传说里黄帝与蚩尤的大战反映着中华民族南北两大文化集群、两大文化板块的冲突、交流与融合。战争的结果是南方苗人集群的首长和文化英雄、发明金属兵器和刑罚的蚩尤被杀,但是南方的文化和血液却渗进了北方,推动着中华民族历史的进步。正规的史书,像《史记·五帝 Legend has it that the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou war reflects the two major cultural groups north and south of the Chinese nation, the two major cultural sectors of the conflict, exchange and integration. The result of the war was the head of a group of Miao people in the south and a hero of culture. The invention of metal weapons and criminal penalties was especially slaughtered. However, the culture and blood in the south infiltrated the north and promoted the history of the Chinese nation. Regular history books, like "Shi Ji Wu Di