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The vengeful water god Gonggong, possessing a copper head and serpent's body, destroys the pillar of heaven, Mount Buzhou, in a fit of rage. This cataclysmic event causes the earth…
The celestial pillar, Mount Buzhou, was shattered by the mythological figure Gonggong, causing the heavens to tilt northwest and the earth to sink southeast. This cataclysmic event…
The goddess Nüwa saves the crumbling heavens by slaying a primordial giant turtle, Ao, and using its massive legs to support the four corners of the sky. This divine act prevents t…
Fuxi and Nüwa, the divine creators of humanity, survive a cataclysmic global flood by seeking refuge inside a magical giant gourd. After the waters recede, they repopulate the eart…
Pangu, a primordial giant, awakens from a cosmic egg to find the universe in chaos. Using a massive axe, he separates the heavy earth from the light sky, holding them apart for eig…
The primordial giant Pangu, after separating heaven and earth for 18,000 years, passes away, transforming his physical form into the world. His final breath becomes the wind and th…
After a cataclysmic battle between the water god Gonggong and the fire god Zhurong caused the pillars of heaven to collapse, the goddess Nüwa intervened to save humanity. She melte…
The mother goddess Nüwa, feeling lonely in a silent world, creates humanity from yellow clay. While she hand-molds the first humans with meticulous care, she later uses a rope to m…
Shennong, the Divine Farmer and first Yan Emperor, sought to cure all human ailments by tasting thousands of plants. After discovering countless cures, he accidentally consumed a l…
The Divine Farmer, Shennong, transforms ancient human existence by introducing agriculture and the cultivation of the Five Grains. Through trial, error, and sacrifice, he teaches h…
The goddess Nüwa, feeling lonely in a world devoid of human company, shapes the first humans from yellow clay. While hand-crafting the nobility, she discovers a faster method by fl…
The culture hero Fuxi discovers the cosmic secrets of the universe by observing the patterns on the back of a mythical Dragon Horse. These patterns form the Eight Trigrams (Bagua),…