Nu Wa? Is the goddess of creation in ancient China mythology. Legend has it that Nu Wa imitated herself with loess to create human beings and human society. It also established a marriage system for human beings, so that young men and women can marry each other and reproduce, so it is called the goddess of marriage. Is the great mother of the Chinese nation, who kindly created us and bravely took care of us from natural disasters. It is the creator god and ancestor god widely worshipped by people for a long time.
2. Kuafu chases the sun
Kuafu, a giant in ancient myths and legends, is a descendant of Hou Di, the Pluto, who lives in the Tianshan Mountains in Chengdu, the Great Northern Wilderness. He has two yellow snakes in his ear and two yellow snakes in his hand, chasing the sun. When he arrived in Yugu, the sun was about to set, and he felt thirsty, so he went to drink water from the Yellow River and Weihe River. After he drained the river, his thirst still didn't stop.
He wanted to drink the water from northern osawa, but before he got there, he died of thirst. Kuafu threw away his walking stick when he died, and it suddenly turned into a peach grove full of fresh fruits to quench his thirst for those who later pursued the light.
Kuafu's myth of chasing the sun reflects the spirit of ancient people's competition with nature. Shan Hai Jing recorded this myth, saying that he "overreached himself", but Tao Qian of Jin Dynasty praised "Kuafu's birthday as a race against Japan".
3. Jingwei Reclamation Area
"Jingwei filling the sea" is one of the most famous and touching stories in ancient China mythology. People often sigh, because Yan Di's little daughter was swallowed up by the waves in the East China Sea and became a Jingwei bird, and Jingwei bird shed more tears because she stubbornly insisted on carrying Xishan and stones to fill the East China Sea. Later generations often use "jingwei reclamation" as a metaphor for the arduous cause of people with lofty ideals and benevolence. ?
People sympathize with and admire Jingwei, calling it "the bird of injustice", "the bird of oath", "the bird of ambition" and "the bird of emperor", and erecting a monument on the East China Sea, which is called "the land where Jingwei swears water".
4. Cowherd and Weaver Girl
Mainly tells the story of the orphan cowherd who lives by his aunt. Sister-in-law is very mean and often abuses him. He was forced to leave his family and live on an old cow. This old cow is very psychic. One day, the weaver girl and the fairies took a bath together in the river. The old cow advised the cowherd to meet him and told him that if the fairies didn't come back before dawn, he would have to stay on earth. So the cowherd stayed by the river to see the seven fairies. He found that the youngest fairy among them was very beautiful and full of love.
Thinking of the old cow, the cowherd quietly took the little fairy's clothes, and the little fairies took a bath and prepared to return to heaven. The little fairy found that the clothes were gone and had to stay, so the cowherd met the little weaver girl. Later, they got along well and understood their difficulties. The Weaver Girl became the wife of the Cowherd. After marriage, they farm and weave, have a son and a daughter, and live a very happy life. Unexpectedly, the Emperor of Heaven discovered this matter and ordered the Queen Mother to escort the Weaver Girl back to heaven for trial.
The old cow couldn't bear to see their wife and children separated, so she touched the horn on her head and turned it into a boat for the cowherd to chase with her children. On the verge of catching up with Weaver Girl, the Queen Mother suddenly tore off the golden hairpin on her head and drew a rolling galaxy in the sky. Cowherd can't cross the river, so he can only look at the river and cry with Weaver Girl.
Their faithful love touched magpies, and countless magpies flew in and built a colorful bridge on the Tianhe River with their bodies, so that the cowherd and the Weaver Girl could meet on the Tianhe River. The Emperor of Heaven had no choice but to allow the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to meet at the Magpie Bridge once a year on July 7th, and the magpies would be around. Cowherd and Weaver Girl will meet on July 7th every year.
5. Meng Jiangnv is crying at the Great Wall.
According to legend, when Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, his work was very heavy. Fan Xiliang, a young man and woman, married Meng Jiangnu for three days, and the groom was forced to start building the Great Wall. Soon, he died of hunger, cold and fatigue, and his bones were buried under the Great Wall.
Meng Jiangnv wore a warm coat and went through a lot of hardships. Wan Li came to the Great Wall to look for her husband, only to get the bad news of her husband's death. She cried at the gate for three days and nights. This section of the Great Wall collapsed, revealing Fan Xiliang's body. Meng Jiangnu buried Fan Xiliang and threw herself into the sea in despair.