In ancient times, the famous "Zhuolu Battle" broke out between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You. After this war, the great Chinese nation officially appeared. The Yellow Emperor, Yan Emperor, and Chi You were also called the "Three Patriarchs of China". Due to the age, the records and legends about the "War of Zhuolu" are full of mythology.
Interestingly, in the legend about the "Zhuolu Battle" between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You, "Chi You Riding a Panda in the Zhuolu Battle" has a very high reputation on the Internet, almost Bind with the giant panda. So how did the legend of "Chi You riding a panda in the Battle of Zhuolu" come about?
The giant panda has existed on the earth for more than 8 million years, and the history of natural contact with them by ancient people is actually very long. However, due to the limited knowledge of science and technology in ancient times, the ancient people's understanding of pandas was wrong and mythological, and they regarded pandas as strange animals with special powers.
In the records and legends about the "Battle of Zhuolu", tigers, leopards, bears, brave beasts and other beasts participated in the battle. Most scholars believe that Pai Xiu is today's giant panda, which directly connects giant pandas with the "Zhuolu Battle", but giant pandas are not connected to Chiyou.
Modern researchers have discovered that giant pandas do have the habit of occasionally chewing on metal objects. The ancients called giant pandas "iron-eaters" for this habit. Chi You was the first ancient ancestor who invented and used metal weapons on a large scale in Chinese legends. For this reason, Chi You was revered as a "soldier" by later generations.
So the "soldier" Chi You and the "Iron Eater" giant panda are linked because of metal, and as a result, the legend of "Chi You's Mount is an Iron Eater", that is, "Chi Youzai" Riding a panda during the Battle of Zhuolu."
