How did god create the universe in Chinese belief?

Answer 1

A:The Chinese creation story seems unfamiliar to Westerners, but is no more fantastic than the creation stories of certain other religions that believe that man was moulded out of clay, believe in a talking snake, magic trees and the breath of God being the wind. The following is a summary of that story.

In the beginning of time, there was only chaos. The elements and gases of the heavens and earth freely mingled, and the organising principle was dormant, waiting for the right moment to begin the transformation. The shape of this primeval mass was something like an egg. For 18,000 years the universe remained in this state, until the incubation was finally complete, and the egg hatched and the heavens and the earth came into existence. The lighter, most pure substances floated upward and became the heavens. These elements were named yang. The heavier, more impure substances descended and became the earth, or yin.

From the same forces, a third, the giant Pan Ku, was born as well. As he grew, his sheer size divided the heavens and the earth. Pan Ku lived for another 18,000 years. With the assistance of four creatures, a tortoise, a phoenix, a dragon, and a unicorn, he laboured daily to mould the earth as we know it today. When Pan Ku finally died, his left eye became the sun and his right eye became the moon. His blood became the rivers and oceans, his breath became the wind, his sweat the rain, and his voice the thunder.