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Shennong神农氏

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With the head of an ox and the nose of a tiger, he possessed the virtue of a great sage.

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In history · Records of the Grand Historian

When the world declined, the feudal lords invaded and attacked each other, and he was unable to punish them.

In fiction · Liezi

With the head of an ox and the nose of a tiger, he possessed the virtue of a great sage.

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    Liezi

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    • the Yellow EmperorreplacementShennong
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    1. 代神农氏,是为黄帝

      replacement · Records of the Grand Historian, 五帝本纪

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Sources: Liezi, 黄帝篇; Records of the Grand Historian, 五帝本纪

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