共工 ， 中国古代神话的水神 ， 能掌控洪水 。
Gong Gong, the god of water in ancient Chinese mythology, could control floods.
共工和火神祝融不和 ， 大战后共工输了 ， 很生气 ， 就撞上了天地间的柱子 —— 不周山 。
Gong Gong and Zhu Rong, the god of fire, did not get along, and after a great battle, Gong Gong lost and was so angry that he crashed into Buzhou Mountain, a pillar between heaven and earth.
不周山被撞断 ， 天塌地裂 ， 大火 、 洪水 、 野兽都出来了 ， 世界变得好可怕 。
When the Buzhou Mountain was broken, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. Great fires, floods and wild animals came out and the world became so terrible.
天神女娲看到人类受苦 ， 决定修补天地 ， 于是有了 “ 女娲补天 ” 的故事 。
Seeing the suffering of mankind, the goddess of heaven, Nuwa, decided to mend heaven and earth, thus the story of “Nuwa Mending Heaven”.
这个故事与女娲补天 、 后羿射日 、 嫦娥奔月并称中国古代四大神话 。
This story is one of the Four Great Myths of Ancient China, along with the story of Nu Wa mending the sky, Hou Yi shooting at the sun, and Chang E running to the moon.