Youchao (, lit. "Nest-Owner") is the inventor of houses and buildings, according to ancient
Chinese mythology
Chinese mythology () is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology encompasses a diverse array of myths derived from regional and cultural tradit ...
. 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 (). Tradition holds that he ruled over China for 200 years from 3162–2962 BC. According to
Han Feizi, people could avoid harm from animals with the help of buildings made from wood, which was taught by Youchao.
There is the legend of the Four Clans (), who took part in creating the world. The four members are Youchao,
Suiren,
Fuxi and
Shennong.
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References
Citations
Sources
* Christie, Anthony (1968). ''Chinese Mythology''. Feltham: Hamlyn Publishing.
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Hawkes, David, translator and introduction (2011
985. Qu Yuan ''et al.'', ''The Songs of the South: An Ancient Chinese Anthology of Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets''. London: Penguin Books.
* Yang, Lihui and Deming An, with Jessica Anderson Turner (2005). ''Handbook of Chinese Mythology''. New York: Oxford University Press.
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Chinese deities
Legendary monarchs
Pre-Xia Chinese people