Princess Baiyun

Princess Baiyun (Bai Yun Ge Ge in Chinese) is a beautiful Manchu ethnic fairy tale,which tells that Princess Baiyun,the youngest daughter of the god of heaven,stole the thousands-of-treasure box to save the living things in the world.The gods flooded the fields in the world,so the livings struggled in the water.Princess Baiyun in charge of the treasure palace in the heaven,stole the thousands-of-treasure box,and scattered the treasures on the earth,which became the fields,hills and plains.Princess Baiyun was kind and brave.However,angered by her,the god ordered the snow god to freeze the flowers and plants in the world,and to catch Princess Baiyun.Princess Baiyun,who had nowhere to hide,turned into a birch tree.(https://www.daowen.com)

This myth not only explains the formation of rivers and mountains,but also creates an image of a goddess who would rather die than surrender.