Remembering a ‘mythical hero’

Traditional observance: Members of the public attending an annual ritual to worship Fuxi in Tianshui city, Gansu province.

TIANSHUI is a small city located in the north-western province of Gansu.

This place not only plays an important role in the Silk Road economic belt, it is the birthplace of Fuxi, a cultural hero in Chinese legend and mythology credited with starting an organised governance society of ancient China.