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Fuxi N and Nüwa i are two of the oldest and most important figures in Chinese mythology. They belong to the tradition of the mythical period, which precedes written history, and are often considered brother and sister, but at the same time husband and wife. According to many legends, they were the first human beings, created by the gods or born directly from heaven and earth, and from them all humanity originated.
Fuxi was considered a real cultural hero and a bearer of civility. According to many stories, he lived in a time when men were still primitive and didn’t know the rules of living together. Among other things, he introduced many fundamental innovations: he taught men how to fish, hunt and raise animals, introduced them to the first forms of music and writing, represented by the bagua le, the eight symbolic trigrams found in the Book of Mutations (I Ching) ament), fundamental divination text for Taoist and Confucian philosophies. It was always he who established marriage, a social system to regulate the unions between men and women. Symbol of order, reason, knowledge and logic is often depicted with a team in hand.
Nüwa is one of the most powerful and beloved female deities in Chinese mythology. According to legends, he shaped the first humans out of mud or yellow clay: the richest ones were molded by hand by the latter, while the ordinary ones were created by spraying the former with a rope. His most famous action is repairing heaven, previously damaged by a destructive spirit. Since the open hole threatened to destroy the world, Nüwa skillfully repaired it by melting stones of five different colors and reconstructing the pillars that held the sky with giant turtle legs. In this way peace and order were restored in the world.
Fuxi and Nüwa are often depicted together, with human bodies and intertwined snake or dragon tails, symbolizing the unity of opposites, male and female, sky and earth, Yang and Yin. Fuxi holds a team (order), while Nüwa holds a compass (harmony). Their myth has deeply influenced Chinese culture, with reflections in philosophy, religion, art and literature. They represent creation, the continuity of humanity and the cosmic balance.
Pictured, a painted silk banner (l. 220 cm) part of the funeral procession of one of the burials (the so-called Astana Cemetery) dating back to the Tang Dynasty nei (618-907 AD) found near the city of Turpan with a characteristic Fuxi and Nüwa representation of intertwined bodies floating in a starry sky. The banner stands today in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Museum in ghrümüqi (Chinese Wulumuqi Lo), China.
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