Where is the Yellow Emperor buried?
The Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, called Qiaoling in ancient times, is a place where emperors and celebrities sacrificed to the Yellow Emperor. The earliest sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor in history began in the third year of Qin Linggong (422 BC), and Qin Linggong "served as Wuyang to worship the Yellow Emperor". Since the first year of Yuanfeng (1 10 years ago), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty personally led180,000 troops to offer sacrifices to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, Qiao Shan has been the place where national festivals have been held in past dynasties, and various cultural relics from the Han Dynasty to the present have been preserved. The cypress planted by the Yellow Emperor in front of the mausoleum was more than 5,000 years ago, and it is said that it was planted by the Yellow Emperor himself.
Qiao Shan, where the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor is located, is located one kilometer north of Huangling County, Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province, and is the eastward extension of Ziwuling. Ziwuling runs from north to south, with sons in the north and Wu in the south, so it is called Ziwuling. Qiaoshan Mountain, with a total area of 566.7 hectares, is magnificent and surrounded by meandering water on three sides. There are dense trees on the mountain, covering an area of 89. 1 hectare, including more than 8 1600 plants, of which more than 30,000 plants are over 1,000 years old. It is the oldest, largest and most well-preserved species of cypress in China.
1July, 992 1 1 People's Daily said that the geomantic axis of Huangdi Mausoleum is from the main ridge of Qiao Shan to Huangdi Mausoleum, which forms a line with the peak of Mount Yintai. All kinds of buildings in Huangdi Mausoleum are built on this axis, and the direction of the tomb is just on this line. This line runs from the northwest to the southeast, that is to say, the mausoleum of Huangdi Mausoleum is located in the north, south or west, which is different from that of later emperors, that is, the basic form of China geography is "the sky is northwest, but the land is dissatisfied with the southeast".
Legend of the mausoleum:
Legend has it that when the Yellow Emperor Lapras ascended to heaven, his subjects couldn't stop him, so that he dragged down his skirt, boots and sword. To commemorate the Yellow Emperor, the subjects buried all these relics at the top of Qiao Shan, which became the cenotaph of the Yellow Emperor. Since then, many people have come to pay homage every day. When the Yellow Emperor ascended to heaven in Lapras and flew over the bridge country, he deliberately stopped the dragon in order to have another look at the cypress he planted. When he left, he threw down the dried meat slices given to him by the masses and landed on the cypress he planted.
Legend has it that the 24 pimples on the trunk of cypress planted by the Yellow Emperor were changed by the pieces of meat thrown by the Yellow Emperor at that time. There were no trees at the top of the bridge at that time, but they were bare. The food offered by people in front of the Huangdi Mausoleum is often eaten up by birds and animals. Seeing this situation. The people are very upset. An old man named Qingshan planted many trees around the Mausoleum of Huangdi, trying to cover the Mausoleum with leaves. Old people in Qingshan dig pits and plant trees all day, and they are very busy.
After a long time, it was discovered by Xuan Nv in nine days. When she returned to the Heavenly Palace, she told the Jade Emperor about it. The Jade Emperor said that the old man in Qingshan threw himself into the Yellow Emperor and ordered the mysterious woman to scatter the cypress seeds collected by the Queen Mother all the year round on Qiaoshan for nine days. The next spring, the whole bridge grew green cypress seedlings. Cooper in Qiaoshan Mountain has been protected for generations. During the reign of Kangxi, a county magistrate wanted to know how many coopers there were in Qiao Shan. After 7749 days of census, the result was unclear, so he had to give up.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Huangdi Mausoleum.