Fuxi

culture hero in Chinese legend and mythology, credited with creating humanity and the invention of hunting, fishing, cooking, animal husbandry, and Chinese characters
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Fuxi
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Fuxi

Summary

Fuxi is a human whose existence is disputed[1]. Fuxi worked as a ruler[2]. Fuxi draws 1,512 Wikipedia views per month (human_whose_existence_is_disputed category, ranking #33 of 306).[3]

Key Facts

  • Fuxi's father was Leigong[4].
  • Fuxi's mother was Huaxu[5].
  • Among Fuxi's spouses was Nüwa[6].
  • Fuxi worked as a ruler[2].
  • Fuxi is recorded as male[7].
  • Fuxi's instance of is recorded as human whose existence is disputed[8].
  • Fuxi is a type of ruler[9].
  • Fuxi is part of Fuxi and Nüwa[10].
  • Fuxi's Commons category is recorded as Fuxi[11].
  • Fuxi's said to be the same as is recorded as Taihao[12].
  • Fuxi's worshipped by is recorded as Chinese folk religion[13].
  • Fuxi's floruit is recorded as 2900 BC[14].
  • Fuxi's partner in business or sport is recorded as Nüwa[15].
  • Fuxi's described by source is recorded as Hoff's Kurze Biographien, vol 2[16].
  • Fuxi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Fuxi's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Fuxi's different from is recorded as Fu Xi[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Fuxi's instance of is recorded as human whose existence is disputed[8]. Fuxi is a type of ruler[9].

Use and Application

Fuxi is part of Fuxi and Nüwa[10].

Why It Matters

Fuxi draws 1,512 Wikipedia views per month (human_whose_existence_is_disputed category, ranking #33 of 306).[3] Fuxi has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Fuxi is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Works attributed to Fuxi include I Ching[22], a literary work[23].

FAQs

Who were Fuxi's parents?

Fuxi's father was Leigong[4]. Fuxi's mother was Huaxu[5].

Who was Fuxi married to?

Fuxi's spouses include Nüwa[6].

What did Fuxi do for work?

Fuxi worked as ruler[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [2] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · ~2026-32209-01 · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of ruler
    Part of Fuxi and Nüwa
    Worshipped by Chinese folk religion
    Partner in business or sport Nüwa
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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