Mythology And Legends -- Chinese God YuQiang

注1：禺强，是传说中的海神，风神，瘟神，冬神，雨神，上古地祇四方神中的北方之神，五行神中的水神。
Note 1: Yuqiang, is the mythical god of the sea, wind, plague, winter, and rain, among the four directional gods of ancient times and the water god among the Five Elements gods.
注2：本文参考了：《山海经·大荒北经》，《山海经·大荒东经》，《列子·汤问》，《庄子·大宗师》，《风俗通义》，《礼记·月令》，《孔子家语·五帝》，《幼学琼林·地舆》，《淮南子·天文训》，《淮南子·时则训》
Note 2: This text references: "Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness in the North," "Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness in the East," "Liezi: Tang Wen," "Zhuangzi: Great Master," "Customs and Meanings," "Book of Rites: Monthly Ordinances," "Confucius Family Dialogues: The Five Emperors," "Elementary Learning: Geography," "Huainanzi: Astronomical Training," "Huainanzi: Training in Time."
注3：关于禺强即是玄冥的说法，是采用了东晋郭璞的《山海经注解》，《幼学琼林·地舆》，《孔子家语·五帝》中的说法
Note 3: The theory that Yuqiang is Xuanming is based on Guo Pu's "Commentary on the Classic of Mountains and Seas," "Elementary Learning: Geography," and "Confucius Family Dialogues: The Five Emperors."
注4：禺强的样貌有两种，一种说是人面鱼身，一种说是人面鸟身，本视频采用了前者的说法
Note 4: There are two versions of Yuqiang's appearance, one says he has a human face and a fish body, the other says he has a human face and a bird body. This video adopts the former interpretation.
注5：中国古代就有春夏秋冬四祭，称为四时之祭，其中春祭叫礿，夏祭叫禘，秋祭叫尝，冬祭叫烝。
Note 5: In ancient China, there were four seasonal sacrificial ceremonies known as the "Four Seasonal Sacrifices", including the Spring Sacrifice (Yue), Summer Sacrifice (Di), Autumn Sacrifice (Chang), and Winter Sacrifice (Zheng).
注6：关于“龙”（dragon）的翻译，虽然有朋友建议用“Loong”，但个人倾向按照中国历史上第一本英汉词典《华英字典》的约定，倾向于“Dragon”。这个选择纯粹基于个人喜好。
Note 6: Regarding the translation of "龙" (dragon), while some suggest using "Loong", personal preference leans towards "Dragon" following the convention of the first English-Chinese dictionary in Chinese history, the "Hua Ying Zi Dian". This choice is purely based on personal preference.
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