🌏 Nüwa Me

Notes

•Nüwa Mends the Sky In ancient times, when the world was young, the sky arched over the earth like a vast blue bowl. Humans lived peacefully beneath it, unaware that such a great expanse could ever break. But high above, two mighty gods—Gong Gong, lord of destructive waters, and Zhuanxu, a sovereign of order—clashed fiercely for power. Their blows shook mountains, churned oceans, and split the clouds. Gong Gong, defeated and furious, hurled himself against Buzhou Mountain, the pillar supporting the heavens. •The Sky Breaks The mountain cracked, causing the sky to tilt and the world to lurch sideways. Suddenly, the heavens tore open in the northwest, and the earth sagged in the southeast. Floods poured from the sky like overturned rivers, fires erupted from the ground, and winds screamed through the gap. The stars drifted from their rightful places. •Nüwa’s Response Seeing her beloved world collapse, Nüwa rose from her quiet dwelling among the clouds. She observed the chaos—drowning villages, burning forests, terrified people—and felt a deep ache in her heart. Determined to restore balance, she gathered five-colored stones, each glowing with elemental power. She melted them in...