What is Nuwa like?

As far as the image of Nu Wa is concerned, it is basically the image of a goddess of creation, and the completion of Nu Wa's image from "nameless" to "snake body" is closely related to the remodeling of Han Dynasty. In Chu State in the middle and late Warring States period, Nu Wa did not seem to form a relatively fixed external image. More precisely, in people's minds at that time, there was not a universally recognized image of Nu Wa.

The image of Nu Wa, the head of a snake, mostly coexists with the image of Fuxi, the head of a snake. The stone reliefs of Wuliang Temple in Jiaxiang, Shandong belong to the Eastern Han Dynasty. So far, the earliest image of Nuwa may be a silk painting unearthed from the Western Han Tomb in Mawangdui, Changsha, Hunan Province, with a "snake head" statue on it. Guo Moruo and other scholars think it is the image of Nu Wa, but some scholars hold different opinions.

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Nu Wa, the goddess of creation in ancient China mythology. Also known as Wa Huang, Nu Wa and Nu Wa Shi, it is the beginning of Chinese people's humanities and the true god who bless the country. 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 goddess who saves the world, but also the god of nature who creates everything. She has magical power and 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.

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