In the Western myth, a god made people. This god made the male,
“Adam” by clay, and made the female, “Eve” by a rib of Adam. In
the Oriental myth, there was a story that a goddess made people.
The goddess was called Nvwa (女娲). When the sky and the land were
separated, a goddess named Nvwa appeared. She walked in the
desolate earth, and felt lonely. So she used yellow clay to
knead into humans according to her figures. Nvwa and FuxiSoon
she got tired of making humans one by one, and she thought out a
better method for making many humans.