Jiandi (), also with variants and , is an important figure in Chinese history and Chinese mythology. She was the second wife of Emperor Ku,Yang, 148 who was a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. Jiandi was the mother of , the predynastic founder of the Shang dynasty. Her pregnancy miraculously occurred following her swallowing or holding in her bosom the egg of a Xuanniao ().Yang, 148-150 and 186 Jiandi was said to be of the Yousong clan.Yang, 148 Jiandi is mentioned in various sources, including the poems "Eulogy of Shang", in the Shijing, and the "Heavenly Questions" in the Chuci.Yang, 148
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References Yang, Lihui, et al. (2005). Handbook of Chinese Mythology. New York: Oxford University Press.