本文认为,深入研究中华民族先辈的创新精神,继承和发扬创新传统是复兴中华民族的重要一环。作者从科技文化、制度文化和精神文化三方面分析炎帝的创新传说,认为关于炎帝的各种创新传说,是炎帝部落集团长期的生产实践经验和智慧的结晶,这充分说明中华民族是十分善于创新的民族。我们今天的创新,必须像我们的祖先炎帝一样,既重视科技文化的创新,同时也重视制度和精神文化的创新。三方面的创新相辅相成,和谐发展,才有可能真正复兴中华民族和中华文明。 This article argues that it is an important part of rejuvenating the Chinese nation to thoroughly study the innovative spirit of the ancestors of the Chinese nation, inherit and carry forward the innovation tradition. The author analyzes the innovation legend of Yan Emperor from three aspects of science and technology culture, system culture and spiritual culture, and holds that all kinds of innovation legends about Yan Emperor are the crystallization of long-term production practice and wisdom of Yan Di tribe group, which fully shows that the Chinese nation is very good at innovation Ethnic. Our innovation today must, like our ancestor Yandi, attach importance not only to the innovation of science and technology but also to the innovation of system and spiritual culture. Three aspects of innovation complement each other, harmonious development, it is possible to truly revive the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization.