Who is the author, the famous artist and the legendary goddess Nu Wa?

"Nu Wa Made Man" is selected from Yuan Ke, the author of the famous mythologist and writer "A New Collection of Fairy Stories". Nu Wa is the goddess of creation in ancient China mythology.

The original text of the textbook "Nu Wa Made Man"

After the opening of heaven and earth, there were sun, moon and stars in the sky, mountains and rivers and plants on the ground, even birds, animals, insects and fish, but no human beings. The world, no matter what, always seems a little desolate and lonely.

I don't know when a magical goddess named Nu Wa appeared. It is said that she can change it seventy times a day. One day, Nu Wa, a great god, walked on this vast Yuan Ye and looked around, feeling very lonely. She thinks something should be added between heaven and earth to make it alive.

Add something to it?

Walking, she was a little tired and occasionally squatted down by a pool. The clear pool saw her face and figure; She smiled, and the shadow by the pool smiled back at her; She pretended to be angry, and the shadow in the pool was angry with her. She suddenly had a brainwave: there are all kinds of creatures in the world, but none is like herself, so why not create a creature like herself to join the world?

Thinking about it, she conveniently dug out a lump of yellow mud from the pool, mixed it with water, held it in her hand, squeezed it, and squeezed it into the first doll-like little thing.

She put this little thing on the ground. Strangely, this little guy with mud came to life as soon as he touched the ground, and he began to shout:

"Mom!"

Then there was a burst of cheerful jumping and cheering, indicating that he had gained the joy of life.

Looking at this clever and beautiful creature created by myself and hearing the cry of "mother", Nu Wa couldn't help but be filled with joy and smile.

She named her beloved child Ren.

Although the human body is small, it is said that because it was created by God, it looks and behaves a bit like God, which is different from birds and reptiles. From this point of view, there seems to be an extraordinary spirit to manage the universe.

Nu Wa is very satisfied with her work. So, she continued to do her work. She made many lovely talking and walking little people out of yellow mud. These little people jumped around her and cheered, which made her feel unspeakable joy and comfort. Since then, she has never felt lonely or lonely.

She worked nonstop until the sunset filled the sky and the stars and the moon came out. Late at night, she just leaned her head against the cliff and took a nap. The next day, at dawn, she got up quickly and went on working.

She is bent on filling the earth with these sensitive little creatures. However, the earth is too big after all. She worked for a long time but didn't achieve her wish, and she was exhausted herself.

Finally, she came up with a wonderful way to create human beings. She tore off a dead vine from the cliff, plunged it into the mire and stirred it into muddy yellow mud. When the mud splashed on the ground, many little people screamed and jumped around, just like the little people made of yellow mud. The shouts of "mom" and "mom" echoed around.

This is really simple and easy. With a wave of his walking stick, many living people appeared, and soon, the earth was covered with human traces.

Although there are human beings on the earth, Nu Wa's work has not stopped. She thought again: people are going to die. Do you want to create another batch after death? This is too much trouble. How can we keep them alive? This is a difficult problem.

Later, she finally figured out a way to divide those little people into men and women, let men and women cooperate and let them create their own offspring. Human beings have continued from generation to generation, and they are increasing day by day.

Extended data

Background reason

The first batch of ancient books records about the myth of Nuwa, such as Shan Hai Jing and Chu Ci in the pre-Qin period (although Shuo Wen Jie Zi recorded a word in the works written by Zhou Xuanwang Taishizhen at the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty, it has been lost and only a rumor). Although the records in these two books are still vague, today many people are convinced of their divine intention to create mankind.

Mr. Yuan Ke interpreted "Nu Wa has a body, who can make it" in "Songs of the South" as "Nu Wa made someone else's body, and who made her body". Mr. Ding Shan thought these two sentences clearly: "(At least) during the Warring States Period, the story of Nuwa's creation of human beings has been widely circulated in China."

As for the record in Shan Hai Jing Huang Da Xi Jing: "There are ten gods, named Nu Wa's intestines, which turn into gods, crossing the road in the wild of Li Guang", Yuan Ke explained with Guo Pu: "Or Nu Wa's belly." Another cloud said, "Nu Wa, the ancient goddess, the ancient emperor, has a snake body with a human face, which changes 70 times a day and becomes this god in her belly." And take the words of Han Chinese Xu Shen and Liu An as reference.

Ding Shan also thinks that this is "obviously another fable of human pregnancy and childbirth". Nevertheless, there is still no clear statement in these records that Nu Wa made man.

In addition to creating human beings, it is recorded in pre-Qin classics that Nu Wa was the first god of musical instruments (invented harps, sheng springs, feathers, etc. ) should also be an important part of Nu Wa's creation of gods, but it seems that this has not attracted enough attention from scholars, especially when literature turns to romantic themes.

"Book of Rites", "Imperial Century", and Ying Shao's "Zuopian of Shiben" are written as "Nu Wa Sheng Chun", which shows that the hole is correct. This short five-word record has become a platform for later writers to gallop their talents.

Among ancient books, the earliest story about Nu Wa's creation is Custom Justice. Although this story positively describes the story of Nu Wa's creation and shows the status of Nu Wa's ancestors and mothers, there is no doubt that it has been branded with the shadow of human social changes.

"Man made of loess" is regarded as a mythical projection of the invention of pottery-making technology in the history of human culture, and the distinction between rich and poor created by human beings is a reflection of human beings entering a hierarchical society. This shows that once the myth leaves its own growing soil, its form will take on a new posture with the new growing land.

At the same time, Nu Wa is the god of marriage that human beings can continue. "Custom Pass" says: "Nu Wa prayed for the shrine god and the female media. Because of the faint marriage. " Robbie thinks: "Taking it as a medium means that there is a country in the afterlife, and it is regarded as a lofty god, born of a temple." This should be the trace of Nu Wa's marriage myth after human beings entered the marriage system.

Artificial festival

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, it is also called "Everyone's Day". It is said that Nu Wa created the world from the beginning, and after creating animals such as chickens, dogs, pigs, cows and horses, she created people on the seventh day, so this day is the birthday of mankind.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the traditional view is that the first day of the first month is rooster day, the second day is dog day, the third day is pig day, the fourth day is sheep day, the fifth day is ox day, the sixth day is horse day and the seventh day is human day. Legend has it that this is because when Nu Wa created everything, she created six animals first and then people, so the first day to the sixth day is the day of six animals.

The origin of Man Day is related to the legendary story that Nu Wa creates a creature every day. According to the biography of Northern History Wei Shou, Dong Xun, a representative of Jin Dynasty, said in the custom of answering questions: "On the first day of the first month, you are a chicken, on the second day, you are a dog, on the third day, you are a pig, on the fourth day, you are a sheep, on the fifth day, you are a cow, on the sixth day, you are a horse and on the seventh day." It is added that the eighth day is Valley Day, the ninth day is Sunlight, and the tenth day is Earth Day. ?

After the Han and Wei Dynasties, People's Day gradually developed from a single divination activity to a festival including celebrations, sacrifices and other activities. In the Tang Dynasty, people still attached great importance to People's Day. There is a sad sentence in Gao Shi's poem "People send Toure to pick up the remains every day" that "people will remember each other this year, and people will know where it is next year". It is proved that the People's Day in the Tang Dynasty is not only dedicated to praying for good luck and wishing peace, but also adds an atmosphere of missing relatives and friends.

Today, there are also wanderers who went home years ago and can't go to other places until after Everyone's Day. On People's Day, we don't travel far, visit relatives and friends, and get together at home. People usually eat long noodles in the afternoon, which is also called soul-pulling noodles. In other words, during the Chinese New Year, people are everywhere and their hearts are wild. At the end of the day, it is time to prepare for spring ploughing. So eat noodles, find your heart, and prepare for spring ploughing.

In ancient times, people had the custom of "men winning". Men's victory is a headdress, also called Cai Sheng and Watson. Since the Jin Dynasty, people cut the ribbon for flowers and people, or put gold foil on people's screens and put it on their hair. In addition, there is the custom of climbing high and writing poems. After the Tang Dynasty, more attention was paid to this festival.

Every human day, the emperor would give his ministers a colorful victory, and they climbed up and gave a big banquet. If the weather is fine on the seventh day of the first month, the population will be safe and smooth in the first year.

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