the sky and the earth were at first one blurred entity(混沌整体) like an egg. then pangu was born into it. the separation of the sky and the earth took eighteen thousand years. the yang which was light and pure rose to become the sky，and the yin which was heavy and murky(黑暗的)sank to form the earth. between them was pangu, who went through nine changes every day, his wisdom greater than that of the sky and his ability greater than that of the earth. every day the sky rose ten feet higher, the earth became ten feet thicker, and pangu grew ten feet taller. another eighteen thousand years passed,
