River was flooded. As descendants of the Yellow Emperor, father and son Jiu and …
Introduction The Xia Dynasty (about 2070~1600 BC) was the first hereditary dynasty recorded in Chinese history books. It is generally believed that the Xia dynasty lasted for 14 generations and 17 years (the ruler of Xia was called “Hou” after his reign and “Di” after his death), and lasted for about 471 years before being …
Introduction of the site The Sanxingdui Site is located on the south bank of the Yuzi River in the northwest of Guanghan City, 7 km from downtown Guanghan, 40 km from Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in the south, and 7 km from downtown Guanghan in the east. It is a huge site complex …
Introduction The Longshan Culture refers to a group of cultural remains from the Middle and Lower Yellow River region of China that date back to the Late Neolithic period and belong to the Copper and Stone Age culture. The Longshan Culture was first discovered in Longshan Town, Licheng County, Jinan City, Shandong Province (now part …