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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.

Fuxi and Nüwa Surviving the Great Flood Inside a Giant Magical Gourd

🐉 Chinese MythologyKunlun Mountains, Xinjiang, ChinaFuxi • Nüwa

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 earth and teach humans the essential skills of civilization, from fishing to writing.