Ancient China Mythology
Gods, Creatures and Creation stories
Anchient China's MythologyIn Ancient Chinese times, people believed in Gods, divine creatures and different creation stories. Some of the most famous ancient Chinese gods are Guanyin(Goddess of Mercy), Yan Wang(King of Death), Long Wang(Dragon king/King of the sea) and The jade emperor(The king of all the gods). In ancient Chinese mythology there were some animals that were seen as more powerful than others. These were the four divine creatures(the dragon, phoenix, tortoise and kylin). There was also the five auspicious creatures(dragon, phoenix, tortoise, the pixui and the Chinese unicorn). The most famous creation story is the story of Pangu the giant, whose body became the world when he died.
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