Nüwa created humanity due to her loneliness, which grew more intense over time. She molded yellow earth or, in other versions, yellow clay into the shape of people. These individuals later became the wealthy nobles of society, because they had been created by Nüwa’s own hands. However, the majority of humanity was created when Nüwa dragged string across mud to mass-produce them, which she did because creating every person by hand was too time- and energy-consuming. This creation story gives an aetiologicalexplanation for the social hierarchy in ancient China. The nobility believed that they were more important than the mass-produced majority of humanity, because Nüwa took time to create them, and they had been directly touched by her hand.
A major figure in the ancient primordial era of Chinese mythology, Nüwa is a goddess primarily associated with the molding and creation of humans, amongst other feats such as preventing the collapse of heaven and earth after the four pillars of heaven were broken.
Whilst the project will include the entirety of her being’s blessings and involvement, there will be a specific focus and emphasis on the aspect of her identity with regards to the creation and individual molding of humans- with the aim of inviting her to personally help us mold our form and appearance to one that is as perfect, aesthetically pleasing and closest to our own personal wish, as well as rectifying any and all defects, imperfections and “ugliness” that we may possess.
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