1. Pangu Kaitian
The protagonist of Pangu Kaitian is Pangu, a figure in Chinese folk myths and legends. It was first seen in the "San Wu Li Ji" written by Wu Guoxu during the Three Kingdoms period. .
In ancient times, there was a giant star floating in space, shaped like an egg. Just inside the giant star, there was a giant named Pangu, who had been digging with his ax in an attempt to free himself from the siege.
After 18,000 years of hard work, Pangu swung his last axe, only to hear a loud noise, and the superstar split into two halves. Half of the giant stars on Pangu's head turned into gas and continued to rise; half of the giant stars at his feet turned into the earth and continued to thicken, and the universe began to have heaven and earth. The sky and the earth grew three feet taller every day, and Pangu grew taller and taller, becoming a hero who "stands up to the sky and the earth".
When Pangu was about to die, his whole body underwent tremendous changes. His left eye turned into a bright red sun, his right eye turned into a silver moon, his last breath turned into wind and clouds, his last sound turned into thunder, and his hair and beard turned into twinkling lights. The stars, head and limbs became the four poles and mountains of the earth.
The blood turned into rivers and lakes, the tendons turned into roads, the muscles turned into fertile land, the skin and hair turned into flowers, plants and trees, the teeth and bones turned into treasures of gold, silver, copper, iron and jade. His sweat Became rain and dew. From then on the world began.
2. Nuwa created humans
Nuwa is the creation goddess in ancient Chinese mythology. She reincarnates all things and can create at least seventy things every day. She is the first creature in the world, so she is called the Mother of the Earth. According to legend, Nuwa used clay to imitate herself and created humans, creating and building human society. He also established the marriage system for mankind, allowing young people of both sexes to marry each other and reproduce offspring. Therefore, he was also said to be the ancient god of marriage and love.
Nuwa is the mother of the Chinese nation, the founder of the Chinese nation’s humanities, and the righteous god who bless the country. She created life kindly and bravely protected creatures from natural disasters. She is the creator god and mother goddess who is widely and long worshiped by the people.
3. Fuxi’s hexagrams
According to legend, Fuxi drew the hexagrams. In the era of human ignorance, life was difficult and difficult. At this time, a great and epoch-making figure - Fuxi was born in the clan tribes on the upper reaches of the Wei River. He led the tribe to work hard, "breaking bamboo, renewing bamboo, flying away soil, and chasing meat", but he still had insufficient food and suffered from hunger and cold.
In his spare time, he often sat cross-legged on the top of Guatai Mountain, pondering the mysteries of the universe. Look up at the changes of the sun, moon and stars, look down at the laws of mountains, rivers and scenery, constantly reflect on yourself, follow the year and the month, rain or shine. The Tai Chi Divine Diagram was deeply reflected in his consciousness, and his eyes suddenly became as bright as a torch, and he completely penetrated the code of the unity of heaven and man. It turns out that heaven and earth are so simple and clear - only Yin and Yang.
He transformed the sacred thoughts into the simplest symbols, using "one" to represent yang and "--" to represent yin, which were arranged in all directions to form the Bagua. Fuxi's painting opened the sky and opened the floodgates of people's rational thinking, thus winning people's eternal remembrance and respect.
4. Shennong Tasted Herbs
The Shennong family was originally one of the five clans. He was born in a cave in Lieshan. It is said that the body is transparent and there are two horns on the head, namely Taurus and human body. Because of his special appearance, hard work and bravery, he was promoted as the leader of the tribe when he grew up. Because his tribe lived in the hot south and was called the Yan tribe, everyone called him Emperor Yan. Once he saw a bird picking up seeds and invented grain agriculture. Because of these outstanding contributions, people also called him Shennong.
When he saw people getting sick, he went to Duguang Wilderness to climb a tree in the Emperor's Garden to get Yao grass. When he met the Emperor of Heaven, he gave him a divine whip. Shennong took this magical whip and walked all the way from Duguang Wilderness. All the way back to Lieshan. Shennong was poisoned many times after tasting hundreds of herbs, all thanks to tea for detoxification.
Because he vowed to taste all the grasses, he finally died from tasting the grass. In order to commemorate his kindness and achievements, people worshiped him as the God of Medicine King and built Yaowang Temple to offer sacrifices at four seasons. At the junction of Sichuan, Hubei and Shaanxi in my country, it is said that this is the place where Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, and is called the Shennongjia Mountain Area.
5. Lei Ze Huaxu
According to legend, Lei Ze is a strong and powerful god whose job is to make thunder and rain. He has the head of a human and the body of a dragon. He has great magical powers and lives in the east of Kunlun Shandong. In Daze, the western frontier of the Southern Wu Kingdom, as long as one claps one's belly with one's hands, thunder will emit earth-shattering thunder that lasts for a long time and is deafening. The God of Lei Ze learned that Nuwa created humans and created the Saint Nuwa in the likeness of Nuwa herself. Xu, he was curious and tried hard to find out where the Hua Xu clan was, and finally met in the southeast of Kunlun.
In order to test his mind, he made a huge footprint in front of Saint Hua Xu. Finally, Hua Xu walked into the footprints of God Lei Ze, and the lovers finally got married and gave birth to the Emperor of Heaven. Fuxi.
6. Kuafu Chasing the Sun
It originated from the Chinese pre-Qin ancient book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". According to legend, during the Huangdi Dynasty, one of the leaders of the Kuafu clan wanted to pluck off the sun. , put it in people's hearts, and then start to live day by day. When he was thirsty, after drinking up the Yellow River and Weishui River, he prepared to go to the big lake (or sea) in the north to drink water, and died of thirst while running across Daze.
His walking stick turned into Deng Lin and became a paradise for mankind. And his body turned into Kuafu Mountain. It is generally believed that the story of Kuafu chasing the sun reflects the strong and healthy nature of China and the simple personality of a gentleman who is brave, bright and loving with constant self-improvement.
The ancient Chinese ancestors had a beautiful wish to overcome the difficulties of nature and pursue light.
7. Queen Mother of the West
In ancient mythology, the Queen Mother is called the "Queen Mother of the West". The image of the Queen Mother of the West is described in the ancient book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas": "The Queen Mother of the West looks like a human being, with a leopard tail, tiger teeth, and a good roar. She has a shaggy hair and a hoopoe. She is the most powerful person in the world and has five disabilities."
Meaning Although the Queen Mother of the West looks like a human, she has a leopard's tail and tiger's teeth. She is very good at roaring and roaring like a wild beast. Her disheveled hair resembles the eye-catching feather crest on the head of the unlucky hoopoe bird. She is sent by God to rule. The god of plague, disease, death and execution lives in the Kunlun Mountains.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Taoism emerged. As an ancient deity, she was included in the Taoist mythology system and gradually evolved into a noble goddess. In many later ancient Chinese writings, she came to be known as the Queen of Heaven, the goddess of human happiness and longevity.
It is also said that she possesses a magical elixir that can make people immortal. The famous moon fairy Chang'e flew to the moon because she stole her elixir. Taoism raises the status of the Queen Mother very high, and she is the highest goddess in Taoism. She and the Eastern Prince manage the male and female gods respectively.
8. Jingwei Reclamation
The story of Jingwei Reclamation comes from the ancient Chinese book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". According to legend, Emperor Yan, the sun god, had two daughters. The eldest daughter was named Yao Ji, and the younger daughter was named Nvwa.
Due to the boredom of living in the Heavenly Palace for a long time, one day, the girl drowned while sailing in the East China Sea. Her uneven spirit turned into a bird with a flower head, a white beak and a shell, and red claws, which lived in Fajiu Mountain. It emits a mournful cry of "Jingwei, Jingwei", so people call this bird the Jingwei. Jingwei carried grass and stones from Fajiu Mountain to the East China Sea and threw them in, vowing to fill up the East China Sea.
Tao Yuanming's poem of the Jin Dynasty said: Jingwei holds a small tree and will fill the sea. Later generations often use the idiom "Jingwei reclamation" to describe the established eternal goal, which is backed by a perseverance spirit.
9. Kunpeng, Beiming
From Zhuangzi's "Xiaoyaoyou", it is recorded that "there is a fish in the North Ming, and its name is Kun. Kun is so big that I don't know how many thousands of miles it is." "It transformed into a bird, and its name was Peng. The Peng's back was thousands of miles away, and it flew away in anger, and its wings were like clouds hanging from the sky." This Kun Peng is good at transformation, can communicate with all things, and helps the Emperor of Heaven to clarify the jade world. He was awarded the title of Jiutian Kunpeng.
10. Millennium Yinglong
A winged dragon in ancient legends. According to legend, when Yu was controlling floods, Yinglong used his tail to draw the ground into rivers and let the water flow into the sea.
According to the description in "Shu Yi Ji": "A dragon that takes five hundred years will become a horned dragon, and a dragon that takes a thousand years will become a Yinglong." Yinglong can be regarded as the best among dragons, so it has grown wings. According to legend, Yinglong is the divine dragon of the Yellow Emperor in ancient times. It once attacked Chi You on the orders of the Yellow Emperor and killed Chi You and became a hero.
When Yu was controlling the floods, the divine dragon swept the ground with its tail and diverted the floods. This divine dragon was also called Huanglong. Huanglong was Yinglong, so Yinglong was Yu's meritorious official.
The characteristics of Yinglong are its double wings, scaly body and spine, large and long head, pointed snout, small nose, eyes, and ears, large eye sockets, high eyebrow arch, sharp teeth, and protruding forehead. It has a thin neck, a big belly, a long tail tip, and strong limbs, like a winged alligator. The image of Yinglong often appears on jade carvings of the Warring States Period, stone carvings, silk paintings and lacquerware of the Han Dynasty.