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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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