There is no mention of Xuanyuan Huangdi in Oracle Bone Inscriptions discovered by Shang Dynasty. Why did Zhou appear in later classics?

Xuanyuan Huangdi, who led the ancestors of the Chinese nation to "open up the world, work hard and forge ahead", opened the precedent of the splendid civilization of the Chinese nation, laid the foundation of the Chinese civilization, cultivated the humanistic spirit of the Chinese nation advocating civilization, and was known as the "ancestor of mankind".

First, from the nature, time and content of Oracle bone inscriptions, Oracle bone inscriptions are only a kind of Oracle bone inscriptions, and the content is mainly to ask good or ill luck. This kind of content is hard to have a character like the Yellow Emperor.

Moreover, it is not clear whether the emperor really existed or what the Yellow Emperor was called in Shang Dynasty. Even if there is one in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, it is hard to compare with it.

Secondly, as far as the circulation of ancient books and records is concerned, most of the ancient books and records we have seen in the Han Dynasty and before have undergone many overhauls and changes, and the original books and records are almost invisible. From this point of view, it is hard to say how the original classics called the Yellow Emperor, or whether they described the emperor.

There are many legendary figures, but there are many classics after the Han Dynasty, and few classics before the Han Dynasty. Therefore, even if there were related records of Xuanyuan Huangdi before the Han Dynasty, it was only a few words, not as full as the description after the Han Dynasty, or the complete character image of Xuanyuan Huangdi was probably an ancient hero created after the Han Dynasty.

Sacrificing and commemorating the Yellow Emperor has a long history. Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built a platform to offer sacrifices to the Yellow Emperor, the sacrifices of past dynasties have lasted for more than 2,000 years. Every time in Tomb-Sweeping Day, Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad gather in Huangling, Shaanxi Province, to seek their roots and worship their ancestors, and to pursue the future cautiously. Huangdi Mausoleum left a rich cultural heritage of sacrifice.

This cultural heritage is not only reflected in institutionalized festivals and folk ceremonies, but also in tens of thousands of ancient cypresses on Qiaoshan Mountain where the Huangdi Mausoleum is located. It is manifested in the existing 46 inscriptions on sacrificial ceremonies, 2 inscriptions on the protection of tombs and temples in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and various inscriptions on the monuments of the return of Hong Kong and Macao in modern times.