On the Legend of Yan Emperor Shen Nong and Han Dynasty Portrait

Yan Emperor Nong is the great person in ancient Chinese legends and the founder of primitive agriculture,and he invents the earliest medicine,which makes the important contribution from ancient fishing and hunting ear to farming era;therefore,he is admired by ancient people and is viewed as one of the three emperors.The later generations praise Yan emperor Nong having eight achievements,and taking him and Yellow Emperor as Yan Huang which is the common ancestor of Han Chinese.In Han dynasty,there are the activities of sacrificing Yan Emperor Nong with the specialized place for the sacrifices,such as Shen Nong She and so on.There are descriptions of Yan Emperor Nong in the portraits of Han Dynasty.Although they have rich sense of myths and legends,they describe people's admiration of Yan Emperor Nong vivid.The commemorative activities in modern society to Yan Emperor Nong inherit the excellent tradition since Han dynasty and combine the roots and the Chinese rejuvenation together,which is good to enhance the cohesive force of Chinese nation.At the same time,it also make widely known of influence of Chinese,so it has great importance.