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Houyi Aiming His Divine Bow to Shoot Down Nine of the Ten Scorching Suns

🐉 Chinese MythologyKunlun Mountains, Xinjiang, ChinaHouyi • Emperor Yao • Dijun

When ten sun-spirits appeared simultaneously in the sky, scorching the Earth and bringing humanity to the brink of extinction, the celestial archer Houyi was dispatched to save the world. Using a divine bow and crimson arrows, Houyi ascended the Kunlun Mountains and shot down nine of the suns, which transformed into golden crows as they fell. He spared only the final sun to provide the world...