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Pan Gu,Creator of the Universe
In the remotest time, the universe, in the shape of an egg,was a big black mass of gases, in which Pan Gu the Creator was conceived and raised.
18 000 years passed before this murky blend underwent any change, but in it Pan Gu was growing to maturity. Finally he woke up and found himself in pitch darkness, which made him fly into a rage.Snatching a huge axe, with a heavy stroke he split the \"Big Egg\" in hafl.
Wild storms rose and swept over the primitive world in all directions. The universe boomed and shook. Everything began to circle, separate,then reform. Light, clear gases floated upwards to mould the heaven, while weightier, impure gases sank condensed to make the earth.
From then on, the sky grew 12 feet higher every day, the earth 12 feet thicker, and Pan Gu,12 feet taller. Thus another 18 000 years elapsed, and Pan Gu turned out to be a giant thousands of miles tall, with his feet on the ground and head propping the sky, so that it would never fall down.
Man's history began henceforth.
开天辟地
远古时期,整个宇宙好像是一个大鸡蛋,由一大团昏暗的气体组成。开天辟地的盘古就在其中孕育成长。
一万八千年过去了,宇宙间什么变化也没有发生,可是盘古却在里面长大成人了。终于,他睁开了眼睛,却发现周围是一片漆黑。他怒不可遏,抓起一把大斧头,用力一挥,把这个“大鸡蛋” 劈成了两半。
一时间,风暴从四面八方席卷这个太古世界。宇宙颤抖着,隆隆作响。万物都在旋转、分离,然后重新组合。清轻之气上升,形成了天空,重浊之气下沉,凝结成大地。
从此,天每日长高一丈,地增厚十尺,盘古也随着长高长大。又过了一万八千年,盘古成了身高万仞,顶天立地的巨人,支撑着天空,使天不会掉下来。
人类的历史就从此开始了。 |
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