2 Fascinating Stories From Chinese Mythology #shorts

2 Fascinating Stories From Chinese Mythology #shorts
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The Story of Nüwa Creating Humans: Nüwa was the Chinese goddess of creation, and one day she became bored. She decided to create humans to keep her company, but she didn't want to just snap her fingers and make them appear. Instead, she used mud from the Yellow River to create human figures. She then breathed life into them, and the first humans were created.

The Story of the Monkey King: The Monkey King was a powerful monkey who was born from a stone egg. He was incredibly mischievous and always getting into trouble. One day, he traveled to the heavens and challenged the Jade Emperor, the ruler of the heavens. The Monkey King was defeated, but he was not killed. Instead, he was imprisoned in the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years. After he was released, he was tasked with protecting a monk on his journey to the West to retrieve Buddhist sutras. Along the way, the Monkey King had many adventures and fought many demons. He eventually completed his task and was rewarded with Buddhahood.