Legend has it that the mausoleum of Yellow Emperor is that of Xuanyuan, founder of the Chinese nation. The mausoleum stands at the top of Mt. Qiaoshan, north of the Huangling County seat. Huang Di (Yellow Emperor) was a great tribal chief at the time towards the end of primitive society in China. He was honored as the ancestor who had initiated Chinese civilization. The burial ground is about four square kilometers. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is covered with lush forest. The south-facing mausoleum is four meters high and 50 meters in circumference. About 40 meters in front of the tomb is a twenty-meter-high platform with a stele on one side, on which is inscribed ”Han Wu Xian Tai”(Han Wu Praying Platform). At the foot of the mountain stands a temple known as Xuanyuan Temple, where there are still some structures, ancient cypresses and stone steles.
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