天水伏羲庙太极殿内悬有伏羲十四大功绩图，该国画由著名书画家王友楠先生所绘的系列伏羲图之一，该组国画主要反映伏羲十四大功绩。另外，太极殿内东西墙面分别有《伏羲创世图》、《伏羲画卦图》等，组画形象生动、艺术的表现了伏羲时代的生活场景和对人类发展的伟大贡献。

An Artwork Exhibition of Fuxi's merits and virtues

Fourteen great paintings by the famous artist WangYounan are exhibited at the TaiJi Palace of the Fuxi Temple. The owner of these artworks is the vice-president of Gangu Politic Association, Wang Jinshen. The theme of this exhibition is to pay a tribute to Fuxi's historical achievement and the exhibition gives a vivid description of reappearance of the scene of Fuxi's life and Fuxi's brilliant contribution to the development of humanity.

第一幅图：始画八卦 肇启文明

The first picture: Creating the Eight Diagrams Starting the Civilization

According to the book of 《Yi Xici Xiazhuan》, it is said that Fuxi，once the leader of a Chinese clan society, looked up at the phenomenon in the sky, looked down at the laws of the motion on the earth, as well as the things around the mankind, and then drew the Eight Diagrams, which explain all the miraculous things of the universe. From these records, we can see that Fuxi created the Eight Diagrams by observing the natural phenomenon of everything in the universe, revealing the law of everything in the natural world. This is a great pioneering work in the development of Chinese civilization.

第二幅图：造书契 以代结绳之政

The second picture: Creating the Earliest Chinese Characters, Instead of Keeping Records by Tying Knots

According to the book of 《Sanhuang Benji》, it is said that Fuxi created the earliest Chinese characters, and the way to keep a record of events by drawing signs. In the archaeological culture, which is equal to Da Di Wan culture of Fuxi times, as well as the culture of the late period of Ma Jia Yao culture, these signs were used to record events on the pottery bladebones.

第三幅图：结网罟 以教佃渔

The third picture: Weaving Net, Taught People to Hunt, to Fish

According to the book of 《Pao Pu Zi》and 《Yi Xici Xiazhuan》, it is said

that Fuxi invented the net by inspiration of the spider web. People began to

use net to fish, hunt, so that the production was improved and developed.

第四幅图：养育牺牲 以充庖厨

The fourth picture: Keeping Flocks and Getting More Food

According to the book of 《Lushi Houji》and 《Sanhuang Benji》, it is said

that with the development of net fishing and hunting, there was more food left after eating. Fuxi taught people to raise animals, people put aside the life of hunter gathering, and began to move towards the original stockbreeding economy.

第五幅图：造屋庐 改善居室

The fifth picture: Building Houses,Improving the Living Room

In the clan society, people dug half-crypt houses, put up sheds, creating the half crypt style. Recently, 241 clan houses were unearthed in Da Di Wan historical site, Qinan county. This indicates the human living conditions was greatly improved in Fuxi times.

第六幅图：制嫁娶 以俪皮为礼

The sixth picture: Placing the Marriage Contract,With Deerskin as Marriage Gift

According to the book of 《Gu Shi Kao》and 《Sanhuang Benji》, it is said

that Fuxi placed the marriage contract upon a proper basis, which took the place of human communal marriage. This great transformed and advanced the marriage system.

第七幅图：养蚕化布 改善衣着

The seventh picture: Keeping Silkworm to Improve Cloth

In the early time, people used leaves and animal skin to defend cold. According to the historical records, Fuxi taught people to use silk, and plant fibre knitting, weaving and sewing cloth, which not only improved people's ability to defend against the cold, but also progressed civilization.

第八幅图：疏水造田 繁滋草木

NO.8 Dredging the Waterway and Assarting the Cropland to Develop the Agriculture

According to the history, Fuxi appointed SuLu to Shuinongshi and his work was to dredge the waterway as soon as possible. And YinKang was assigned to practice slash-and-burn cultivation. These measures formed the rudiment of primordial agriculture.

第九幅图：钻木取火 冶金成器

NO.9 Drilling the wood for the fire and Smelting Metal for Tools

In the age of SuiRenshi, human beings made fire by hitting stones against each other. Fuxi invented a method to keep the kindling alight, and he also taught his people using fire to cook food, and to warm themselves, which has ended the age in which people ate raw birds and animals. Cooked food had great significance to human being's health, productivity and the progress in civilization. Fire also could be used for smelting metal and making pottery, which added to the progress in their lives.

第十幅图：制琴瑟 作乐曲

NO.10 Inventing Musical Instruments and Composing Music

Fuxi invented the "Se", a music instrument and composed for it. The "Se" was mainly used for daily entertainment and celebrating the good harvest. It was marvelous in the ancient China, for it not only enriched people's spirit life, but also pioneered works in Chinese musical history.

第十一幅图：尝百草 制九针

NO.11 Finding Herbal Medicine and Inventing Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Early people hardly had the power to resist disease and disaster. Disease was a big threat against their lives. So Fuxi tasted many plants and discovered many herbal medicines, he also invented acupuncture and moxibustion. He founded a series of treatments from daily life practice, which initiated the medical science of the late age.

第十二幅图：以龙纪官 分部治理

NO.12 Dividing His Domain into Nine parts and Appointing Leaders

Because of the increasing of population and the broadening of the domain, it was not suitable for it to be ruled by the chief of the tribe. Fuxi divided his domain into nine parts and appointed their leaders. At the same time he assigned six persons of virtue to manage the special affairs and assist him in governing the country. The managers of the nine parts got the dragon title by the tribal chief, and this manager group was named The Dragon's Collective. The management of social affairs became more and more systematic day by day.

第十三幅图：创立占筮之法

NO.13 Establishment of Divination

Divination is a method of forecasting good or ill luck. Along with the invention of the Eight Diagrams, Fuxi established divination, which guided his people's social activities to some extent and resulted in the emergence of divination books. The theory of the Eight Diagrams became one of the most mysterious cultures in China.

第十四幅图：作历度定节气

NO.14 Creation of the Chinese Calendar and the Solar Terms

The ancient people gradually realized the changing law of nature, and they concluded some astronomical knowledge. In the era of Fuxi, agriculture was beginning to develop and astronomical knowledge was in greater need than in the hunting age. During this period of time, Fuxi created the Chinese calendar and the solar terms, which was not only a social necessity, but also Fuxi's great contribution, for they could guide the people during planting time.

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原标题：《伏羲十四大功绩（双语文字）》