A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Huang Ti
871 Huang Ti 黃帝. The Yellow Emperor, one of the most famous of China's legendary rulers. He is said to have reigned B.C. 2698— 2598, and to have been miraculously conceived by his mother 附寶 Fu Pao, who gave birth to him on the banks of the river 姬 Chi, from which he took his surname. His personal name was 有熊 Yu-hsiung, taken from that of his hereditary Principality; and also 軒轅 Hsien-yüan, said by some to be the name of a village near which he dwelt, by others to refer to wheeled vehicles of which he was the inventor, as well as of armour, ships, pottery, and other useful appliances. The close of his long reign was made glorious by the appearance of the phoenix and the mysterious animal known as the ch'i lin (see K'ung Ch'iu), in token of his wise and humane administration. He died at the age of 111 years.