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Pangu's Dying Breath Transforming into the Wind and Clouds

🐉 Chinese MythologyMount Tai, Shandong, ChinaPangu

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 the clouds, completing the creation of the earthly atmosphere and the cycles of nature.

Pangu Separating Heaven and Earth with His Giant Axe

🐉 Chinese MythologyMount Pangu, Henan, ChinaPangu

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 eighteen thousand years as he grows. Upon his death, his body transforms into the physical features of the world, creating the mountains, rivers, and stars.