“Subsequently he always called himself Huo-shih Chih T'u, 'the Disciple of the Master of Fire.' The Fire-emperor Shen Nung, the God of Agriculture, also adds to his other functions those appertaining to the God of Fire, the reason being that when he succeeded the Emperor Fu Hsi on the throne he adopted fire as the emblem of his government, just as Huang Ti adopted the symbol of Earth. Thus he came to be called Huo Ti, the 'Fire-emperor.'”

— Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VIII · served from our shelf