myths of China

There were several myths of China mentioned in “Primal Myths.” The first myth described how the universe was created out of chaos. The second myth explained the four versions of the myth of P’an Ku. The third myth Lao Tzu: From the Tao Te Ching emphasized that the creation of the universe is nameless because it has “no form itself but also because it is the source of all other forms,” (Sproul, 202). Although there were a couple more myths mentioned after, the first three

The first myth was called, Creation out of Chaos. In the beginning only chaos existed. From this chaos, “pure light built the sky” (Sproul, 200). This light then moved and created the earth. The sky and earth brought into being the ten thousand creations. The male and female principle, Yang and Yin had also begun in the sky and earth. Soon after, Yang and Yin became mixed thus the five elements were separated and a man was created. As the man was gazing at the sky, he amazed by the beauty of the stars which were rotating around a great star which was placed in the middle of the world. From this pattern, a golden ...