Nüwa (女娲) is a deity / immortal in Chinese mythology.
Nüwa is the supreme mother goddess and creator deity of Chinese mythology, celebrated for fashioning humanity from yellow clay and smelting five-colored stones to mend the shattered vault of Heaven.
Earliest mythological texts consistently portray Nüwa in a divine hybrid form: human head and serpentine body.
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In Han tomb murals and silk paintings, Nüwa is frequently depicted standing alongside Fuxi with their serpentine tails gracefully intertwined. Nüwa holds the compass beneath the radiant crescent moon, while Fuxi holds the carpenter's square beneath the fiery sun, together forming the eternal allegory of Yin-Yang harmony and the cosmic union of Heaven and Earth.
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The myth of Nüwa creating humanity is the best-loved origin tale in Chinese culture.
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四、炼五色石以补青天
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While creating humans demonstrated Nüwa's tender maternal warmth, her legendary feat of mending the broken vault of Heaven showcased her heroic grandeur as a cosmic savior.
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The celestial dome was mended; the four pillars were righted; the raging waters subsided; and cosmic harmony was miraculously restored.
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In mythology and iconography, Nüwa is distinguished by three celebrated divine relics:
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Nüwa's myth evolved through distinct historical strata in classical literature:
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七、文化象征与深远信仰
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Nüwa embodies the most exalted, profound cultural archetype of the "Mother" in the Chinese soul.
After the great deluge recedes, Fuxi and Nuwa are the sole survivors on earth. Facing the extinction of humanity, they light twin fires on Mount Kunlun to divine Heaven's will, uniting in marriage when the smoke merges to revive the human race.
In the Battle of Zhuolu, Chiyou summoned storm gods to drown the battlefield. The Yellow Emperor sent his daughter Ba to dispel the deluge with scorching heat, then crafted a mighty drum from the beast Kui to shatter the enemy's spirit.
When the sky collapses and floods and fires ravage the earth, Nuwa smelts five-colored stones to mend the heavens and sets giant turtle legs to support the four corners, saving humanity from destruction.
Feeling lonely on the silent earth, Nuwa sculpts the first humans from yellow clay, flicks mountain vines to create multitudes, and establishes marriage so humanity can flourish through the generations.
Wukong seals Silver Horn in the gourd and slays Nine-Tailed Fox for the Golden Rope. He subdues Golden Horn, and Lord Lao arrives to reclaim his boys and treasures.