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Leizu (Chinese: 嫘祖; pinyin: Léi Zǔ), also
known as Xi Ling-shi (Chinese: 西陵氏, Wade–Giles Hsi Ling-shih), was a
legendary Chinese empress and wife of the...
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Chinese mythology sources, the mother-in-law of the
inventor of silk,
Leizu;
mother of
Huang Di the
Yellow Emperor; and, wife of Shaodian. However,...
- ones who were born to
Leizu, the
eldest son Shaohao, and the
second son Changyi. In the 29th year of the
Yellow Emperor,
Leizu gave
birth to
Changyi near...
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astronomy & time-keeping, chariots, kung fu,
Chinese culture generally)
Leizu (silk)
Cangjie (writing) Ning Feng (pottery) **** (揮, Huī) and
Yimou (夷牟...
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involves sericulture, the
production of silk: an
invention credited to
Leizu, for one. An
example of a non-Han
ethnicity culture hero is Panhu. Because...
- Mat)
Yushkep Kamuy (Ashketanne Mat) Bai
Mudan Canmu (Cangu,
Cangu Nainai,
Leizu, Xi Lingshi) Chang'e
Changxi Chuangmu Daji
Doumu Feng popo
Guanyin (Gun...
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mother was Fubao(附寶). The
Yellow Emperor had four wives. His
first wife
Leizu of
Xiling bore him two sons. His
other three wives were his
second wife...
- Xingyang, Henan.
Legend gives credit for
developing silk to a
Chinese empress,
Leizu (Hsi-Ling-Shih, Lei-Tzu).
Silks were
originally reserved for the emperors...
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called Cángū (蚕姑 the "Silkworm
Maiden [or Lady]"), and is
identified as
Léizǔ (嫘祖), the wife of Huangdi, the
deity of the
centre of the
cosmos and god...
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indicates the
discovery of the silkworm's silk was by an
ancient empress named Leizu, the wife of the
Yellow Emperor, also
known as Xi Lingshi. She was drinking...
