Who is Fengshen in folklore? Man or woman?

In the pre-Qin period, the Yellow River valley called Fengshen "Shi Feng"; The Yangtze River valley is called "Fengbo" and "Fei Lian". Qu Yuan once described in his poem that when he traveled far away, Fengshen opened the way ("Traveling Far": "Being the Pioneer of Danger"). Later, the people collectively referred to it as "wind girl" and wind god.

Feng Gong in Dong's myth is a very capable god. An ancient Dong myth song goes like this: "Feng Gong is very powerful and has a skull as sharp as a horn. It's warm in spring, and it rains heavily in summer ","Frost blows in autumn, and it snows heavily in winter ".

Therefore, he is deeply respected by the Dong people.

In the myth of Gelao nationality, Fengshen is a "monster" and has become a loser of people. The wind is very strange, flying sand and stones make the sky dark. Ali, who is skilled, leads everyone to catch the wind and catch the shadows. After some chasing, he finally arrested all nine brothers of Feng Guai and locked them in the cave. According to the ancient song "Xu Genyou" of the Gelao people, Ali made a rule for them: no blowing heaven and earth, no blowing mountains and rivers; Don't do evil everywhere, don't be against people. Only in February and March can spring grass come; Only when it is hot in dog days can people whistle and play.

The Han people once associated the cold wind with Nu Wa, saying that it was not completely mended when the goddess mended the sky, and there were still some gaps in the northwest sky, so when the northwest wind blew, people felt cold.