According to historical records, Huangdi's surname is Gongsun, the son of Shaodian tribal leader. Born in Shouqiu (now Qufu, Shandong Province), he grew up in Jishui, so his surname is Ji. After living in the hill of Xuanyuan, named Xuanyuan; Another bear (now Xinzheng, Henan) moved, also known as Xiong.

The tribe led by the Yellow Emperor is an agricultural tribe, which originated in Jishui and lived in the Weishui River Basin. Through the war with Yan Di and Chiyou tribe, its power grew, and finally the Yellow Emperor gained the power to rule China. Therefore, their activities are mainly in the Central Plains, and the soil is yellow, so they are honored as the Yellow Emperor.

According to legend, the Yellow Emperor invented clothes and hats, taught people to build houses, made boats, boats, bows and arrows, and his wife Luo Zu invented sericulture. Its historian Cangjie made words, xi occupied Japan, and long yi occupied the moon, making calendars and beginning to produce astronomy and calendars. He can "take jade as a soldier" and mine the copper smelting tripod in Jingshan (now Lingbao, Henan Province) as a national symbol. After the tripod was tempered, Lapras, the Yellow Emperor, ascended to heaven, and his ministers dressed in clothes chased him to Qiao Shan. People had to bury his clothes, bows and arrows as graves, and his land is in the "Huangdi Mausoleum" in huangling county, Shaanxi Province today.

According to legend, the Yellow Emperor had 25 sons, among whom 14 had the surname of Ji, You, Qi, Ji, Knee, Aphid, Ren, Xun, Nuo, Gu, Xian and Yi, totaling 12. Xuantao was born to Lei Zu, Princess of the Yellow Emperor, and shared the surname of Ji with the Yellow Emperor. Xuantao has a son, Ji Jiao, and Ji Jiao has a son, Gao Xin. He is Di Ku, one of the Five Emperors.