Xirang

• abstract: Xirang () (also known as Swelling Earth) is a magical substance in Chinese Mythology, according to which it had an a self-expanding ability to continuously grow, which made it particularly effective for use by Gun and Yu in fighting the rising waters of the Great Flood.Yang, 218 This Chinese word compounds xi "breathe; cease; rest; grow; multiply" and rang "soil; earth".

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