Nüwa Repairs the Sky

After Gonggong breaks Mount Buzhou and throws the world into disaster, Nüwa repairs the sky with five-colored stones and restores order to heaven and earth. This myth teaches that compassion means taking responsibility and rebuilding hope after destruction.

HSK 6–7-9

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  1. 盘古开天辟地之后，天空高远，大地辽阔，日月开始运行，山河开始成形。

    pan2 gu3 kai1 tian1 pi4 di4 zhi1 hou4 tian1 kong1 gao1 yuan3 da4 di4 liao2 kuo4 ri4 yue4 kai1 shi3 yun4 xing2 shan1 he2 kai1 shi3 cheng2 xing2

    After Pangu separated heaven and earth, the sky was high and distant, and the land was vast. The sun and moon began to move, and mountains and rivers began to take shape.

  2. 风吹过原野，雨落进江河，草木从泥土里生长出来，鸟兽在山林间奔走。

    feng1 chui1 guo4 yuan2 ye3 yu3 luo4 jin4 jiang1 he2 cao3 mu4 cong2 ni2 tu3 li3 sheng1 zhang3 chu1 lai2 niao3 shou4 zai4 shan1 lin2 jian1 ben1 zou3

    Wind blew across the plains, rain fell into the rivers, plants and trees grew from the soil, and birds and beasts ran through the forests and mountains.

  3. 世界终于有了秩序，也有了生命。

    shi4 jie4 zhong1 yu2 you3 le5 zhi4 xu4 ye3 you3 le5 sheng1 ming4

    At last, the world had order, and it also had life.