Fu Xi , also written or , also called Mi Xi (also written ), or Pao Xi , (also written , or ), is one of the Three Augusts or Five Emperors of Chinese mythology. He is therefore known as Xi Huang or Huang Xi "August Shepherd". His cognomen is Tai Hao (also written ) "Great Brightness", his tribal name Huang Xiong .
Fu Xi was the brother and husband of Nü Wa . The couple was, according to legend, the creators of the world. Han period (206 BCE-220 CE) stone bricks therefore depict Fu Xi and Nü wa with a human body ending in intertwining dragon tails, each of them holding an instrument of architects, namely compasses (ju ) and rulers (gui ). The story of the couple was very widespread in southern China, where the Miao people saw themselves as descendants of Fu Xi and Nü Wa. The two of them were, in other words, the parents of mankind.
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