Pangu
Pangu (Chinese: 盤古, PAN-koo) is a primordial being and creation figure in Chinese mythology and Taoism who separated heaven and earth, and his body later became geographic features such as mountains and rivers.
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Portrait of Pangu from Sancai Tuhui | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 盤古 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 盘古 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Ancient dome | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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