One of the ancient myths and legends in China, Nu Wa, the goddess of creation, is the god who opened the Chinese nation's humanities and blessed the country. According to legend, Nu Wa made man from earth and turned everything into life, so the world was no longer silent. Nu Wa, the creator of the world, is called the mother of the earth. She is a beautiful goddess, slim as a snake, so that some mythologists insist that she is just a snake.
The story of the goddess mending the sky, like the story of Nu Wa's creation, is a household name in China. In the era of Nuwa, with the increase of human reproduction, society began to be turbulent. Later generations regarded the water god of Gonggong family and the fire god of Zhu Rong family as fighting in Zhoushan. As a result, the Gonggong family angrily collided with Zhoushan because of their great defeat, and connected a series of vigorous and moving stories such as Nu Wa's melting colored stones to mend the sky.
In all the ancient myths and legends of China people, some have their prototype figures, and they are all tribal groups and leaders who have made great contributions to mankind in ancient times. In order to commemorate their achievements, later generations mythologized them.
2, "Dayu Water Control"
Dayu's flood control is a myth and legend in ancient China and a famous legend of ancient floods. He is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor. During the period of Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the Yellow River flooded, and Gun and Yu were ordered by Yao Shun, Ren Chongbo and two emperors to take charge of water control. Dayu led the people to fight against floods in natural disasters and finally won.
Facing the flood, Dayu learned a lesson from the failure of gun control, changed the method of "blocking" and diverted the flood, which showed that he had the wisdom to lead the people to overcome difficulties. In order to control the flood, Dayu has been fighting with outsiders for many years, regardless of personal interests. Dayu managed water for 0/3 years, exhausted his painstaking efforts and physical strength, and finally completed the great cause of water control.
3. Jingwei Reclamation Area
Jingwei reclamation is one of the ancient myths and legends in China. According to legend, Jingwei was originally the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan Shennong, named Nuwa. One day, the girl visited the East China Sea and drowned. After his death, his uneven spirit became a bird with a flower head, a white shell and red claws. Every day, he brought stones and plants from the mountains and threw them into the East China Sea, and then let out a cry of "Jingwei, Jingwei", as if calling himself.
4. Kuafu Chasing the Sun
Kuafu in the daytime is a fairy tale in ancient China, which comes from Shan Hai Jing Overseas North Jing. According to legend, in the era of the Yellow Emperor, a leader of the Kuafu family wanted to pick the sun and put it in people's hearts, so they began to live day by day.
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China's mythology reflects the simple thoughts of early China children and the primitive fantasies of ancient people about natural phenomena and social life. The stories and legends expressed through supernatural images and fantasies are "the natural and social forms themselves processed by people's fantasies in an unconscious artistic way".
Myths take gods as the leading role, including all kinds of natural gods and deified heroes. The plot of myth is generally manifested as change and divine power. The meaning of myth is usually manifested as the explanation of some natural and social phenomenon; Some expressed our ancestors' desire to conquer nature and change society.
Baidu Encyclopedia-China Myth