Overview
Nüwa was a Legendary Culture Heroine.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- legendary antiquityDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 31
- AD 1195 明昌六年Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 29, passages 247-248
- AD 1203 泰和三年Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 35, passage 63
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 22 Volume 20: Prominent People from the Past Until the Present 1 passage
- History of Jin, Chapter 29 Volume 29 Treatises 10: Rites 2: Fang Qiu Ceremonies; Dawn, Sunset, and Lunar Ceremonies; Gaomei 1 passage
- History of Jin, Chapter 35 Volume 35 Treatises 16: Rites 8: Consecration of Shrines to a Sages; Temple to the Warrior King Cheng of Zhou; Monarchs of Past Ages; Halls to Various Spirits in Changbai Shan, Dafang Shan, Amur River, Jia Yin Hou; Spirits of the Lu River; Spirits of Zhao Yin Shun; Spirits of Zhen an Gong, Rui Shen Gongl; Worshipping, Sacrifices, Vists, and State Ceremonies at Zhen Xian Jun Wang Temple 1 passage
Events and relationships
- Gaomei sacrifice 高禖之祀AD 1195 歲以春分日 · Ritual · Cult recipient · Received gaomei sacrificeDated from the passage context · History of Jin 29, passages 247-248
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment ancient sovereign whose name is preserved amid conflicting early traditions · Mode commentator-judgment Speaker Yan Shigu (師古)Directly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 31
Source notes
- Historicity legendaryDirectly stated · History of Jin 29, passage 248; History of Jin 35, passage 64
- Value legendaryDirectly stated · Book of Han 22, passage 31
References in the histories
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