The first ancestor of the Zhou Clan, Houji, taught the people to cultivate, and the later world honored as a "god"

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Houji, surnamed Ji, was born in Jishan, and was revered as King Ji (also God of Ji), God of Agriculture, and Farming God, God of Valley.

During Yao and Shun, Hou Ji was the god of Sinong. He was the first to establish a grain reserve and quǎn (quǎn) mu method, release grain to relieve hunger, and give seeds to the people. He is considered to be one of the three most relied upon by Yu.

"Historical Records · Zhou Benji" contains: Tai's daughter Jiang Lai was born and abandoned after stepping on the footprints of giants. Hou Ji was the eldest son of Emperor Huangdi's great-great-great-grandson and diyu's concubine. Hou Ji's mother was named Jiang Chang, the imperial concubine Yuan.

Houji was abandoned by his parents when he was young. "The Book of Songs·Daya·Shengmin" describes that Hou Ji survived in the footsteps of God, and was later promoted by Tang Yao. Tang Yao named Huji Yuyoutai (now southwest of Wugong County, Shaanxi Province, China).

Introduction to Houji

Real name: Ji Qi

Alias: Houji

Age: Early patrilineal society

Ethnic group: Huaxia Mountain Birthplace: Huaxia Mountain

(Now Jishan County, Shanxi)

Main achievements: assisting Dayu, teaching people to harvest crops, tree art and five grains

Honorary titles: God of Agriculture, God of Valley, God of Ji

_p Hou Ji was the great-great-great-grandson of the Yellow Emperor and the eldest son of the Emperor's concubine. Hou Ji's mother was named Jiang Chang, the imperial concubine Yuan.

Legend has it that Jiang Chang was playing in the countryside one day, and he encountered a giant's footprints, whose size was far larger than ordinary people. He was shocked and questioned. Suddenly, he felt a warm current rushing through the acupuncture points of his body. And comfortable, and inexplicably produce a strong desire to step on this big footprint.

She put her feet on the thumbs of the giant's footprints, and she felt a slight movement in her abdomen, like a fetus.

Jiang Weisheng Hou Ji

She was surprised and scared,But there was no way. After October, he gave birth to a son. Jiang Chang thought his son was a demon, so he threw him into the alley; but a series of strange phenomena happened.

At first, the cows and horses passing by in the alley consciously avoided and never stepped on the baby.

Later, Jiang Chang sent someone to throw him into the forest, but it happened that there were too many people in the mountains.

Finally, the baby was thrown onto the river ice, and suddenly a big bird flew up and covered the baby with its plump wings to prevent the baby from freezing.

After Jiang Chang learned about it, he thought it was God's instruction, and took the baby back to be carefully raised. Because he was originally going to abandon him; so he was named "Qi".

Hou Ji statue

elder

Great grandfather: Huangdi

Great-grandfather: Xuanxiao

Grandfather: Emperor Xin

Birth mother: Jiang Yan (daughter of Tai family, imperial concubine)

Aunt: Jian Di, Qingdu, Changyi

brother

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_p3 Zhizhi : Ji's half-eldest brother, born to Changyi, reigned for 9 years and was abolished.

Deed: Houji's half-brother, born to Jian Di, ancestor of the Shang Dynasty.

Yao: Hou Ji's half-brother, Emperor Yao, named Fangxun, born in Qingdu, son-in-law of Hou Zen.

Tai Xi: Houji's mother and brother.

sister

Chang'e: Born by Chang Yi. Married to Houyi, the archer during the Tang Yao period, it is said that he ran to the moon with immortal medicine and ascended to Guanghan Palace.

Zhou clan belongs to the Ji clan,Originated in Guanlong area, the father and matriarch are descended from the Xiong family of Huangdi and descendant of the Tai family from Yandi. The ancestors of Zhou people recorded in "Historical Records" and other documents were Hou Ji, the son of Emperor Huangdi's great-grandson Diku and Yuan concubine Jiang Yan.

King Wu defeated Zhou and the Zhou Dynasty was established. When Emperor Zhou was appointed princes, 53 of them were surnamed Ji. Most of the princes’ surnames were the surnames of the land they were granted, and the surnames were unified, so that the surnames such as Ji, Zhou, Wu, Guo, Lu, Tang, Wei, and Han appeared. These surnames were mostly descendants of the Zhou clan.

Zhou Clan

"The Book of Songs·Daya·Shengmin" said that when Houji was a child, he liked to plant hemp and sunn. After adulthood, there is a suitable place to grow grains and cultivate crops.

Houji cultivated by the people

Houji was good at planting various food crops. He was a farmer in the Yao and Shun era and taught the people to cultivate. He is considered to be the one who started planting rice and wheat.

Houji has made a great contribution to China's agricultural development. Later generations have a variety of forms to commemorate Houji, such as Jiaojiatai, Wugong Town Hetanhui, Houjijiaojiayuan, Houji Temple, Houji Award.

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