We in China have a long history. From ancient times, ancient times, Middle Ages, and then to Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Myths and stories emerge one after another, and civilization has been passed down for thousands of years!

We have heard a fairy tale since childhood, that is, Houyi shoots the sun. Speaking of Hou Yi, we know that this is a very interesting topic, which has been transformed by the current film and television works and put on the screen. This mythical love story gives us a mysterious feeling. What is the real Houyi in history? Let's uncover the true face of Hou Yi.

Houyi (the year of birth and death is unknown), also known as Da Yi, Yi and so on. , belongs to the myth of the five emperors in ancient China fairy tales. Emperor Yao's archer and Chang 'e's husband. The hero who shoots at the sun in myths and legends, and the protagonist of the widely circulated allusion to shooting at the sun.

It is said that Hou Yi was abandoned by his parents in the deep forest when he was only five years old, and finally grew up in the deep forest. At the age of twenty, he was good at archery and later became an archer. After Yi helped Emperor Yao shoot for the next nine days, Kuang Fu was named Shangqiu by Emperor Yao at dawn.

During the reign of Emperor Yao, ten suns appeared in the sky at the same time, which scorched the land, dried up the crops and died, and the people were too hot to live. Due to the hot weather, some monsters, birds of prey, also ran out from the dry rivers and lakes and burning forests. Killing people everywhere, Emperor Yao invited Hou Yi, and Hou Yi immediately shot an arrow with a bow and began a trip to shoot the sun. He took off the red bow on his shoulder and put on the white arrow. Sharp arrows shot at the arrogant sun, and in an instant, ten suns shot at nine. Since then, the climate is suitable and everything can grow. Since then, people have been living a quiet and contented life.

Everyone is familiar with the story of Houyi shooting the sun. But the descendants of historical records lived in the Xia Dynasty, the first recorded country in China's history. Originally, I wanted to carry forward the tradition of abdication and cede my position to Dongyi tribe, but Yu's son didn't want to see this power ceded to other tribes. He staged a coup and became the tribal leader at that time. Hereditary system has since become a family world!

Later, it was said that Xia Taikang lived a very luxurious and fatuous life. The monarch could not oppress the people's lives, and then the descendants of the Dongyi people rebelled. Hou Yi is good at archery. On one occasion, Taikang staged a coup when he was out hunting. He hit Taikang with an arrow and seized the rule of Xia Dynasty. However, the good times did not last long. After the National Day, Hou Yi took the old road of Taikang and was finally taken back to the throne by Shao Kang. The Xia Dynasty returned to the Xia nationality.

Maybe both versions of Hou Yi exist, or maybe there is only one. The former is a fairy tale. But none of this matters. What's important is that fairy tales have been circulated for thousands of years. Let's remember Houyi and the story of Houyi shooting the sun.