Pangu Creates the World

盘古开天辟地

Pángǔ kāi tiān pì dì

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About "Pangu Creates the World"

Reading level: 5

The grand Chinese creation myth: the giant Pangu splits a dark chaos into sky and earth, holds them apart for ages, and at his death his own body becomes the world.

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盘古 Pán gǔ
Pangu (name)
巨人 jù rén
giant
混沌 hùn dùn
chaos
大地 dà dì
the earth
世界 shì jiè
the world