In ancient China, a goddess named Nuwa was regarded as the creator deity. It is said that she lived in the beginning of the world and when she felt lonley she began her creation.On the first day she created chickens. On the second day she created dogs. On the next four days she created sheep, pigs, cows and horses. On the seventh day she began creating men from yellow clay, sculpting each one individually.The work was so taxing that later she tried to dip a rope into the mud and then lifted it. The mud that dripped from the rope also became men. It is said that those made by moulding yellow clay were rich and noble, while those made by lifting the rope were poor and low.
Creation of Man
She was also credited with saving the world from destruction by patching the sky after a great battle and then further protected the world by taking giant tortoise legs to hold up the sky.
Patching up the Sky
Nuwa & Fuxi (her husband or brother)
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