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The document summarizes Chinese mythology and includes the following key points: 1) According to creation myths, the universe began as an egg from which the giant Panku emerged and shaped the world for 18,000 years before dying, with his body parts forming natural elements. 2) Ancient China believed in over 1,000 deities or spirits that inhabited nature, towns, and graveyards. Major gods included those of moats, walls, fire, mercy, thunder, and wealth. 3) Mythical creatures that were symbols included unicorns, phoenixes, tortoises, and dragons representing the emperors and natural elements like rain. 4) The story of

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The document summarizes Chinese mythology and includes the following key points: 1) According to creation myths, the universe began as an egg from which the giant Panku emerged and shaped the world for 18,000 years before dying, with his body parts forming natural elements. 2) Ancient China believed in over 1,000 deities or spirits that inhabited nature, towns, and graveyards. Major gods included those of moats, walls, fire, mercy, thunder, and wealth. 3) Mythical creatures that were symbols included unicorns, phoenixes, tortoises, and dragons representing the emperors and natural elements like rain. 4) The story of

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Chinese Mythology

Skyler Seger
Creation
At the beginning of time the universe was shaped like an
egg. When it broke a giant named Panku came out of it
with two elements, Yin and Yang. Yin became the Earth
and Yang became the sky. After 18,000 years Panku died
and his head became the sun and moon, his blood
became the water, his breath became the wind, his voice
became thunder, and the fleas on him turned into humans.
Gods/Goddesses
There were over 1000 deities or spirits in Ancient
China. Every town, city, village, farm, and
sometimes even graveyard plots had its own earth
spirit who was honored. There were also nature
sports who inhabited trees or lived over a garden.
Major Gods and Goddesses
Ch’ang-Huang-God of moats and walls

Chu Jung-God of fire

Guanyin-Goddess of mercy

Lei Kun-God of thunder

The Eight Immortals-a group of


immortals each with a power tool to
bestow life or destroy evil

Chang’e-Goddess of the moon

Caishen-God of Wealth
Creatures/Symbols
• Unicorn-King of Beasts

• Phoenix-Emperor of Birds

• Tortoise-Chief of Shell Animals

• Dragon-Represents rain and the emperors


power

• White Tiger-Represents fall and the wind


Story of Nian

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=0uJbp8d_d9c
Sources

• Chinese Stories. (n.d.). Retrieved December 19, 2016,


from http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/
hbtales.html

• @. (n.d.). Most Popular Gods & Goddesses of Ancient


China. Retrieved December 19, 2016, from http://
www.ancient.eu/article/894/

• Pan-Ku and the Chinese Creation Myth - Windows to


the Universe Pan-Ku http://
www.windows2universe.org/mythology/pan-
ku_creation.html
Questions
Who is the Goddess of Mercy?

A: Zeus

B: Chang’e

C: Guanyin

D: Lei Kun
Questions
What was the giants name who created the Earth?

A: Yin

B: Yang

C: Panku

D: Ymir
Questions
What does the dragon represent?

A: Fire

B: Air

C: Earth

D: Rain
Questions
What day does Nian come out?

A: New Years

B: Christmas

C: Thanksgiving

D: The emperors birthday


Questions
What color do people decorate with on new years
to scare away Nian?

A: Red

B: Orange

C: Yellow

D: Green

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