Friday, February 23, 2024

3 Huangdi


A1.2

The Yellow Emperor went east, all the way to the sea, he climbed the Mountain Wanshan and also the Mountain Daizong. And to the west, he went far to the Mountain Kongtong, and climbed the Peak Jitou, the Chicken Head. As far as to the south, he went to the Yangtze River and climbed the Mountains Xiong and Xiang. And in the north, he chased away the northern barbaric tribe Hunyu, and had a princes gathering at the Mountain Fusan, and also built a city on the plains by the foothills of the Mountain Zhuolu. He migrated from here to there, ever without any permanent residence, and the division soldiers were used as camp guards. The official positions were all named after the clouds, Yun, so there were Yun divisions. He set up great supervisors, the Dajians, one left and one right, to supervise all states. All states were in harmony. And many gods and goddess, of mountains and rivers among many other things, had been enshrined in the ceremony named Fengchan, the worships of heaven and earth. The tripod Baoding was obtained and the calendar was made according to the sun. Fenghou, Limu, Changxian, and Dahong were made as governors of the people. He systematically sorted all things out, the records of heaven and earth, the divination of dark and bright, the theory of life and death, and the survival difficulties of the beings. According to the season, the crops were sown. Birds, beasts, insects, and moths were domesticated. And the good name of the Emperor was wide spreading, among the sun, the moon, the stars, the water, the earth, the stone, the gold, and the jade. He kept working hard, heart, body, ears, and eyes. And he kept staying thrifty, with water, fire, materials, and all other things. He had showed the auspicious virtue of the earth, so he was called Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor.


东至于海,登丸山,及岱宗。西至于空桐,登鸡头。南至于江,登熊、湘。北逐荤粥,合符釜山,而邑于涿鹿之阿。迁徙往来无常处,以师兵为营卫。官名皆以云命,为云师。置左右大监,监于万国。万国和,而鬼神山川封禅与为多焉。获宝鼎,迎日推筴。举风后、力牧、常先、大鸿以治民。顺天地之纪,幽明之占,死生之说,存亡之难。时播百谷草木,淳化鸟兽虫蛾,旁罗日月星辰水波土石金玉,劳勤心力耳目,节用水火材物。有土德之瑞,故号黄帝。


Thursday, February 22, 2024

2 The Son of Shaodian


A1.1 

The Yellow Emperor was the son of Shaodian. His surname was Gongsun and his given name was Xuanyuan. He was born a miracle,  started talking when still a baby, he was quick at learning in the childhood, and honest and clever when grown, and he was mature and intelligent. During the Xuanyuan period, the Shennong clan declined. The princes invaded and attacked among each other, tyrannizing the people, but Shennong was unable to conquer them. So Xuanyuan got accustomed to the weaponry and conquered those who contributed no offerings, then the princes all came to follow him. And at that time, Chiyou was the most violent one and could not be defeated. Yandi, the Flame Emperor, from the Shengnong clan, intended to invade and ravage the princes, resulted in all the princes came to follow Xuanyuan. Xuanyuan cultivated virtues and mobilized troops, studied five elememts of the seasons around the years, cultivated five kinds of crops, comforted all the people, and conquered in four directions. He trained wild animals, the ones similar to bears, lions, and tigers, to fight the Flame Emperor in the great wilderness of Banquan. After three battles, his ambition was achieved. Chiyou was a troublemaker obeying no orders from the Emperor. So the Yellow Emperor conscripted the princes, fought Chiyou in the great wilderness of Zhuolu, caputured and then killed Chiyou. And all the princes respected Xuanyuan as their emperor, in replacement of the Shennong clan, so there was Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor. If there was any disobedience in the world, Huangdi would conquer and had it removed and then created peace. Passing through mountains and building roads, he never had any rest.


司马迁·史记卷一·五帝本纪第一

黄帝者,少典之子,姓公孙,名曰轩辕。生而神灵,弱而能言,幼而徇齐,长而敦敏,成而聪明。轩辕之时,神农氏世衰。诸侯相侵伐,暴虐百姓,而神农氏弗能征。于是轩辕乃习用干戈,以征不享,诸侯咸来宾从。而蚩尤最为暴,莫能伐。炎帝欲侵陵诸侯,诸侯咸归轩辕。轩辕乃修德振兵,治五气,蓺五种,抚万民,度四方,教熊罴貔貅貙虎,以与炎帝战于阪泉之野。三战,然后得其志。蚩尤作乱,不用帝命。于是黄帝乃徵师诸侯,与蚩尤战于涿鹿之野,遂禽杀蚩尤。而诸侯咸尊轩辕为天子,代神农氏,是为黄帝。天下有不顺者,黄帝从而征之,平者去之,披山通道,未尝宁居。


1 The Complete A to Z List

The Twenty-Six Histories of China 二十六史

A. Sima Qian: Historical Records 司马迁:史记  

B. Book of Han 汉书

C. Book of the Later Han 后汉书 

D. Records of the Three Kingdoms 三国志

E. Book of Jin 晋书

F. Book of Song 宋书

G. Book of the Southern Qi 南齐书

H. Book of Liang 梁书

I. Book of Chen 陈书

J. Book of Wei 魏书

K. Book of the Northern Qi 北齐书

L. Book of Zhou 周书

M. History of the Southern Dynasties 南史

N. History of the Northern Dynasties 北史

O. Book of Sui 隋书

P. Old Book of Tang 旧唐书

Q. New Book of Tang 新唐书 

R. Old History of the Five Dynasties 旧五代史

S. New History of the Five Dynasties 新五代史

T. History of Song 宋史

U. History of Liao 辽史

V. History of Jin 金史

W. History of Yuan 元史

X. New History of Yuan 新元史

Y. History of Ming 明史

Z. Draft History of Qing 清史稿



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