Shennong; Divine Farmer; progenitor of agriculture and medicine
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Shennong (Divine Farmer), legendary figure in ancient China who taught agriculture and invented medicine
Also known as the Yan Emperor (炎帝). Traditionally considered one of the Three Sovereigns (三皇) and revered as the ancestor of agriculture and herbal medicine.
Shén神
nóng农
cháng尝
bǎi百
cǎo草
de的
gù故
shi事
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
jiā家
yù喻
hù户
xiǎo晓
。
The story of Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs is well-known in every household in China.
Xiāng相
chuán传
Shén神
nóng农
jiào教
mín民
gēng耕
zhòng种
，
bèi被
zūn尊
wéi为
nóng农
yè业
de的
shǐ始
zǔ祖
。
Legend has it that Shennong taught people to farm and is revered as the progenitor of agriculture.
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《
Shén神
nóng农
běn本
cǎo草
jīng经
》
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
xiàn现
cún存
zuì最
zǎo早
de的
yào药
wù物
xué学
zhuān专
zhù著
。
Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica is the earliest extant pharmacological monograph in China.