2002•Journal of Nanchang UniversityRequires access

Textual Research on Yan Emperor

Wang Shui-gen

Abstract

In recent years,Yan-Huang cultural craze has come into being.What on earth was Emperor Yan,one of Chinese first ancestor?Was he a person,the God or others?People gradually know that it is a cultural phenomenon to various legends of Emperor Yan through textual research,archaeology and latest research results.The emperor's Yan culture is Yangtze River Civilization in essence.The view,which exists in academic field for along time (Yellow) River Civilization (Emperor Huang) or the Doctrine of Civilization in Central Plain.But now we should change it into Huang River,a cradle of Chinese civilization and Yangtze River,also a cradle of Chinese civilization.The ancient ancestors of two rivers'valleys created cooperatively Yan-Huang culture.

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Key concepts: Emperor, Civilization, Yangtze river, Ancestor, Ancient history, History, Chinese culture, China