Yan Huang Zi Sun (炎黃子孫)

Yan Huang Zi Sun (炎黃子孫)

Alternative Names (異名):
炎黃子孫, Yan Huang Zi Sun, Descendants of Yan & Yellow Emperors

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Descendants of Yan & Yellow Emperors or Yan Huang Zi Sun (Chinese: 炎黃子孫) is an ancient Chinese term to refer to the Han Chinese and certain groups of minorities.

Yan emperor and Yellow emperor are both the ancestors of the Huaxia people. Legend has it that both of them came from a same clan but later due to certain reasons they became enemies and fought each other. Eventually, Yellow emperor defeated the Yan emperor and the two peoples gradually assimilated each other's culture and became known as the Huaxia people. Centuries later, the Huaxia developed into the Han Chinese, which is the majority Chinese today. Both Yan and Yellow emperors are known as the founders of the Chinese civilization.

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History of China | Chinese mythology

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