Tuesday, September 3, 2002

Pu Chou Mountain (不周山)

Pu Chou Mountain

Alternative Names (異名):
Pu Chou Mountain, 不周山, Mount Buzhou


Pu Chou Mountain is important in the Chinese mythological explanation for why the Earth's axis is tilted. According to Chinese mythology, a horned monster, Kung Kung, tried to become emperor. When he failed, he was so angry that he impaled Mount Pu Chou on his horns. This broke the column of the sky, and severed its link with earth. In the northwest the sky collapsed. Hence the sun, moon and stars slipped towards the northwest and the earth tilted to the southeast.


Links

不周山 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Buzhou
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pu_Chou_Mountain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology


Chinese mythology | Chinese mythology stubs

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