Who is the empress dowager?

According to folklore, Nu Wa is the ancestor of mankind.

According to legend, Nu Wa created human beings, changing day by day, imitating herself with yellow mud, creating human society and establishing the marriage system. Because the world is falling, colorful stones are melted to fill the sky, and the tortoise is enough to stand up four poles, leaving the myth and legend of the goddess mending the sky.

Nu Wa is not only the hero who saves the world and the goddess who creates human beings, but also the god of nature who creates everything. She can create at least 70 things every day. She created the world, so she is called the mother of the earth. She is the creator and mother god, and has been widely worshipped for a long time.

The matriarchal farming civilization in Nuwa era;

The nationalities in Nuwa and Fuxi times are in a transitional period from matriarchal clan society to paternal clan society. China people in this period were basically passed down according to their mother's bloodline, so the ancient book of China said, "I only know my mother, but I don't know my father."

Only at that time, the nation was gradually transitioning to a patriarchal society. So they will choose a male ancestor who is worshipped by later generations like Fuxi, and describe this male ancestor as a "god man" with magical power born after the combination of "god" and women.