Yellow Emperor's tourism potential yet to be tapped

HOLDING A MEMORIAL ceremony for the same emperor in what may have been his birthplace and a mausoleum dedicated to him, which are hundreds of kilometers apart, does not necessarily make the two local governments, the main organizers of the activities, direct competitors. Guangming Daily comments.

The Yellow Emperor, the first ruler of a unified China about 5,000 years ago, is regarded as the forefather of the Chinese nation.

The local government in Shaanxi province started holding an annual memorial ceremony for him on Tomb-Sweeping Day in 1955. The ceremony is held in the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor in Huangling, which dates back more than 2,000 years.