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Fu Xi Temple
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Fuxi Temple is the only such temple with the statue of
Fuxi. Fuxi, one of the three emperors in ancient times,
was regarded the ancestor of the Chinese. Legend has it
that Fuxi married his sister Nuwa to save mankind after
human beings were to face extinction after a flood. This
Temple was originally set up in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
but collapsed in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The
one we see today was reestablished in the middle Ming
Fuxi Temple is the only such temple with the statue of
Fuxi. Fuxi, one of the three emperors in ancient times,
was regarded the ancestor of the Chinese. Legend has it
that Fuxi married his sister Nuwa to save mankind after
human beings were to face extinction after a flood. This
Temple was originally set up in the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
but collapsed in the early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The
one we see today was reestablished in the middle Ming