Legend of Pangu (盘古)
This is similar to the big bang theory of universe or the creation of the solar system. Where did ancient people get this knowledge? Let assume Pangu is an extraterrestrial. He was trying to teach ancient people the knowledge of the creation of the universe, the solar system and the Earth. He is so knowledgable that ancient people depicted him as the creator.
Legend of Fuxi (伏羲) and Nüwa (女娲)According to legend, Fu
Xi and his sister procreate the
human race. It was said that in order to speed up the procreation of
humans, Fu
Xi and Nüwa
found an additional way by using clay to create human figures, and with
the power
divine being entrusted to them, they made the clay figures to come
alive. Fu Xi
then came to rule over his descendants about 3000 BC.
Long,
long ago, Bao Xi (Fuxi) of […] came from […] and lived in […]. His […] was […]
and […] woman. It was confusing and dark, without […], […] water […]
wind and rain were thus obstructed. He then married Zuwei […]'s
granddaughter, named Nü Tian. She gave birth to four [… (children)] who
then helped put things in motion making the transformations arrive
according (to Heaven's plan). Relinquishing (this) duty, they then
rested and acted (in turn) controlling the sidewalls (of the
calendrical plan); they helped calculate time by steps. The separated
(heaven) above and (earth) below. Since the mountains were out of
order, they then named the mountains, rivers, and four seas. They
arranged (themselves) by […] hot and cold qi. In order to cross
mountains, rivers and streams (of various types) when there was as yet
no sun or moon (for a guide), when the people traveled across mountains
and rivers, the four gods stepped in succession to indicate the year;
these are the four seasons.
Yin Yang and Eight
Gua
Xia and Shang Dynasty
Legend
of Huang Di
(Yellow Emperor)
Tao
Archaeology
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