Legend of Darkness

"The Legend of Darkness" is known as the first creation epic of the Han nation. In the form of a long mythological narrative poem, it is passed down from generation to generation through oral singing and manuscripts. The content covers creation myths such as the creation of the universe, the creation of the heaven and the earth, the flood, and the rebirth of mankind. It is divided into four major chapters: "Innate", "Acquired", "Buddling Heaven" and "Government". It integrates legends such as Pangu's creation of heaven and Fuxi's marriage to Nuwa to build a complete creation system of the Han nation. The origin of "The Legend of Darkness" can be traced back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was first seen in the Ming version of "Baokang Zhi", and most of the existing versions are Qing Dynasty manuscripts. The core plot includes: at the beginning of chaos, the god Jianggu created water to breed dewdrops, and the prodigal swallowed pearls and died and transformed into five shapes; Kunlun Mountain gave birth to Pangu, created the world and transformed all things; after the flood destroyed the world, Haotian Holy Mother helped the Yellow Dragon fight the black dragon, swallowed the dragon egg and gave birth to three gods who controlled the heaven, earth and the underworld; the ancestor Hong Jun promoted the union of Fuxi and Nuwa's brother and sister to recreate mankind. On May 18, 2010, the Ministry of Culture of China announced the third batch of recommended projects for the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List. "Legend of Darkness" is the author's original adaptation of the original story of "Legend of Darkness", aiming to make more people familiar with this "epic handed down from generation to generation of the Han nation".