The Ancient Chinese Myths A Journey Through Time
The Creation of the Universe and the Primordial Gods: In ancient Chinese mythology, the creation of the universe is attributed to a vast void called Chaos. From this void emerged three primordial gods - Heaven, Earth, and Water. The story goes that Heaven and Earth were once husband and wife who produced numerous offspring, including humans and animals.
Jade Emperor's Ascension: According to legend, after creating humanity, Jade Emperor decided it was time for him to ascend back into heaven as he felt his work on earth was complete. Before leaving he chose his successor from among his children - Pangu who created all living things in pairs with one half being male and the other female.
Xiwangmu: Queen of Heaven: Xiwangmu also known as Chang'e is a central figure in Chinese mythology associated with immortality and healing powers. She is said to reside on Hengshan Mountain where she tends her immortal garden filled with magical herbs used for healing ailments such as fever or pain.
Monkey King Sun Wukong: This legendary character comes from "Journey to the West," an epic novel written during Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng'en based on historical records about a Buddhist monk named Tang Sanzang (also known as Tripitaka) who traveled westwards for Buddhist scriptures accompanied by three disciples – Monkey King Sun Wukong; Zhu Bajie (Pigsy); Sha Wujing (Sandy).
Nüwa Creates Humanity: Nüwa Goddess of life is said to have saved humanity when they were nearly wiped out by a great flood caused by war between two dragons that had destroyed their eggs which held human souls inside them giving rise to human beings at birth just like how we get our unique fingerprints today every single person has their own distinct features unlike identical twins hence no two people are alike truly making us all unique snowflakes in this world full of billions upon billions people each one so different yet sharing so much similarity at same time through shared experiences emotions hopes dreams fears etcetera even though we may come from vastly different backgrounds cultures religions beliefs systems values priorities goals ambitions aspirations expectations futures pasts memories histories present moments feelings thoughts actions reactions decisions choices consequences outcomes destinies paths journeys lives stories lives legends myths tales fables fairytales folklore history books movies TV shows plays paintings sculptures music songs poetry literature dance theater art performances storytelling oral traditions written word spoken language symbols signs codes ciphers codescripts cryptograms cyphers encryption decryption decoding deciphering encoding enciphering encrypt decrypt decipher encode encipher encrypt decode encode decode encode decode encode decode decode 1234567890 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;:',.<>/?`~
