In a folk story, this man’s spine became a mountain range, his eyes became the sun and moon, and his limbs became the four pillars of the sky. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this hairy giant born into a cosmic egg, who pushed apart the earth and sky over the course of 18,000 years.
ANSWER: Pángǔ
[10e] Two answers required. Pángǔ separating the earth and sky represents these two opposing dualistic principles of light and dark. Tàijí is represented by these two principles as white and dark halves of a circle.
ANSWER: yin AND yang [or yin-yang]
[10m] Pángǔ is helped by the crane, the dragon, the phoenix, and this animal. Nǚwā used the legs of this animal to mend the pillars supporting Heaven after a flood.
ANSWER: tortoise [accept turtle; accept guī or biē]
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