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13 Aug, 2009

Nu Wa Patches up the Sky

Posted by: sunny In: SiChuan Tours| chinese culture

In ancient times, the four corners of the sky collapsed and the world with its nine regions split open. The sky could not cover all the things under it, nor could the earth carry all the things on it. A great fire raged and would not die out; a fierce flood raced about and could [...]

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13 Aug, 2009

Nu Wa makes person

Posted by: sunny In: chinese culture

After the world was created, There were sun, moon and stars in the sky, mountains, rivers, ground vegetation and even insects, fish, birds and beasts on the earth, but just not human.
One day , when Nu Wa, the goddess of order, felt lonely and decided to make copies of herself from mud in a pool.The [...]

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13 Aug, 2009

Yi Shot Down Nine Suns

Posted by: sunny In: chinese culture

According to ancient Chinese mythology, thousands of years ago in Yao dynasty, there were ten Suns shining in the sky at the same time. The burning heat singed the crops and trees. The people were suffering a lot.
To prevent the destruction of the Earth, the emperor Yao asked Di Jun, the father of the ten [...]

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13 Aug, 2009

The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea

Posted by: sunny In: chinese culture

Once upon a time, the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan, legendary ruler of primitive China, who, while playing on the East Sea, had drowned and never returned. Her spirit turned into a beautiful bird. As it flew over the roaring sea, it cried sadly in the sound “jinwei, jingwei”. That was why people called it [...]

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