Youchao

Youchao (Chinese: 有巢; pinyin: Yǒucháo) is the inventor of houses and buildings, according to China's ancient mythology.[1][2] He is said to have been one of The Three August Ones in ancient China. He is an obscure figure, also known as Da Chao.[3] He ruled over China for 110,000 years.

There is the legend of the Four shi (四氏), who took part in creating the world. The four members are Youchao, Suiren, Fu Xi and Shennong.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Youchao Building Tree Houses
  2. ↑ Shuyang Su: A Reader on China. Steven Wallech, Craig Hendricks, Anne Lynne Negus, Peter Wan, Touraj Daryaee: World History, A Concise Thematic Analysis: a Concise Thematic Analysis.
  3. ↑ Deming An, Handbook of Chinese Mythology
  4. ↑ 王恆偉. (2005) (2006) 中國歷史講堂 #1 遠古至春秋. 中華書局. ISBN 962-8885-24-3. p 4–7.
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