What is the basis of Pangu myth?

Pangu's creation is the beginning of the world in China's mythology. The myth of Pangu first appeared in Wu Xú Zhēng's "San Wu Li", when Wencai introduced the Three Kingdoms. Although Pangu myth can't be found in pre-Qin ancient books, it is similar to Candle dragon myth recorded in Shan Hai Jing, or the evolution of this myth. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, he traveled around the world to write "Digging Deduction", and Pangu added two labor tools, namely an axe and a chisel. The content of the story developed into the concept of labor creation. The myth about Pangu is also widely circulated among ethnic minorities in southern China. Miao and Yao have always worshipped Pangu and regarded Pangu as their ancestors. Zhuang, Dong, Mulao and other ethnic groups also spread Pangu widely, and regarded Pangu as the human ancestor who created the world. "Today, the Pangu family has more than three hundred miles in the South China Sea, and the soul of the Pangu family has also been buried by future generations. There is Pangu Temple in Guilin, and today people are willing to worship it. "

As early as the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Zhuang's ancestors had the "graveyard" of Pangu soul in Hainan. In particular, there was a Pangu Temple in Guilin (now southeast of Liuzhou), where the Zhuang people lived in compact communities at that time, and people made wishes. It can be seen that Pangu is also a highly respected image in the minds of ancient Zhuang people.

There is a myth to the effect that at first heaven and earth were chaotic like a big egg, with Pangu in the middle. Later, the big egg broke and heaven and earth formed. The sun, the moon, rivers, clouds, vegetation and so on. It is the body differentiation after Pangu's death: "Qi is the cloud, sound is the thunder, the left eye is the eye, the right eye is the moon, the five limbs are the four poles and five prisons, the blood is the river, the tendons are the ground, the muscles are the earth, the hair is the star, the fur is the vegetation, the teeth are the stone, the essence is the jade, the sweat is the rain, and the body is all kinds."

This statement is also recorded in ancient books and documents. For example, "Pangu passed away, with four mountains as its head, the sun and the moon as its eyes, rivers and seas as its fat, and vegetation as its hair." In western Guangxi, such a legend is still circulating among the people.

Pangu myth is one of the ancient folk myths and legends in China, and it is a typical creation myth. Legend has it that in ancient times, the universe was as chaotic as a big egg. A giant named Pangu slept in this "big egg" for about 18000 years and then woke up. Pangu opened the world with his own divine power. The left eye becomes the sun and the right eye becomes the moon; Hair and beard become stars in the night sky; His body became four poles, east, west, north and south, and three majestic mountains and five mountains; Rivers of blood; Teeth, bones and bone marrow have all become underground mineral deposits; Skin and hair become vegetation on the earth; Sweat turned into rain and dew. Therefore, man is the spirit of all things in the world.