炎黄子孙的译法则有以下几种,且多出自新华社的英文外电: - the descendants of "Yandi and Huangdi Emperors", the "Dragon"and the "Cathay", - the offsprings of Huangdi and Yandi, who are regarded as the commom ancestors of all Chinese. - the descendants of Yandi and Huangdi, legendary forefathers of the Chinese nation. - the Yellow Emperor or Huangdi, who along with the Yan Emperor,is regarded as one of the founding fathers of Chinese civilisation.