Youchao
Legendary Chinese emperor, invnetor of buildings.
Youchao 有巢 | |
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Art of Youchao | |
Reign | 200 years |
Born | Chaohu, Anhui |
Issue | Suiren |
Father | Pangu |
Youchao (Chinese: 有巢, lit. "Nest-Owner") is the inventor of houses and buildings, according to China's ancient mythology.[1][2] He is said to have been one of The Three August Ones in ancient China. He is an obscure figure, also known as Da Chao (大巢).[3] Tradition holds that he ruled over China for 200 years form years 3162–2962 BC .[citation needed] According to Han Feizi, people could avoid harm from animals with the help of buildings made from wood, which was taught by Youchao.[4]
There is the legend of the Four Clans (四氏), who took part in creating the world. The four members are Youchao, Suiren, Fuxi, and Shennong.[5]
References
Citations
- ^ Youchao Building Tree Houses
- ^ Shuyang Su: A Reader on China. Steven Wallech, Craig Hendricks, Anne Lynne Negus, Peter Wan, Touraj Daryaee: World History, A Concise Thematic Analysis: a Concise Thematic Analysis.
- ^ Deming An, Handbook of Chinese Mythology
- ^ Han Feizi ,chapter 42, "five moths(五蠹)"
- ^ 王恆偉. (2005) (2006) 中國歷史講堂 #1 遠古至春秋. 中華書局. ISBN 962-8885-24-3. pp. 4–7.
Sources
- Christie, Anthony (1968). Chinese Mythology. Feltham: Hamlyn Publishing. ISBN 0600006379
- Hawkes, David, translator and introduction (2011 [1985]). Qu Yuan et al., The Songs of the South: An Ancient Chinese Anthology of Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-044375-2
- Yang, Lihui and Deming An, with Jessica Anderson Turner (2005). Handbook of Chinese Mythology. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-533263-6
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