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Myths featuring Ao (The Giant Tortoise)

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The Sky Tilting Northwest After the Pillar of Heaven Collapses

🐉 Chinese MythologyPamir Mountains, Xinjiang, ChinaGonggong • Zhurong • Nüwa

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 reshaped the world's geography and forced the gods to find a new way to maintain cosmic balance.