Shennong Statue in Zhuzhou
1Video shows information on Shennong Statue located inside Shennong Tower. Later it the video you can see the actual Shennong Statue. Shennong-Emperor Yan is one of the earliest ancestors of the Chinese people. According to the records of historical books, Emperor Yan was born at Lieshan, Brought up at Jingshui, and buried at Yangling. The Statue of Emperor Yan was sculpted in 1997, with a height of 19.97 meters and a base of 7 meters in height. Emperor Yan has an ox horn as headwear, a herbal basket on his back, and a plough in his hand. The "Soil of China" in front of the Statue of Emperor Yan consists of soil collected from all 34 provinces (including Taiwan), municipalities and autonomous regions in China. Stones from the famous mountains in China are embedded on the base. All these symbolize that Emperor Yan stands on the mountains, overlooking the land of China and blessing the Chinese People.
This statue is located in Zhuzhou city of Hunan Province of China. Shennong is also known as Emperor Yan. Emperor Yan is the earliest pioneer of Chinese industry and agriculture. His great merits of creating ploughshare, teaching people cultivation, turning linen into fabric for clothes making, producing pottery for utensils, and smelting metal axes brought about tremendous and far-reaching impact upon future generations.