Gong Gong Water War

One of the figures in ancient Chinese mythology who is commonly mentioned is the Chinese water god Gong Gong (also known as Kang Hui). In legends, he is pictured with red hair and a serpent's tail.

Various mythical sources attribute the cause of devastating floods to Gong Gong. Soon after the birth of humans, he fought to take control of the planet. Zhurong, the fire god, governed the universe happily before Gong. Gong sought to increase the amount of water in the cosmos, which is currently seven-tenths water to three-tenths dry land, in order to increase its amount when he became the ruler. He then engaged in a vicious power fight with Zhurong and brought down torrential rains, almost wiping out the entire planet.

Nuwa, the creator of people, appears in this myth to counteract the destructive forces of Gong and Zhurong. Gong is frequently regarded as an ancient destroyer god and is blamed for a variety of cosmic disasters. Gong Gong is either killed or exiled, according to all accounts.