Xinzheng
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Xinzheng is a county-level city of Henan Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou, the provincial capital. The city has a population of 600,000 people
Pagoda in Xinzheng with Soviet architecture in the background
Yellow Emperor Celebrations on the streets of Henan
Huangdi Statue on Renmin Lu, Xinzheng
Aerial View of Zhengzhou Xinzheng Airport
Yellow Emperor
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The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch or Huangdi, was a legendary Chinese sovereign and culture hero included among the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. He is revered as a
Xinzheng
…one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation. More than 8000 years ago, Neolithic people of Peiligang culture lived in the vicinity. The legendary Yellow Emperor was said to have been born in Xinzheng 5000 years ago. During the Zhou dynasty it was the capital of the state of Zheng and later, the state of Han…
The Yellow Emperor as depicted in Wu Family Shrines in Jiaxiang, Shandong, from the mid 2nd century AD. The inscription reads: "The Yellow Emperor created and changed a great many things; he invented weapons and the well-field system; he devised upper and lower garments, and established palaces and houses."
As depicted by Gan Bozong, woodcut print, Tang dynasty (618–907)
Xuanyuan Temple in the birthplace of Huangdi in Xinzheng, Zhengzhou, Henan
The eagle-faced Thunder God (雷神 Léishén) in a 1923 drawing, punisher of those who go against the order of Heaven