Huang Ti

[ hwahng dee ]

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noun

The Chinese Emperor Huang Ti was called the Yellow Emperor because he clothed himself all in yellow to worship the sun.

He also sold a girl to the prince to be his wife, and the son of this marriage was to be the famous and notorious Shih Huang-ti.

The Shih Huang Ti was not revered by succeeding ages for the great mission which he performed.

They effected a compromise between the past and the governmental, military, and political system created by the Shih Huang Ti.

It was by this means, he added, that the Emperor Huang Ti obtained his knowledge of alchemy, which enabled him to make gold.

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