Chinese mythology 中国神话传说 英文版的.doc

Chinese Mythology Chinese mythology (中国神话) is a collection of \o Cultural history cultural history, \o Folktales folktales, and \o Religions religions that have been passed down in oral or written tradition. These include \o Creation myth creation myths and legends and myths concerning the founding of \o Chinese culture Chinese culture and the Chinese state. Like many mythologies, it has in the past been believed to be, at least in part, a factual recording of history. Historians have conjectured that the Chinese mythology began in the 12th century BCE. The myths and legends were passed down in oral form for over a thousand years, before being written in books such as \o Shan Hai Jing Shan Hai Jing. Other myths continued to be passed down through oral traditions like theater and song, before being recorded as novels such as \o Heian Zhuan Heian Zhuan - \o Epic of Darkness Epic of Darkness (literally Epic of the Darkness). This collection of \o Epic poetry epic legends is preserved by a community of Chinese \o Han nationality Han nationality, inhabitants of the \o Shennongjia Shennongjia mountain area in \o Hubei Hubei, and contains accounts from the birth of \o Pangu Pangu up to the historical era. Imperial historical documents and philosophical canons such as \o Classic of History Shangshu, \o Shiji Shiji, \o Classic of Rites Liji, \o Lüshi Chunqiu Lüshi Chunqiu, and others, all contain Chinese myths. Creation myths Chinese creation myths explain the legendary beginnings of the universe, earth, and life. Early Chinese texts recorded fragments of creation stories. The \o Zhuangzi Zhuangzi and \o Huainanzi Huainanzi cosmogonically mention Hundun. The \o Shujing Shujing and \o Guoyu (book) Guoyu describe the separation of Heaven and Earth during the legendary era of \o Zhuanxu Zhuanxu. The Huainanzi and \o Chuci Chuci say that \o Nüwa Nüwa created the \o First humans first humans from yellow clay and repaired the falle