Is Hou Tu a Nu Wa?

Empress Houtu has the title of "Mother of the Earth" and is the earliest king of the Earth. Nu Wa Niangniang is also called the mother of the earth in myths and legends, and is also the god of creation. Is it true that Nuwa and Nutu are the same person? Is the queen nuwa?

Some people say that the queen who came to earth is Nuwa. In the ancient legends of China, The Custom of Yi Tong Ba Huang and The Book of Wei Yundou in the Spring and Autumn Period recorded that the ancient Huang San corresponded to Emperor Fuxi, Nu Wa of Huangdi and Shennong of Ren Huang respectively. The Empress Dowager was the earliest local king, corresponding to the Nu Wa of the Yellow Emperor, so there is a saying that Empress Dowager is the Nu Wa Empress.

However, some people say that Hericium erinaceus and Nuwa are not the same image, Hericium erinaceus is the Hericium erinaceus, and Nuwa is the Queen Nuwa. In some myths and legends, Empress Houtu is one of the twelve witches, and Nu Wa is the great sage of the demon family, who was made holy by the demon because of her meritorious service in creating human beings. Witch clan rules the earth, while demon clan rules the sky. One day and one place are two extremes, and it can't be a person. However, after the sanctification of Nu Wa, she fell into the mortal world and became the six divisions in the wheel of karma. She can't be alone

In the encyclopedia, the Empress Houtu and Nu Wa are also classified as the same god, and the Empress Houtu is considered as Nu Wa. However, according to these two myths and legends, Nu Wa Niangniang should appear before her descent. Nu Wa created man and created the world. Mending the sky, Houdi is the goddess in charge of the earth corresponding to the Jade Emperor. After the creation of Nu Wa, I realized that the Empress from Earth and Nu Wa were not the same person. Although they are all called the mother of the earth, they are not the same god.

Who is the fairy above the queen?

Houtu is the fourth of the four Taoist gods. So, which god is above the Queen of Been Earth?

The four gods in Taoism are the four gods who are responsible for assisting Jade Qing Yuan Shi Tian Zun, Shangqing Lingbao Tian Zun and Taiqing Moral Tian Zun "Sanqing", also known as the "Four Assisting Gods", that is, Emperor Wei Zi in the Arctic, Emperor Xian in the Antarctic, Emperor Gou Chen in the Palace, and imitating the emperor by inheriting heaven. Chengtian imitates the empress dowager, only referring to the empress dowager. Therefore, above the Empress Dowager is Emperor Gou Chen.

Gouchen Shanggong Emperor, referred to as Gouchen Emperor or Local Emperor for short, is the third god among the "Four Gods" of Taoism. Gouchen Emperor originated from the worship of stars in ancient China. Gouchen and Gouchen are the names of constellations in a purple wall composed of six stars near Polaris. The Star Classic records: "The six stars of Gouchen are all in the Purple Palace. ..... There is a star in Chen's mouth, named Emperor, whose god name is Bao, the Lord of ghosts and gods, and the master of God. "

After Taoism absorbed the worship of stars in ancient China, it established the title of Shangguan, the Emperor of Gouchen, and regarded it as one of the "Four Emperors". This will also make the early February of the lunar calendar the Christmas of Gou Jian the Great.

In Taoist classics, Gouchen the Great and Weizi the Great Imperial Capital are the sons of Dum Yuan Jun, the mother of the stars in the universe. Among them, Gou Jian was the eldest son and Wei Zi was the second. As one of the "Four Emperors" in Taoism, Emperor Gou Chen was responsible for assisting the Jade Emperor to take charge of the North and South poles and the talents of heaven, earth and people. He ruled the planet and presided over the military revolution on earth.

The queen is in charge of some things.

Empress Houtu is the mother of all things in Han myths and legends, and the fourth god among the "Four Emperors" in Taoism. So, what is the queen in charge of?

Photo of queen Gotu

The Taoist immortal "Si Yu" not only assisted the "Sanqing" Jade Qing Yuan Shi Tian Zun, Qing Lingbao Tian Zun and Taiqing Moral Tian Zun, but also assisted the Jade Emperor in charge of heaven. As the fourth Taoist god, Queen Hou Di is equivalent to the Jade Emperor, in charge of the earth and mountains.

People's belief in Empress Houtu comes from the worship of land in ancient China. Whether in ancient China or now, people's lives are inseparable from the land. People rely on land for production and life, and in ancient times, they rely on farming. Without land, people will have no food and no place to live, which leads to people's dependence and worship of land.

The Book of Rites records: "The earth contains everything, and the sky hangs like an elephant. Take it from the ground and take it from the law. It is to respect the sky and kiss the ground. So the people in the church have good news. " Since the Spring and Autumn Period, people began to worship Houtu, and then built Houtu Temple to worship Houtu, in order to bless disaster and good luck and health.

There are many records about Houtu, such as Book of Rites, Classic of Mountains and Seas, Songs of the South and so on. Some of them appear as immortals and others as ordinary people, but both immortals and ordinary people are men. However, in the ancient tradition of China, the heaven is the land of the Empress, and the sky is sunny and cloudy, and the land of the Empress has evolved into a woman. Song Huizong named Houtu as "the land of local emperors after imitating Germany", and then Taoism listed Houtu as the god of "four emperors", calling it the mother of the earth and the goddess who dominated the mountains and rivers of the earth.