Kua Fu
thumb|Illustration from the Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China (early 18th century) thumb|Stone carving at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, with inscription "Kua Fu Chases the Sun" Kuafu () is a giant in Chinese mythology who wished to capture the Sun. He was a grandson of Houtu.
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thumb|Illustration from the Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China (early 18th century) thumb|Stone carving at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, with inscription "Kua Fu Chases the Sun" Kuafu () is a giant in Chinese mythology who wished to capture the Sun. He was a grandson of Houtu.
==Story== One day, Kuafu decided to chase and catch the Sun. He followed the Sun from the East to the West, draining the Yellow River and the Wei River (all rivers and lakes crossing his path) to quench his burning thirst. However, the big rivers were also unable to quench his thirst, and as he searched for more water, he eventually died of dehydration. The wooden club he was carrying grew into a vast forest of peach trees called the Deng Forest ().