WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Yellow Emperor, Huang Di, is supposed to have founded China in approximately 4000 B.C.E. There is no archaeological evidence to support that claim however, leaving Huang Di obscured through the veil of history and Chinese mythology as a part-real, part-legendary figure.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is said that all Chinese people have a common ancestor: Xuanyuan Huangdi, or the “Yellow Emperor.” The first ruler of lands that would later become China, his reign began in 2697 B.C.E. when he united the tribes of the Yellow River plain under a single government.

Detailed explanation-3: -Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) is the earliest and most important written work of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It was compiled over 2, 200 years ago during the Warring States period (475-221 BC) and is regarded as the fundamental and most representative medical text.

Detailed explanation-4: -“According to Chinese legend, the emperor Shen Nung (circa 2700 BC; also known as Chen Nung) [considered the Father of Chinese medicine] discovered marijuana’s healing properties as well as those of two other mainstays of Chinese herbal medicine, ginseng and ephedra.”

Detailed explanation-5: -The legendary Three Emperors (Yao, Shun, and Yu) all ruled by virtue.