Abstract:
The myth of Emperor Shandi's daughter Guyao is recorded in the Zhongci Qi Jing (Zhongci 7th Classics), which originally happened near Songshan Mountain in Henan Province. From the legendary Yao and Shun period to the early Spring and Autumn Period, the descendants of Emperor Yandi, such as Xu, Shen, Lv and Jiang Rong families ever lived in this area. The myth of the daughter of Emperor Xuanshan in Zhongci Shiyi Jing (Zhongci 11th Classics) is based on the spatial background of Nanyang area, where there are also historical traces of the descendants of Emperor Yandi, including Lv and Shen families. The Emperor's daughter of the two myths in Zhongshan Jing originally refers to the daughter of the Heavenly Emperor. In the historical evolution of these two myths, the Heavenly Emperor was replaced by the Emperor Yandi, and the Emperor's daughter became the daughter of the Emperor Yandi. The scholars who carried out this kind of transformation were those who were adjacent to the descendants of Emperor Yandi. The regional cultural factors played an important role in the evolution of the myth, and the myth archetype became the internal driving force.