Emperor Fu Xi - Draconic Culture Hero from Neolithic China
Fu Xi is the first of the Three Sovereigns who taught many skills to the Chinese people (similar to the Wise Men of Mesopotamia). He is also associated with the creation of calligraphy, forming the basis for the book I Ching. It is said that a yellow dragon introduced him to the elements of writing. It was also said that Fu Xi could take on the form of a dragon, and had the body of a serpent. He had a sister, Nuwa, who was also depicted as having the tail of a dragon. Similar to Mesopotami and the myths around this time, Fu Xi is described with the attributes and characteristics of both human and God, as though he could have been a real person but with incredible super-human capabilities.
Both Fu Xi and Nuwa are said to have been siblings and also spouses. They are attributed to the creation of mankind.
One day, Fu Xi was at the Yellow River when the water began to move unnaturally. A large dragon emerged and revealed the side of it's body to Fu Xi. Upon the scales was an unusual and irregular pattern. Fu Xi memorized the pattern and the dragon flew away. He proceeded to draw the patterns he saw with a stick in the clay and studied them for several days. Eventually he understood that the patterns represented changes in the universe and natural balance of the elements, and named this "Bagua" or Eight Trigrams. The bagua is used in Feng Shui, astronomy, astrology, martial arts and medicine.
Image Source: Fu Xi 伏羲 (www.chinaknowledge.de)
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