On Sunday nearly 10000 Chinese from home and abroad attended a ritual in memory of the birthday of Chinese ancestor Emperor Huangdi (Yellow Emperor), at his birthplace in Xinzheng, Henan.

29日适值黄帝诞辰，上万名海内外华人云集河南新郑，参加黄帝故里拜祖大典活动。

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Her Chinese friends referred to the empress as their venerable ancestor.

她的中国朋友们称那位皇后是令他们尊敬的祖先。

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He, along with the Yan Emperor (Yandi), is considered to be the ancestor of all Chinese people.

他和炎帝被认为是所有中国人的祖先。

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But his official biography transposes his birth to the slopes of Mount Paektu on the North Korean-Chinese border--for many, the mythical birthplace of the ancestor of the Korean people.

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Ancestor worship, as well as respect for one's living extended family, is a foundation of Chinese culture and society.

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