Useful for understanding China
Lei Zu, one of the legendary figures in Chinese prehistory, was the wife of Emperor Xuan Yuan Huang Di. Lei Zu invented the techniques of sericulture, reeling and silk weaving, which gave a strong impetus to the development of ancient Chinese civilization, and is honored as the humanistic female ancestor of the founders of ancient Chinese civilization.
I. Profile The Yellow Emperor, surnamed Gongsun and named Xuanyuan, was the legendary ruler of Youxiong Kingdom (present-day Xinzheng, Henan Province). Ancient texts describe him as divinely born with speaking…