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Myths about Magic Soil

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Gun Stealing the Self-Expanding Soil (Xirang) from Heaven to Stop the Floods

🐉 Chinese MythologySanmenxia, Yellow River, ChinaGun (Count of Chong) • Emperor Yao • Zhurong

During the Great Flood of China, the hero Gun stole the magical self-expanding soil known as Xirang from the Heavens to dam the rising waters. Although he successfully halted the floods for a time, the Emperor of Heaven was enraged by the theft and ordered Gun's execution at Feather Mountain. From the remains of the fallen hero, his son Yu the Great was born to complete the task of taming the...