The “Three Huangs and Five Dis” is a composite of the emperors of ancient China.
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Three Huangs: usually referred to as the Sui Ren, Fu Xi, and Shen Nong.
Among them, Sui Ren was worshipped as the “Tian huang” and honored as the “Sui Huang”, who invented the drilling of wood for fire, putting an end to the history of ancient human beings who drank blood.
Fu Xi, also known as the “Ren Huang”, invented the net for catching fish, animals and birds, which solved the starvation of the first people and started the animal husbandry industry.
Shen Nong, generally referred to as Yan Di, also known as the “Di Huang”, tasted all kinds of herbs, developed the use of herbs to cure diseases, and invented slash-and-burn cultivation, teaching the people to reclaim the land to grow food crops.
The Five Dis: Generally considered to be Huang, Zhuan Xu, Di Ku, Yao and Shun.
Huang, the leader of the ancient Chinese tribal confederation, the first of the five emperors, is honored as “the first ancestor of humanity”.
Zhuan Xu, the grandson of the Huang, was the leader of the ancient tribal alliance.
Di Ku, surnamed Ji, was known as Jun. He scientifically explored the heavens and guided people to engage in agricultural and animal activities in accordance with the seasons.
Yao, also known as Tang Yao, was the son of Di Ku, who united his relatives, united his friends, conquered the four barbarians, and unified the Chinese races.
Shun, to whom Yao abdicated and who succeeded to the Tian Zi.
There are different accounts of the specific candidates for the ”Three Huangs and Five Dis“.
They are revered as the emperors of ancient China, representing the civilization and progress of that era.