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Hebo (Chinese: 河伯; lit. 'Lord of the River'), also known as Bingyi (冰夷), [1] is the god of the Yellow River (Huang He). The Yellow River is the main river of northern China, one of the world's major rivers and a river of great cultural importance in China. This is reflected in Chinese mythology by the tales surrounding the deity Hebo.
For his pains he was granted immortality and promoted to God of the Yellow River. Following his example, it became the custom to throw a young virgin into the river on the anniversary of his death. This practice appears to have died out.
In the Chinese common religion and philosophical schools the idea of the universal God has been expressed in a variety of names and representations, most notably as 天 (Tiān, "Heaven") and 上帝 (Shàngdì, "Highest Deity" or "Highest Emperor").
Until Tang Dynasty (618 — 907), the Yellow River or Huang He has been widely used as its official name. There are some possible reasons why it is called Yellow: Named after the Yellow Emperor or Huangdi, one of the most well-respected ancestors of Chinese people, whose kingdom originated and flourished in the area;
19 paź 2023 · Huang He Valley (or in English, Yellow River Valley) was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization, and for that reason is often called “Mother River.” The valley surrounds the principal river of northern China and is at the center of thousands of years of Chinese history.
29 lis 2022 · The pantheon of Chinese gods and goddesses is extensive, spanning thousands of years as well as different ethnic groups and changing geographical boundaries. Some of the most enduring deities are Pangu, the Jade Emperor, Guanyin, Sun Wukong, and the Eight Immortals.
The Yellow River valley gave birth to the most basic form of Chinese religion: worship of Heaven and ancestors to pray for blessings. Ancestor worship tied in with the social structure of the time. Each tribe, and later later dynasty, was formed around a patriarchal clan.
