Shennong – Chinese ‘King Of Medicines’ Who Invented Farming Tools And Herbs For Treating People’s Diseases

Angela Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Over millennia, Chinese people have been influenced by different religious, philosophical, and spiritual teachings, including Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. They historically have had a significant impact on the development of Chinese culture and religion.

Shennong (Japanese Shinnnō) in a Japanese hanging scroll (19th century). Public domain

Among many gods worshiped by the Chinese people is Shennong, also known as Shen Nung (“Divine Farmer” or “Divine Husbandman”), a mythological Chinese ruler who has become a deity in Chinese and Vietnamese religious beliefs. He is worshiped as a culture hero in China and Vietnam and a patron of medicine, forestry, and agriculture, whose beginnings are linked to Shennong.

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