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What contribution did Emperor Yan make to the Chinese nation?
Yandi, Shennong, is one of the ancestors of the Chinese nation, also known as Chi Di and Shanshi Lie. Born in Lishan about 4000 years ago (now Lishan in Sui County, Hubei Province). He formed an alliance with the Yellow Emperor, gradually formed the Chinese nation, and gave birth to today's descendants of the Yellow Emperor.

Emperor Yan made great contributions to the survival, reproduction and development of the Chinese nation.

First of all, making crops and growing grains laid the foundation for agriculture and industry. The use of Lei Lei and the planting of five grains have solved the great event that food is the most important thing for the people, promoted the development of agricultural production, and created conditions for the transformation of human beings from primitive nomadic life to farming civilization.

Second, establish the market and open the market for the first time. According to Zhouyi? According to quotations, Shennong "takes Japan and China as the city, takes the people of the world, gathers the wealth of the world, and retreats from business, each with its own place". The market invented by Shennong, which takes Japan and China as markets and barters things, is the origin and cornerstone of China's monetary and commercial development.

Third, treat hemp as cloth and people wear clothes. Primitive man had no clothes, but covered himself with leaves and animal skins. It was only after Sang Ma of Shennong made cloth and silk that people got clothes, which was a great progress from an ignorant society to a civilized society.

Fourth, do banjo to entertain people. According to "Shiben? In the next chapter, Shennong invented a musical instrument. He cut tung trees into pianos and weaved silk into strings. This kind of piano was later called Shennong Qin. Shennong Qin is "three feet, six inches and six minutes long, with five strings of Yue, Gong, Shang, Jiao, Zheng and Yu". The sound made by this kind of piano can show the virtue of heaven and earth, the harmony of Shennong and entertain people.

Fifth, cut wood into bows and dominate the world. Shennong created bows and arrows, which effectively stopped the attack of wild animals, effectively attacked the invasion of foreign tribes, and defended people's life safety and labor achievements.

Six, making pottery, improving life. Before pottery was invented, people could only barbecue food with fire. With pottery, people can cook food, store things, make wine and disinfect. The use of pottery has improved the living conditions of human beings and had a far-reaching impact on human food hygiene and medical development.

In order to encourage people to live regularly and plant crops according to seasons, Yandi Shennong also made calendars and stars to divide day and night into the sun and the moon, with the month as the 30th day and 1 1 month as the winter solstice.

Emperor Yan is very good at managing tribes and the world. He doesn't expect his report, nor is he greedy for the wealth of the world, which is shared by all. Wisdom is more valuable to people and respected by the world. He serves people with virtue, does not reward diligence, does not punish good and evil, does not complain about wealth, does not restrain obedience, is strong and does not kill, is thrifty and is respected.

Emperor Yan was also the ancestor of education in China. He taught people to use tools, sow grain, teach medicine, teach people to make pottery and painting, teach people to bow and arrow, hunt animals, keep fit, teach people piano, teach people music and dance, and teach people wisdom and virtue. It can be seen that during the Yan Emperor's period, moral, intellectual and physical beauty was fully valued and developed.

Emperor Yan made great contributions to the development of mankind. The spirit of Yan Di is, first of all, entrepreneurial spirit, dedication spirit, pioneering spirit, indomitable and enterprising spirit. The spirit of Emperor Yan enabled Chinese descendants to get rid of ignorance and barbarism and pursue advanced civilization in the struggle with nature and society. This spirit has enabled the Chinese nation to achieve a high degree of unity and unity.

As for the birthplace of Emperor Yan, there is no conclusion yet. Emperor Yan is actually a deified figure, which represents the concentrated expression of the collective wisdom of ancient human beings in transforming nature in their struggle with nature. Today, "Emperor Yan" and "Yellow Emperor", as symbols of China's 5,000-year history of civilization, are recorded in the history of world civilization, and China people are also called "descendants of the Chinese people".