Originally, they wanted to find some opportunities like Laozi Mountain in the Tongbai Mountains, but Zhi Lingqi and the three of them worked hard for twenty-three days in a row, but they also found nothing, which made the three of them very disappointed.
After struggling in the Tongbai Mountains for a long time without any results, Zhi Lingqi analyzed and concluded that if this was really the place where Pangu first came, it would be normal for nothing to be left behind. After all, Pangu was still growing at that time.
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For this reason, Zhi Lingqi transferred to the hometown of Emperor Yan in Suizhou. He also wanted to see if he could get some unexpected gains like he did in Laozi Mountain, because among the five element source spirits he was currently fused, he still lacked the wood source spirit and the earth source spirit.
There are two kinds of spirit, the source spirit of the five elements.
In Lishan Town, Zengdu District, Suizhou City, Hubei Province, the hometown of Emperor Yan Shennong, Zhi Lingqi has no interest in the various commemorative attractions set up by later generations. He just wants to go to where Emperor Yan Shennong was born and grew up.
Check out the place.
As always, Zhi Lingqi first checked the information. He found out from the Suizhou City and Zengdu District libraries that there were twenty to thirty sites and scenic spots related to Emperor Yan Shennong in Suizhou and its surrounding areas.
However, through analysis, Zhi Lingqi concluded that except for Shennong Cave, Shennong Well and the museum, which are still worth exploring, the rest are commemorative sites successively established by later generations in memory of Emperor Yan Emperor Shennong.
Of course, Zhi Lingqi would not just ignore those scenic spots, but he set his main goals at Shennong Cave, Shennong Well and the museum, and he just did not invest more energy and efforts in other places.
According to legend, Shennong Cave was the birthplace of Emperor Yan Shennong. Shennong Well is located on the southwest side of the Yan Emperor Shennong Hall. It is said that when Emperor Yan Shennong was born, the sky collapsed and the earth split, and nine wells penetrated themselves. Then as time passed, one of the nine wells now exists.
of Shennong Well.
During the seventeen days in the hometown of Emperor Yan in Suizhou, Zhi Lingqi also gained nothing. Without any other clues, Zhi Lingqi did not leave immediately and went to the Kunlun Mountains, where Pangu began to create the world.
land.
Zhi Lingqi considered that although the hometown of Emperor Yan in Suizhou was the birthplace of Shennong, it was not the place where Shennong succeeded. The place where Emperor Yan and Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs and established the medical practice should be Shennongjia, so he specially diverted to Shennongjia.
Shennongjia is located in the west of Hubei Province, bordering Baokang County, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province to the east, Wushan County, Chongqing City to the west, Xingshan Mountain to the south, Badong to the east and the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, Fang County and Zhushan County of Shiyan City to the north, overlooking Wudang.
Mountain Scenic Area.
Lingqi consulted the information and learned that Shennongjia successfully served as a refuge for the biological world during the Tertiary and Quaternary glacial periods. The rich and colorful biological resources provided human beings with superior conditions for survival and development. This is still the case today.
There are still more than 2,000 kinds of Chinese medicinal materials in existence. It is these superior conditions that gave birth to the beautiful legend of "Shennongjia".
Shennongjia in western Hubei is famous both at home and abroad for its ancient history, vast forests, rare species, ancient landscapes, quaint folk customs, and strange natural mysteries. It is also known as the "Green Treasure House" and the "Kingdom of Animals and Plants"
", "Scientific Labyrinth", "China's National Treasure". Moreover, it is also a holy place where the ancestor of the Chinese nation - Emperor Yan Shennong has been active for a long time and benefited the people. It has become a "blessed place in the cave" that more than one billion descendants of Yan and Huang at home and abroad yearn for.
According to the data, Emperor Yan Shennong was the ancestor of China. According to legend, he was the god in the hearts of descendants of Yan and Huang. He was an outstanding representative who pioneered Chinese agriculture and medicine, and made outstanding contributions to the creation of the primitive civilization of the Chinese nation.
Legend has it that Emperor Yan Shennong was born in Lishan, Suizhou, grew up in Jiangshui, Shaanxi, and died in Chaling, Hunan. In ancient times, the best land route for the Shennong clan to travel between the two places was Lishan - Shennongjia - Qinling, and Shennongjia was at the center. On position.
One of the most striking features of Shennongjia is that it is extremely rich in mythology, mysterious and colorful, and full of interest.
Shennongjia has been mysterious since ancient times! From a natural point of view, the primeval forest of Shennongjia has always been surrounded by mountains. It is inaccessible and few people know about it. It is natural that it is mysterious. The legend of the savages once made Shennongjia famous.
From a humanistic point of view: Shennong, the ancestor of Chinese humanities, Emperor Yan, lived in Shuimo Mountain and other places in Qingfeng Village, Muyu Town, Shennongjia for many years. There is a saying that Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs. Medicine Saint Li Shizhen also often went to Shennongjia to observe and collect traditional Chinese medicine, making Shennongjia a famous place. The important source of traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese diet can be said to be both wild and magical.
Among the local people, there is even a theory that Shennongjia was once the secret base of the Mohist school. The Mohist school, especially its Chu branch, did not die out, but was integrated into the high mountains of Shennongjia.
If this is true, it is a blessing for Mohist disciples and a blessing for our Chinese civilization. The Mohist family has finally stayed away from the swords and blood shadows of the Warring States Period and the bloody pursuit of the Qin Dynasty, retaining the fire of peace, love and civilization.
The data also records that before the Spring and Autumn Period, Shennongjia was located on the edge of many countries and was an isolated island in the "wild land". In addition, this area has thousands of miles of high mountains and is inaccessible. It has been in a primitive closed state for a long time and has become a forgotten corner, or It is regarded as an unattainable and primitive land. It can be said to be "hidden in the mountains and unknown to people".
The earliest name of Shennongjia was "Xiong Mountain".
"The Ninth Classic of Mountains and Seas" says: "One hundred and fifty miles to the east, it is called Xiong Mountain. There is a cave, the bear's cave, where people, gods and humans are always coming out. It opens in the summer and closes in the winter...Xiong Mountain is also the emperor."
As the territory where Shennong came to start a business, Shennongjia has a lofty status. "Xiong Mountain, the Emperor" refers to this historical fact. At the same time, the name "Shennongjia" itself means that Shennong used to drive diesel cars and wear rags. In Shennongjia, the arduous entrepreneurial journey of setting up a shelf to collect herbs in the mountains and jungles of northwest Hubei.
In ancient times, during the period of Emperor Yan and Shennong, grains and weeds grew together, and medicines and flowers bloomed together. Which plants can be eaten? Are they fruits, branches, leaves, or rhizomes? What are medicines, and what diseases can they cure? That is No one can tell the difference.
In order to save the people from the plague, Emperor Yan Shennong traveled through mountains and rivers, came to Shennongjia, tasted all kinds of herbs, collected medicinal materials for treating diseases, and treated the people. Finally, he was promoted to a god in Tianmenya, and Shennongjia got its name from this.
So far, the ancient place names in this area that are composed of the word "jia" include Huanglianjia, Jiashang, Xuejiaguang, Longjiaya, etc.; the ancient place names named after the legendary story of Shennong tasting Baicao include Baicaochong, Baicaoya , Baicao Garden, Baicaoping and more than 20 places.
The legend of Shennong spread among the people is rich in content. It praises the great achievements of the ancestor Shennong in creating human civilization. It tells the story of Shennong's birth, his first taste of grass and other valleys, his treatment of people's diseases, his education in planting and breeding, and the beginning of trade.
Shennong is an image that has been increasingly deified by the descendants of the Yan and Huang dynasties. Is he a human or a god? There is no accurate conclusion in ancient and modern times. They are all derived from legends, including the origin of the place name Shennongjia, which is also related to the legend that Shennong set up a shelf here to collect herbs. Legend
Although it is not credible, one thing that is certain is that Shennong was the founder of Chinese agriculture, trade, and medicine.
There is also a legend among local people: In ancient times, the immortal Taishang Laojun came to Shennongjia from the Heavenly Palace, collected herbs, opened a furnace to refine the elixir of immortality, and built a metallurgical furnace with the Yan Emperor Shennong to smelt steel and make agricultural tools.
, to benefit the people.
Later, people built Laojun Temple (Laojun Temple) here to worship the statue of Taishang Laojun and Shennong. This mountain was called Laojun Mountain, and the mountain higher than Laojun Mountain was called Shennong Mountain. This
This incident is enough to show that in the minds of the people of the past dynasties, the Shennong family has made the greatest contribution and has the highest reputation, and it far exceeds that of the gods in the sky.
It can be seen that Shennong should be a historical figure with great achievements and influence. At the same time, in folklore and stories, he is definitely an image of a god who is respected, praised and artistically created by the people.
As a legend, it has been passed down orally along with the long river of history, through the vast space and the emotional world of people from generation to generation, and will continue to be passed down to this day. It vividly and interestingly expresses people's admiration for Shennong from generation to generation.
, the memory and the resulting pride as a descendant of the Yan and Huang Dynasties.
In short, the heroic name of Emperor Yan and Shennong is like the sun, moon, sky, rivers and earth, and will last forever.
Shennongjia Mountain is high and has long waters, vast forests and boundless charm. The tall image of the Yan Emperor Shennong will, together with the majestic peaks of Shennongjia, be as majestic as a monument on the land of China and will always stand in the hearts of hundreds of millions of descendants of Yan and Huang.