Shujun

{{Short description|Chinese god of farming and cultivation}}'''Shujun''' ({{CJKV|t=叔均|s=叔均|p=Shūjūn}}) is a Chinese god of farming and cultivation, also known as '''Yijun''' and '''Shangjun'''. Alternatively he is a legendary [[culture hero]] of ancient times, who was in the [[family tree of ancient Chinese emperors]] descended from the [[Yellow Emperor]] (Huangdi). According to the various sources, Shujun was the son of [[Di Jun]] (Emperor Jun) or else [[Houji|Houji's]] son or nephew (fathered by Houji's younger brother Taixi).<ref>Yang, 98 and 201</ref> Shujun is one of the individuals named in [[Chinese mythology]] as helping to found the practice of [[agriculture in China]], along with Houji, Di Jun, [[Shennong]], and others. Shujun is specially credited with inventing the use of a [[Working animal|draft]] animal of the [[Bovine|bovine family]] to pull a [[plow]] to turn the soil prior to planting.

==See also== *[[Bovidae in Chinese mythology]] *[[Chinese mythology]] *[[Five Cereals (China)]]

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==References== *Yang, Lihui, ''et al.'' (2005). ''Handbook of Chinese Mythology''. New York: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-19-533263-6}}

[[Category:Chinese gods]] [[Category:Agriculture in China]]