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1、TheAncientMythologyofChinaChinesecivilizationisoneofthemostsplendidculturesintheworld,whichdatesbacktothousandsofyearsago.Similartomanyoldcivilizations,itsearlycultureisintegratedwithlegendsandmyths.Asdescribedinmythology,ChinesecivilizationbeginswithPangu,thecreatoroftheuniverse,andNvwa,
2、thecreatorofmankind.ThecreatoroftheuniverseAccordingtolegend,inthebeginningoftheworld,theheavenandearthwereintegratedintoonebodythatisjustlikeanegg.Andinthe“egg”Pangusleptforthousandsofyears.Onedayhesuddenlywokeup.Openinghiseyes,hefoundeverythingwasblurredandinvisible.Angrily,hegraspedana
3、xeandwieldeditwithaneffort.Theheavenandtheearthstartedtosplit.Hefearedthattheheavenandtheearthgotintegratedintoonebodyagain.Sohedecidedtoholdtheheavenwithhishandsandfeet.Thousandsofyearspassed,theheavenandtheearthfinallyseparated,butPangufelldownexhaustedly.Followinghisdeath,hisbreathturn
4、edintothewindandcloud,hisvoicethethunder;hiseyesthesunandthemoon.Hisfourlimbsandbodybecamethefourquadrantsoftheglobe,andhisbloodtheriversandhismuscleandbonesthelayersoftheearth.Hisfleshbecamethesoil,hishairsandfursthestars,flowersandtrees.Pangucreatedtherichandbeautifulworldwithhisbody.女娲
5、造人ItissaidthatNüwaexistedinthebeginningoftheworld.Shewasagoddesshadhumanfacewithasnake-likebody.Shefeltlonelyastherewerenoanimalssoshebeganthecreationofanimalsandhumans.Onthefirstdayshecreatedchickens.Ontheseconddayshecreateddogs.Onthethirddayshecreatedsheep.Onthefourthdayshecreatedpigs.O
6、nthefifthdayshecreatedcows.Onthesixthdayshecreatedhorses.Ontheseventhdayshebegancreatingmenfromyellowclay.Oneday,shefoundthevillainsheoriginallycreatedhasbeenhairsnow-whiteanddied.Lookedatthiskindofsituation,shefeltsecretlyworry.SoNuwareferenceeverythingpickgenerationmethod,dividedhumanin
7、tomenandwomen,sothathumancanalsocooperate,reproduce.Becausehumanisgod-likecreature,notequalwithanimals,sosheagainestablishedmarriagesystemwhichisdifferentfromanimalspromiscuity-after.Itissaidthereweretwodeities,GongGong,theGodofWaterandZhuRong,theGodofFire,onedaythe