Chinese Folktale: Hou Ji, God of Agriculture
Preface: Hou Ji, a descendant of the Huang Di and the founder of the Zhou Dynasty, with the surname Ji…
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Hou Ji, a descendant of the Huang Di and the founder of the Zhou Dynasty, with the surname Ji and the name Abraham, was honoured as the King of Jik, the God of Agriculture, the God of Tilling and the God of Grain, the originator of farming and the God of the five grains. Houji was the first to establish grain reserves and the field drains method, released grain to save the people from hunger, and gave the people seeds, and was considered one of the three princes Yu relied on the most.
Preface: Hou Ji, a descendant of the Huang Di and the founder of the Zhou Dynasty, with the surname Ji…