The Fairy Tales of Fuxi and Nu Wa

Nu Wa, known as the emperor of Nu Wa, also known as Nu Xi, is an image of a primitive mother full of legend and mystery.

There is no record of the birthplace of Nuwa clan in the literature, but according to the relationship between Fuxi and Nuwa, the hometown of Nuwa should also be within the scope of ancient times. When talking about Hulu River, a tributary of Weihe River, Li Daoyuan's Notes on Water Classics specifically mentioned the ancient Loi Wo Temple there. On the Hulu River in Qin 'anlong Town, not far from Dadiwan, there are Nuwa Cave and Laiwo Temple dedicated to Nuwa. Longcheng is also known as "the hometown of Wa emperors". Nu Wa also takes Feng as her surname. Up to now, there are Fengtai, Feng Ying, Fengwei Village and other places, all related to the surname of Nuwa.

The myth of Nuwa is divided into two systems. In the first system, Nu Wa had no spouse and was born before human beings. One of her achievements is making people, and the other is mending the sky. According to legend, Nu Wa made people by squeezing loess according to her own shape. After being made, she could speak and become a living person. Later, when she was tired of making people, she whipped the yellow mud with rattan, and the idea of dumping mud became a human being, who could babble. Because she made man from loess, the skin of China people is yellow. Moreover, the most nourishing place of loess is Tianshui, so it can be concluded from the legend that the northern civilization of China originated in the northwest and then spread eastward and southward. The other is mending the sky. There are many reasons for the sky to fall, but Nu Wa is really the mother of a great engineer. She worked tirelessly to burn thousands of colorful stones to make up for the hole in the sky so that her people could have a comfortable living environment. Even the only remaining colored stone was turned into a wonderful book "Dream of Red Mansions" by Cao Xueqin. Nu Wa's accumulation of reed ashes to stop the lewd water, and her breaking of Ao Bai was enough to set up the four poles of heaven, with outstanding achievements. Finally, I broke down from overwork and fell asleep.

The outline of the second fairy tale is available in both China and the West. In ancient times, there was a big flood. The reason is that people's hearts are gradually violated by material desires and they don't respect God and God. So disaster befalls mankind. The consequences spread in ancient Egypt and Babylon. However, Noah's Ark is in the west. From time to time, it is claimed that fragments of Noah's Ark were found on the Turkish Mount Ararat.

The legend of China is full of human feelings. Heaven and earth are in charge of Lei Gong's younger brother and brother Gao Bi respectively. At first, it was harmonious and people could live and work in peace and contentment. Gao Bi has a pair of children, the son is Fuxi and the daughter is Nuwa. Very likable, and the family lives happily. With the enhancement of life and production capacity, human beings began to disrespect the god of thunder. One day, a family actually sacrificed the dog's head as a pig's head to Lei Gong. Lei Gong was furious. It hasn't rained for six months. People went to ask Gao Bi for help. Gaby stole the rain and nourished the land. Lei Gong was so angry that he wanted to kill Gaby with fire and thunder, but Gaby caught him alive with a chicken cover. This kind of chicken cover is still used in rural areas around Gufengtai, Baijiawan Township, Gangu County. The material is rattan or bamboo, and the weaving method includes six bagua, ten heavenly stems, twelve earthly branches, twenty-eight stars, sixty-four hexagrams and three hundred and eighty-four hexagrams, which is really wonderful. After catching Lei Gong, the goby fish was kept in an iron cage. The next day, he was going to the market to buy spices and pickled tripterygium wilfordii for food. Before leaving, he told the child, "Remember, don't give him water to drink."

After Goby left, Lei Gong made a very painful appearance and begged for water to drink. The amount of water changed from a bowl to a mouthful, but Fuxi and Nu Wa still disagreed. Finally, Lei Gong said, "Then please give a few drops of water in the shabu-shabu. I'm dying of thirst! " "Little brother and little sister hesitated for a moment and decided to dip a few drops of water in the shabu-shabu and give it to tripterygium wilfordii.

Lei Gong drank water and was very happy. Hardly had he exerted himself when he heard a loud bang and Lei Gong flew out of the iron cage. Little brother and little sister froze and didn't know whether it was good or not. Lei Gong pulled out a tooth for them and said, "Take it and plant it in the soil quickly. If there is a disaster, you can hide it in the growing fruit, it will protect your safety! " Go ahead. Lei Gong ascended to heaven and left. Gaby bought condiments and went home. When he found out that Lei Gong had escaped, he couldn't help shouting, "A catastrophe is imminent." . So he built a big ship in case disaster fell from the sky. My brother and sister planted teeth for Lei Gong according to his instructions. Strangely, the teeth have come out. Soon, leaves will grow at noon and bloom at night. The next day, the fruit grew into a big gourd. Brother and sister saw the gourd with a saw and took out the gourd seeds inside, which were not too big or too small, just enough for them to eat.

On the third day, the wind and cloud changed suddenly, flying sand and stones, and heavy rain fell from the sky. For a time, flash floods flooded the plains and hills. Gaby got on the big boat, and her little brother and sister got on the gourd. The flood rose higher and higher, and Gaby came to Tianmen in a big boat. He knocked on the Tianmen with his hand, and the knock on the door resounded through the sky. The gods were afraid and the water gods were ordered to retreat. Suddenly, the rain stopped and the wind stopped. The flood plunged and the earth was exposed. Goby's big ship fell from the sky to the ground, smashed to pieces, and Goby died.

Hulu falls on Kunlun Mountain. Kunlun Mountain, that is, the western Qinling Mountains in southeastern Gansu. The name of Kunlun Mountain has been heading west, and Qilian Mountain is also called Kunlun Mountain. Brother and sister came out of the gourd, buried their father, and lived alone. The earth experienced this great flood, and mankind was wiped out, but the younger brothers and sisters lived a carefree life by hard work.

Time flies and everyone grows up in a blink of an eye. They feel lonely because no one else talks to them. If they die, there will be no one in the world. Then who can see such a beautiful world? So Fuxi proposed to marry Nuwa and breed human beings. Her sister disagreed and said, "We are brothers and sisters, how can we get married?" Fuxi said, "If we don't get married, there will be no more human beings in the world." It makes sense for Nu Wa to think about it, but she still wants to see God's will. We discussed the divination of heaven. Divination has been carried out three times. For the first time, Fuxi Nuwa lit a fire on the north and south mountains, and if marriage rose to the air, she could get married. When the fire broke out, the smoke was intertwined. The second time, brother and sister rolled stones and millstones from the north and south mountains into the valley. If the two millstones are combined after reaching the valley, it means that you can get married. A millstone is also suitable. The third divination is more like a test now. My sister asked a question and said, I'm running in front and you're chasing after me. If you catch up with me, we will get married. If you can't catch up, we can't get married. So my brother and sister ran around the tree. My sister is smart and agile, and she can't catch up after a long time. Fuxi is very clever, chasing after him. Suddenly, as soon as he turned around, his panting sister bumped into his brother's arms and couldn't break free. So they got married.

Soon after the brother and sister got married, my sister gave birth to a bloody ball. Out of curiosity, the couple cut the meatballs into small pieces with a knife, wrapped them and took them to the ladder to play. In mid-air, a strong wind blew the minced meat to the ground like snowflakes. What surprised the couple even more was that these pieces of meat became people when they fell to the ground. Wherever they fell, they took the names of things in that place as their surnames. In this way, there are human beings in the world again.

Fuxi Nuwa's brother and sister got married and became husband and wife. There are different versions of this story in China, east, west, north and south. The ancient songs of Yaoshan, Hunan Province, have a particularly interesting narrative:

My sister couldn't make up her mind, but my brother climbed the high slope.

For the mountain fire, the smoke is twisted, and the handles of the two cigarettes are friendly.

Two strands of fire smoke are intertwined, but my sister still refuses to close.

Sister is getting married and angry. Give some ideas, brother Doby.

Cross the river to comb your hair, cross the river to worship, and twist your hair tightly.

When my brother got into the water, he crossed the river. My brother went uphill and my sister went uphill.

Comb your hair across the river, cross the river to worship, and your brother and sister's hair is twisted into a ball.

My hair has turned into a ball, and so has my sister. Look how hard my stone has been ground.

Planting bamboo across the river worships across the river, and bamboo buildings intersect and have affinity.

Brother and sister also worshipped, and the two bamboo tails twisted into a ball.

Brother, don't be too happy. I have many ideas.

Duimenshiling crossed the slope, and each millstone rolled downhill.

Two grindstones are stacked together, and the grindstones are combined with each other.

Sister grinds a rolling stone, and sure enough, the grindstones overlap.

The two grinding discs are closed. How many ideas do you have?

The millstone doesn't suit me. I scratch around the tree.

If my brother chases me, my sister pulls my brother to be friendly.

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It can be said that it is always tried and tested. From sunrise to sunset, finally, under the clever planning of the tortoise, Fuxi finally won the heart of Nu Wa and got married. "Strengthen the twenty-six histories? The five emperors said that Fuxi died in the reign of 1 15, lived 190 and was buried in Chen. After that, Nu Wa established and ruled 130 years, followed by Huangbai, Zhong You, Dading and Lulu.