The myth and legend of "Pangu created the world" is also familiar to us, and we even know it by heart. Pangu split the heaven and the earth with an axe, and he became the creation in ancient Chinese myths and legends. One of the gods, his status in the divine world is unparalleled. He is an extremely powerful character. However, according to legend, Nuwa created humans only after Pangu opened the world. So where did Pangu come from? What is the origin of Pangu, and why did Pangu open the world?
About Pangu There are many records of myths, and they are described in many ancient books, but the earliest one should be Xu Zheng during the Three Kingdoms period. In his "San Wu Li Ji", he wrote about the legendary "Three Emperors" , it is a pity that this book has been lost. The reason why we now know that it contains the legend of Pangu's creation of the sky is because some passages in the book exist in other ancient books, so some of them can be passed down to this day, such as the legend of Pangu.
However, although it is the earliest work with written description, it does not represent the myth of Pangu. The image of Pangu was spread from this book. The myth of "Pangu opened the sky" was born far earlier than this period, and it probably originated in ancient times. However, because our ancestors did not record it in writing at first, it was only passed down orally, and it has been passed down until someone This legend was recorded in writing, and slowly formed the legend we see.
And Pangu was not born in people's imagination at the beginning, as the creator of the world. In fact, this sentence already shows that Pangu came from people's imagination. The ancient ancestors had no way to explain how this world came about, but they were very curious about it. However, their ability to recognize things was limited. In this case, it was easy to produce various myths and stories. Strange imaginations are used to explain things that one cannot understand, and many myths are born from this.
However, if we want to explore it from written records, Pangu does not seem to be a myth born in ancient times. "Sanwu Liji" is the earliest ancient book with written records of Pangu, which can be found here Writing has been around for a long time, various academic schools have come and gone, and various dynasties have changed, but why does the myth of Pangu not appear in any book? So when and where did "Pangu" originate? Many people wonder Everyone has their own opinions, it can be said that there are different opinions.
However, it is very difficult to explore the source of these myths. The records in the "San Wu Li Ji" may have been heard from elsewhere. So the birth of the myths is naturally earlier, but why earlier? The extent is unknown. Some legends even believe that Pangu was actually Fuxi, and his union with his sister Nuwa is also a popular legend in some areas. However, this is generally regarded as a combination of the myth of Fuxi and Nuwa and the myth of Pangu. Development does not occupy the mainstream.
Pangu created the world, mountains, rivers, lakes, sun, moon and stars, while Nuwa created human beings, Fuxi created the Bagua, and the Yellow Emperor ruled by hanging his clothes... We all know that these are myths and legends, and they are made up. , then the characters in it are naturally fictional, but they have already transcended the meaning of fiction and become an inseparable part of our culture.