Emperor Yao
There are various theory about the origin of Chinese New year, the one that accepted most is that it was started by Emperor Yao in China's Bronze Age. When Emperor Yao ascend to the throne as a mantle leader, he brought his subordinates and people together to worship the sky and the earth. The day of his inauguration was set as the starting day of a year, and people gathered to do the worshipping yearly ever since.