APPENDIX, No. I.
A BRIEF SKETCH
OF
CHINESE CHRONOLOGY,
ACCORDING TO NATIVE DOCUMENTS.
FABULOUS PERIOD.
Pwan-koo, was produced after the first division of heaven and earth, and the settlement of chaos.
Tëen Hwang-she, "Imperial Heaven," settled the years,—His rule lasted 18,000 years.
Te Hwang-she, "Royal earth," fixed the months.—His rule lasted 18,000 years.
Jin Hwang-she, "Sovereign man," divided the land.—His rule lasted 45,600 years.
Yew-chaou-she, the inventor of dwellings.—Gen. iv. 20.
Suy-jin-she, the inventor of fire.
TRADITIONARY PERIOD.
Fuh-he, taught hunting and fishing, invented the diagrams and music, and established marriage. He was assisted by a female called Wa; probably Chawah, or Eve.—Gen. iii. 20.
Shin-nung, taught husbandry and medicine.—Gen. iv. 2.
Hwang-te, invented the cycle, and letters, discovered the silk-worm, made implements and boats, and wrought in metals.—Gen. iv. 2.
Chun-kŭh. About this time, divine and human personages mixed together, and produced confusion.—Gen. vi. 2.
Te-kwŭh.
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