Editing Chinese mythology (section)

==Creation myths==
{{Main|Chinese creation myths}}
Various ideas about the creation of the universe, the earth, the sky, various deities and creatures, and the origin of various clans or ethnic groups of humans have circulated in the area of China for millennia. These creation myths may include the origins of the universe and everything, the origins of humans, or the origins of specific groups, such as a Han Chinese in descent from Yandi and Huangdi (as {{lang|zh|炎黃子孫}}, "Descendants of the Flame and Yellow Emperors"). Various myths contain explanations of various origins and the progress of cultural development.

===Pangu===
{{Main|Pangu}}
One common story involves [[Pangu]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Bellingham |first1=David |title=Myths and Legends |last2=Whittaker |first2=Clio |last3=Grant |first3=John |publisher=Wellfleet Press |year=1992 |isbn=1-55521-812-1 |location=Secaucus, New Jersey |page=129 |oclc=27192394}}</ref> Among other sources, he was written about by Taoist author [[Xu Zheng (Eastern Wu)|Xu Zheng]] c. 200 CE, as claimed to be the first sentient being and creator, "making the heavens and the earth".{{sfn|Werner|1922|p=77}}