As far as we now know, however the figure of the Yellow Emperor originated in myths of the Chou Dynasty. It was during the Eastern Chou that people said that before the Shang Dynasty there was such an overlord of all the tribes.
不過，就目前所知，黃帝這號「人物」來自周朝神話，是東周人說，在殷以前有這麼一個各部落的共主。