<h2 class="article__h2" dir="ltr"><a href="https://" class="article__link"><span>Who was the Yellow Emperor of China?</span></a></h2><p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><span>The&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="article__textBold">Yellow Emperor</strong></b><span>&nbsp;was one of the five ancient Chinese emperors who helped to shape Chinese mythology, history, and identity. He was also known as&nbsp;</span><b><strong class="article__textBold">Xuanyuan Huangdi</strong></b><span>. The name Huangdi comes from the Chinese root&nbsp;</span><i><em class="article__textItalic">Huang</em></i><span>&nbsp;which can mean both "radiant" and "yellow." This associated the emperor with the sun. While he is generally regarded as a purely mythological figure by scholars outside of China, within China Huangdi is often recognized as the founder from who all Chinese people descend and the bringer of civilization.</span></p><p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><span>Painting of the Yellow Emperor, Huangdi</span></p><p class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr"><img src="https://study.com/cimages/multimages/16/yellow_emperor7624915033822837434.jpg" alt="Painting of the Yellow Emperor in regal clothing and headdress"></p>
