Erich Von Daniken - The Gold Of The Gods

3 - Traces Of The Gods In China, Too
depicted differently in different regions, which is not surprising in view
of the vast size of this country with its surface area of 3,800,000 square
miles. Sometimes he is a being with two horns on his head and a
hammer in his right hand, sometimes he appears as a dragon mastering
the four elements, sometimes he holds the 3 sun in one hand and the
moon in the other, some-times he is chipping away at a rock-face,
watched by a snake.
Actually, the Fan Ku legend in China is probably not so old as the
mighty man himself. Travelers from the kingdom of Siam (Thailand)
are reputed to have brought the legend to China for the first time in the
sixth century.
"Chinese mythology describes Yan Shih Tien-Tsun as the 'father of
things,'" said the Director. "He is the unfathomable being, the
beginning and end of all things, the highest and most inconceivable
being in heaven. In later times he was also called Yu Ch'ing. If you
write about him, you must take care not to confuse Yu Ch'ing with the
mysterious Emperor Yu, who is reputed to have caused the Flood. Do
you know the legend of Yuan Shih Tien Wang?"
I shook my head. The Director took a volume of the Dictionary of
Chinese Mythology from his shelves.
"There, read the story in your hotel. You will find some stories in the
dictionary that are fascinating when considered in connection with your
theories. For example, the legend of the goddess Chih Nu who was the
patron saint of weavers. While she was still young, her father sent her
to a neighbor who kept watch over the 'Silver Stream of the Heavens,'
obviously the Milky Way. Chih Nu grew up and became very
beautiful. She spent the days and nights playing and laughing, never
was there a wilder or crazier lover in heaven than Chih Nu. The Sun
King grew tired of these goings-on and when she bore a child to her
guardian friend, he ordered the ardent lover to take up his post at the
other end of the Silver Stream and only to see the lovely Chih Nu once