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Shaohao (少昊) is credited by some as being one of the Five Emperors of ancient Chinese mythology. The Three August Ones and Five Emperors (Chinese: 三皇五帝; pinyin: sānhuáng wǔdì, Wade-Giles: san-huang wu-ti) were mythological rulers of China during the period from 2500 BC to 2205 BC, which is the time preceding the Xia dynasty. ... Mythology is the study of myths: stories of a particular culture that it believes to be true and that feature a specific religious or belief system. ...


The son of the Yellow Emperor Huang Di, Shaohao is the leader of the Yi people, where he shifted their capital to Shandong Qufu. Ruling for eighty-four years, he is succeeded by his nephew Zhuanxu. Yellow Emperor The Yellow Emperor or Huáng Dì (黄帝) is a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero who is said to be the ancestor of all Chinese. ... Shandong (Simplified Chinese: 山东; Traditional Chinese: 山東; pinyin: Shāndōng; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern Peoples Republic of China. ... Qufu (曲阜, pinyin Qūfù, Wade-Giles Chü1-fu4) is the name of a city in Shandong Province, China. ...


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