Fuxi and Nuwa with Qi Zhang

Name: Fuxi and Nuwa with Qi Zhang
Start: 2026-04-18
End: 2026-04-18
Location: Embassy of the Free Mind

Fuxi and Nüwa. Hanging scroll. Color on silk. Located at the Chinese History Museum. 8th Century.

Duality, Union, and Creation: The Story of Fuxi and Nüwa

Fairytales and myths are among the most accurate descriptions of our personalities and life journeys. Rich in metaphors providing personal guidance with themes of Calling, Redemption, Curse, and Return, we can open up our imagination.

The creation myth of Fuxi and Nuwa provides the fundamental Chinese view on masculine and feminine energy, together with their energy interplay. Fuxi and Nuwa are siblings from the same mother. A flood occurs, and to save the humans, they need to form a union, which will be a second union by choice, i.e., marriage. They hesitate due to their being siblings and are not sure that the heavens are really intending that brother and sister marry. They light a fire on the next mountain top and go to observe. Should the smoke tendrils intertwine, they see their marriage to be sanctioned; should the smoke go straight up, they should not marry. In other words, if smoke stays unrelated no marriage, but if smoke intertwines/relatedly, they should marry. Participation in an old creation myth, i.e., how to bring fruit from dualities, is by participation.

Event Details

Location: Embassy of the Free Mind.
Language: English / Dutch
Time: 14:00 - 16:30 uur.
Tickets: € 10– excluding museum entrance*.
*Museum admission is free with museumkaart, stadspas, iAmsterdamCityCard, or with an EFM membership.
Program: Fairytale Salons happen every 3rd Saturday of the month, scheduled on April 18 on "Fuxi & Nuwa" with Qi Zhang.

About the Host

Qi Zhang is the founding director of Bridge & Enrich Consultancy, where she partners with corporations and leading business schools to design and implement leadership programs. She is the owner of a family winery in northern Italy, as well as the mother of two sons. With a deep understanding of Chinese wisdom, traditional Chinese medicine, Jungian depth psychology, and group dynamics, she skilfully bridges Eastern and Western philosophies and facilitates the connection between nature and human nature.

Getting There

Address

House with the Heads
Keizersgracht 123, 1015 CJ Amsterdam

Public Transport

A fifteen-minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station. Prefer public transport? Take trams 13 or 17, or bus 170, 172, or 174 to the Westermarkt stop. From there, walk back a short distance, turn left onto Keizersgracht, and you will find us on your right after 300 meters.

Bike

Amsterdam is best explored on two wheels, and the EFM is no exception. Ample bike parking is available along the Keizersgracht.

Car

Parking in the area is paid (~ €8,05 per hour), and spaces can be difficult to find. The nearest parking garages are Q-park Nieuwendijk at Nieuwezijds Kolk 18 (650 meters), Q-park Bijenkorf at Beursstraat 15 (950 meters), and Q-park Europarking at Marnixstraat 250 (1,300 meters). You can also park at a P+R location and travel into the centre by public transport.

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