Chinese mythology
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Chinese mythology, is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology encompasses a diverse array of myths
Nine Dragons, handscroll section, by Chen Rong, AD 1244, Song dynasty, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Bronze mirror with cosmological decoration from the Belitung shipwreck, including Bagua.
The creation of the River of Heaven (Milky Way) across the sky.
Ming dynasty Shuilu ritual painting of celestial deities
Nüwa
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Nüwa, also read Nügua, is a mother goddess, culture hero, and/or member of the Three Sovereigns of Chinese mythology. She is a goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoi
Chinese mythology
…Ancient myths: Pangu creating the world with his body, Nuwa mending the sky and creating human beings, Jingwei filling the sea, Kuafu chasing the sun, Dayu controlling the flood, Gonggong hitting Mount Buzhou…
Relief of Nüwa at the Ping Sien Si Temple in Perak, Malaysia
Nüwa as depicted on one of the Mawangdui silk banners, Han dynasty
Nüwa and Fuxi on the murals (rubbing depicted) of the Wu Liang shrines, Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD)
Fuxi and Nüwa