Gong Gong

Gong Gong (共 工Chinese, Pinyin gong -gong ) is a horn- reinforced demon in Chinese mythology. He fought the Emperor Yao, one of the five Urkaiser China.

After his defeat by Emperor Yao in the struggle for the throne of heaven Gong Gong fell into a rage. The demon slammed his head against the mountain Buzhou, one of the pillars of heaven. Through the vibration part of the horizon remembered, floods, the earth and the heavens were moved. The people had to endure great suffering because of the changes.

Goddess Nüwa saw the misery and prevented the collapse of heaven and earth. She cut off the leg of a giant turtle, replacing the mountain, who had previously supported the firmament. However, the replacement used by the goddess was slightly lower than the mountain before. Although the collapse could be avoided with the leg, the horizon was but since then diagonally, why move the stars, the moon and the sun to the northwest. The rivers in China since that day, however, flow, however, to the southeast into the Pacific Ocean.

• Chinese mythology