Cosmology
Cosmology articles and guides
Kunlun Mountain: The Axis of the Chinese Cosmos
The mythological mountain at the center of everything — home of gods, gateway to heaven, and source of immortality.
Nüwa Creates Humanity: Sculpting People from Yellow Earth
The goddess who molded humans from clay and repaired the broken sky — China's most beloved creation deity.
Pangu and the Cosmic Egg: The Chinese Creation Myth
How the universe began with a giant waking inside an egg — the Chinese creation story that influenced 2,000 years of mythology.
The Cosmology of the Shanhaijing: How Ancient Chinese Mapped the Universe
The Classic of Mountains and Seas does not just catalog creatures. It describes an entire cosmos — with a square earth, a layered heaven, and a geography that makes no sense until you understand its logic.
Shanhaijing Cosmology: How Ancient China Imagined the Universe
The Shanhaijing describes a universe with a square earth, a round heaven, pillars holding up the sky, and a world tree connecting all realms. It is wrong about physics — but fascinating about imagination.