Communist Party Isn’t Descended from Yan and Huang—Yellow Emperor Worship Is Just a Show

Caption: The CCP is the eastern branch of the Comintern. (Dajiyuan illustration)

[People News] According to the "Henan Daily," on April 19, the third day of the third month in the lunar calendar, a grand ceremony to pay homage to the ancestors at the Yellow Emperor's hometown in Xinzheng took place. Attendees included Zhang Qingwei, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Jiang Zuojun, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the Central Committee of the Zhigong Party, Liu Ning, Secretary of the Henan Provincial Party Committee, Wang Kai, Governor of Henan Province, and Kong Changsheng, Chairman of the Henan Provincial Political Consultative Conference.

The report states that before the ceremony officially began, Zhang Qingwei and Jiang Zuojun unveiled a statue of the Yellow Emperor, followed by a speech from Wang Kai. In his address, he expressed loyalty to Xi Jinping, with most of his remarks consisting of party platitudes and empty rhetoric that had little relevance to the worship of the Yellow Emperor. Despite the lively atmosphere of the ceremony, which included Liu Ning pretending to ascend the ancestral worship platform to read the ancestral worship text, it could not hide one undeniable fact: the Communist Party is not the descendants of Yan and Huang!

Chinese people often refer to themselves as the "descendants of Yan and Huang." What does this signify? Here, "Yan and Huang" refers to the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor. The "Records of the Grand Historian" recounts that nearly five thousand years ago, the Yellow Emperor assisted the Yan Emperor in defeating Chiyou and subsequently became the ruler of the world. The Yellow Emperor was called so because he exhibited auspicious signs associated with the earth element, which is represented by the colour yellow. The term "Son of Heaven" signifies a beloved child of heaven, tasked with carrying out heavenly principles in the human realm. Thus, the Yellow Emperor is recognised as the first emperor in Chinese history to unify the Huaxia people.

Subsequently, the Yan and Huang tribes merged into the Huaxia nation under the leadership of the Yellow Emperor, leading the Chinese nation to claim descent from the 'Yellow Emperor.' This merging of the Yan and Huang tribes also gives rise to the term 'descendants of Yan and Huang.'

During the era of the Yellow Emperor, he established a system of officials, created laws, recommended virtuous individuals, and conducted sacrifices to heaven, governing the world through virtue. The titles of the positions he appointed were named after clouds, and the military was referred to as the 'Cloud Army.' He appointed left and right Grand Supervisors to oversee the various tribes and frequently performed sacrifices to deities and mountains, more than anyone else in history. He also employed wise ministers like Feng Hou to manage the populace.

Moreover, the Yellow Emperor adhered to the natural laws of heaven and earth and the four seasons, speculated on the changes of yin and yang, explained the principles of life and death, and discussed the reasons for existence and extinction. He sowed various grains and plants according to the seasons, domesticated birds, beasts, silkworms, and insects, and used water, fire, wood, and other resources judiciously. He commanded his subjects to build houses, cultivate five grains, create clothing, and construct boats and vehicles. During the Yellow Emperor's time, numerous inventions emerged, including writing, medicine, mathematics, calendars, musical instruments, pottery, and sericulture. Legend has it that Cangjie invented characters, and the south-pointing cart was created by the Yellow Emperor. Thus, later generations believe that Chinese civilisation was established during the Yellow Emperor's era.

Thanks to the virtuous governance of the Yellow Emperor, nations enjoyed stability, and the common people lived prosperous lives. According to the 'Records of the Grand Historian,' during the one hundred years of the Yellow Emperor's reign, there were no thefts in China, people lived in humility and harmony, the weather was favourable, and harvests were abundant year after year. Even tigers and leopards posed no threat to people, and birds, beasts, insects, and moths were influenced by his teachings, creating a 'paradise on earth' and a model of prosperity. Consequently, later generations honour Xuanyuan Huangdi as the 'ancestor of culture.'

While governing the world, the Yellow Emperor also dedicated himself to self-cultivation. Eventually, he ascended to the heavens, achieving complete success. Grateful people buried the clothes left by the Yellow Emperor at the foot of Qiaoshan Mountain, which is now known as the Huangdi Yiguan Tomb in Huangling County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province.

According to an article by Epoch Times columnist Lin Hui, the activities honouring the Yellow Emperor have continued uninterrupted for thousands of years. From the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties through the Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, the government consistently honoured him as the ancestor of the Chinese nation, except during certain periods when he was worshipped as both a 'heavenly deity' and 'emperor.' Particularly during the Qingming and Chongyang festivals, the number of visitors to the Yellow Emperor's tomb for worship was especially high. For example, during the Ming Dynasty, there were 14 recorded official worship ceremonies, while the Qing Dynasty saw as many as 30.

In the early Republic of China, after Sun Yat-sen assumed the role of provisional president, he personally composed a sacrificial text and dispatched representatives to the Yellow Emperor's tomb for worship. However, due to the conflicts among warlords and political instability, it wasn't until the Qingming Festival in 1935 that the National Government held a second public ceremony, which also included the public worship of the Zhou and Mao tombs, aimed at 'awakening the people, remembering our Han ancestors, and promoting our national spirit.'

On December 12, 1936, following the Xi'an Incident, the Communist Party, under pressure from Stalin in the Soviet Union and various domestic factions, had to compromise on its initial plan to eliminate Chiang Kai-shek, allowing him to return to Nanjing and persuading him to agree to cooperate in the war against Japan. In this context, in March 1937, during negotiations in Hangzhou, Zhou Enlai proposed that the Kuomintang and the Communist Party jointly honour the Yellow Emperor at his tomb, to which Chiang Kai-shek agreed. Prior to this, the Communist Party had never considered worshipping the Yellow Emperor after arriving in Shaanxi.

On the morning of April 5, 1937, at 7 AM, the Kuomintang (KMT) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) held a national tomb-sweeping ceremony in Huangling to honour the Yellow Emperor. Representatives from the KMT and the Nanjing National Government served as the main officiants, while the CPC representatives participated as accompanying officiants. The public officiants from both sides delivered their respective eulogies. At that time, Mao Zedong (Mao) and the CPC openly acknowledged their lineage as descendants of the Yellow Emperor and celebrated his significant contributions.

Following this, the KMT and CPC jointly commemorated the Yellow Emperor again in 1938 and 1939. In the winter of 1942, Chiang Kai-shek inscribed the words 'Huangdi Ling' (Yellow Emperor's Tomb) on a stone tablet, which was placed at the site. From 1935 to 1947, the National Government consistently sent representatives to the Huangdi Ling in Shaanxi every year during the Qingming Festival to pay tribute to the Yellow Emperor without fail.

The CPC's act of honouring the Yellow Emperor, despite its Marxist-Leninist beliefs, can be interpreted in two ways: either the CPC does not genuinely adhere to atheistic Marxism-Leninism, or if it does, its engagement in ancestor worship indicates a deliberate attempt to mislead the populace. The actions of the CPC after 1949 suggest that the latter interpretation reflects their true intentions.

After 1949, the KMT also continued its activities related to the worship of the Yellow Emperor. During the regular spring and autumn sacrifices, as well as the 'Remote Sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor' ceremony held in Taipei, the initial, secondary, and final offerings were all performed without omission.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which seized power, has shown its true nature. In 1956, the CCP removed the three characters 'Huangdi Ling' that had been inscribed by Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi), replacing them with three characters written by the CCP's favoured writer, Guo Moruo, in 1963. Following the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, the campaign to 'Destroy the Four Olds' swept across the nation, leading to the destruction of countless cultural relics and historical sites, including the Huangdi Ling. Aside from the ancient trees, the buildings were almost entirely demolished by the Red Guards, resulting in permanent damage to the site. The current Huangdi Ling was reconstructed after 1992. While it may appear more impressive, the historical and cultural significance it once held has greatly diminished.

The Yandi Ling in Hunan similarly faced destruction; its main hall and surrounding structures were ruined, the tomb was blown open, and all items of historical significance were looted, leaving the burial mound flattened. Additionally, the Shun Emperor's tomb in Yuncheng, Shanxi, was also destroyed, with loudspeakers placed on the burial mound. Many stone tablets at the Cangjie Temple were damaged, and the tomb was excavated...

The destruction of the ancestral tombs of the Chinese cultural forefathers, Huangdi Ling and Yandi Ling, clearly illustrates that the CCP, which adheres to atheism and Western ghostly ideologies, harbours a profound hatred for the Chinese nation, and is certainly not 'descendants of Yan and Huang'. Its aim in dismantling Chinese traditional culture is to sever any ties between the Chinese people and their ancestors, deities, and humanity.

Now, when we look at the five leaders of the CCP today, which one embodies the benevolence and virtue of Huangdi? Which one genuinely believes in deities? Given the numerous cruel actions the CCP has inflicted upon the common people, when have the Chinese people ever enjoyed the harmony and stability reminiscent of the Huangdi era?

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now revived the grand sacrificial ceremony, primarily as a means of united front work, aimed at continuing to deceive the public. If the Yellow Emperor were to have a spirit in heaven, witnessing the CCP's actions of harming its own descendants while putting on sacrificial displays, would he be able to tolerate such hypocrisy?

(First published by People News) △