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Throughout Chinese history, people selilos along major rivers the Yangtze and the Yellow River, although it knew that the water is oroshala their fields and provide crop could deprive them of their lives and homes. The motif is present in many flood myths throughout the world, but in ancient Chinese mythology, it has acquired special significance. A number of legends tells of the importance of follow up the natural water flows, and how the high respect enjoyed by those who own these important skills.
Great Deluge
During the reign of a wise sovereign Yao supreme god of heaven on earth Tyandi naslal terrible flood, not to punish people for their immorality. Wola flooded fields and villages, people were forced to seek refuge in the mountains. They competed with the wild animals in search of food and shelter, and the suffering they were nepomerny.
Of all the celestial deities only Gun felt compassion for the plight of the people. He felt that nisposlannoe them too harshly punished, and begged Tyandi to stop the flood, but to no avail.
One day, thinking how subdue flood. Gun met sovu and turtle and told them about their concerns. They said: «I Tyandi is magical substance that looks like a simple com land. If you dostanesh piece of it, and thrown into the water, it razrastetsya a huge barrier and stop the flood ». Gun so would free people from the flood that has overcome all obstacles and stole a small piece of magic soil. Reached the ground, he dropped out of this lump in the water. Soil immediately became vzduvatsya and risen above the water, and soon began to see the top of the mountains. Streams of water were stopped by a magic ground, and soon is dry. People were grateful Gunyu, glorified him and danced. But when he saw Tyandi, he rassvirepel and sent the god of fire Chzhuzhuna kill Gunya, to return to the sky remains of magic soil, but on the ground again naslat flood.
Spirit Gunya
Gun was killed, but his spirit was not dead, because not yet completed its task. His body not to be corruption, in the new life is born. Three years sorrowful people guarding the body of his rescuer, noTyandi sent to land one of the deities with a sword to destroy the remains of Gunya. When the sword cut the body, it left a terrible dragon. It was the son of Gunya Great Yu, who completed the case of father and the end finally silenced the flood. Gun itself has become a yellow dragon and settled on the seabed.
Son Gunya
Son Gunya, polulegendarny Emperor Yu, famous as the master of hydraulic works. In Shutszine “(” Book of the historical traditions “) explains how the Emperor Shun asked him to help get rid of razoryavshih country floods. For 13 years, Yu has made great strides: the fields irrigated by the rules. In addition, he nachertil schemes and dams along the drainage channel of the Yellow River and famous as the founder of the first imperial dynasty, Xia.
Yu Confucian hero, he has shown talent and organizing the care of public order. Taoists believe that his work was a departure from the natural way of life people should not interfere in the affairs of nature.
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