Nu Wa mending the sky is one of the ancient Chinese myths and legends.
Nu Wa is the mother of the Chinese nation and the first human being of the Chinese people. Legend has it that Nu Wa made human beings out of clay after the beginning of heaven and earth, and is the mother goddess of the Chinese people as it has been handed down in ancient times.
In ancient times, the four pillars that supported the sky tumbled down, the earth was cracked and destroyed, the sky could not cover the earth, the earth could not carry everything, the fires spread unquenched, the floods overflowed, the ferocious beasts ate the good people, and the ferocious fowls clawed at the old and the young.
Under these circumstances, Nu Wa smelted five-colored stones to mend the sky, cut off the feet of the giant ao in the sea to make a heavenly pillar to support the four directions, killed the black dragon to save Jizhou, and piled up reeds and ashes to block the flood.
The sky was mended, the pillars of the four directions of heaven and earth were re-erected, the floods receded, and peace was restored to the great land of the Middle Kingdom; the fierce birds and beasts died, and the good people survived.
Legend has it that she created mankind, out of clay, haha