Episodes
After Nuwa created human, who taught the ancient Chinese people the practices of agriculture and the use of herbal medicine? Who discovered tea?In ancient times, without doctors or medicine, people feared illness. Born with a crystal-clear, transparent abdomen, Shennong saw the suffering of the people and resolved to alleviate it. Carrying two bags, one for edible plants and another for medicinal herbs, he began tasting various plants and put them into corresponding bags for food and one for ...
Published 11/03/24
Last time, we talked about the story of Pangu creating the world. After Pangu separated heaven and earth, slowly there came to be plants and trees, and animals, but there were still no people. So where did people come from? Today, let's talk about the story of Nuwa creating humans.Nuwa was a goddess in heaven; she had a human head and arms but a snake-like body. Nuwa came down to earth and saw how vast the world was, with all things growing, which made her very happy. She walked and looked ar...
Published 10/14/24
Where is our world from? Different cultures give different answers. Here is a folk story in China about who creates the world. Pan Gu separates Heaven and Earth Before the formation of heaven and earth, the universe was like a big egg, full of chaos. There is no heaven and no earth, the world is pitch black, and nothing can be seen clearly. In the midst of this chaos sleeps a giant, his name is Pan Gu.Pan Gu had been asleep for 18,000 years and finally woke up, opening his eyes and seeing not...
Published 09/24/24
Thousands years ago, a Chinese lady flew to the Moon! That's the story of Chang'E. Chang'e to the moonOnce upon a time, there was a brave young man Hou Yi who lived in a small village with his beautiful wife Chang'e.Hou Yi is a powerful sharpshooter, and often helps his neighbors. One year, ten suns appeared in the sky at the same time, and the crops withered and died, and the people could not live. Hou Yi shot down nine suns and turned the lives of the people into peace.Since then, the ...
Published 09/17/24