Speaking of the Nine Heavens Xuannu, I believe everyone will have a certain impression that in many Xianxia fantasy-themed TV series, there are often scenes of Xuannu. In Chinese mythology, the Nine Heavens Xuannu also has a very important position, and there are many areas where there are statues of the Nine Heavens Xuannu, which are worshiped by the people. Who is that Xuannu? What's the legend? Let's find out.
The Nine Heavens Xuannu is the goddess in the ancient legends of our country, also known as the Nine Heavens Niangniang, the Nine Heavens Xuanmu Tianzun, the Nine Heavens Xuannu Niangniang, etc., in all kinds of classical **, are outstanding strategic courage, proficient in magic, often eliminate violence and peace, and are the image of a god of justice. In Taoism, the Nine Heavens Xuannu has a very high status, she is worshiped as the god of numbers, and is the goddess who teaches the art of war in ancient mythology. According to mythological records, the Nine Heavens Xuannu is the ** of the Virgin of the West Spirit, the messenger of the Queen Mother of the West, and the teacher of the Yellow Emperor.
According to the records in the Book of Songs, Shang Song, Xuanniao, Xuanniao, Xuanniao's birth brought about the establishment of the Shang Dynasty, and the Nine Heavens Xuannu is a Xuanniao born in ancient times, is the image of a human face and a bird's body, and was ordered by heaven to give birth to the ancestor of the Shang clan Qi (Yanbo), the descendants of the deed are very promising, and when it was passed to Wang Hai, it was born three Shangs, and when it was passed to the thirteenth generation, it was Tang, and a powerful Shang Dynasty was established. There is another theory that the Nine Heavens Xuannu is evolved from the "Heavenly Maiden", during the battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, Chiyou invited the Fengbo Rain Master to manipulate the wind and rain, causing a great flood, and the Yellow Emperor sent the Heavenly Maiden to quell the flood and kill Chiyou. Later, in folk tales, the Celestial Maiden was evolved into a Xuannu with a human head and a bird's body.
In addition to traditional mythology, there are also figures of the Nine Heavens Xuannu in some literary works. In "Water Margin", there is Song Jiang who is the ** of the Nine Heavens Xuannu, who once helped Song Jiang escape from danger in Huandao Village and gave three volumes and broke the formation of the Liao army with the technique of mutual restraint. There are also stories that the Nine Heavens Xuannu is also related to Zhu Yuanzhang's military advisor Liu Bowen, and it is said that Liu Bowen also got four volumes of heavenly books before he went out of the mountain, and these four heavenly books were passed on from the Nine Heavens Xuannu, and these four heavenly books finally helped Zhu Yuanzhang win the battle and won the world.
Ancient China has a long history of legends and beliefs about immortals, which are related to Taoism and teaching, and the Nine Heavens Xuannu, as one of them, also has many interesting stories waiting to be explored.