Central China's Hunan Province will hold a grand ceremony in October to worship Yandi, the legendary founder of the Chinese nation, reported Crienglish.com.

The deceased emperor will be commemorated with songing, dancing and the lighting of a sacred fire at his mausoleum in the city of Zhuzhou.

Kindling for the sacred fire will be sent to Zhuzhou from China's five most famous mountains.

The event will be open to everyone and overseas Chinese are especially encouraged to attend.

This will be the sixth worshipping ceremony for Yandi held in the central province since 1993.

Yandi is a legendary tribal chieftain in a remote period of China's history.

He was known for healing the sick, developing farming and textile industries and opening up markets for commodity.

The ceremony will take place on October 22.

(CRI.com August 5, 2004)