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Chang'e Running to the Moon: A story of myths and legends in ancient China, which tells the story of Chang'e being forced by the Emperor to be blind, and in desperation, she flew to the Moon Palace after eating a pill of immortality given to her husband Hou Yi by the Queen Mother of the West. The myth of "Chang'e running to the moon" originated from the worship of the stars by the ancients, and according to existing written records, it first appeared in ancient books such as Huainanzi [1][2].
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Synopsis of Chang'e's story about running to the moon: Chang'e stole the immortal medicine that her husband Yi asked for from the Queen Mother of the West, and flew into the Moon Palace and became a toad pounding medicine.
It is said that Dayi. His wife's name is Heng'e, because the Han Dynasty avoided the ridicule of the emperor Liu Heng at that time, and then changed her name to Chang'e (a Chang'e).
She stole the elixir of immortality that her husband Yi asked for from the Queen Mother of the West, and flew into the Moon Palace and turned into a toad that pounded the medicine. Eastern Han Dynasty Gao lure annotated "Huainanzi".
said that Chang'e is Dayi's wife. It is said that Dayi's wife was called Heng'e, because the Han Dynasty people avoided the ridicule of the emperor Liu Heng at that time, and then changed her name to Chang'e (a Chang'e).
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Brief introduction of the story of Chang'e to the moon:
Yi was the king of a poor country in ancient times, with infinite strength, brave and good at shooting, but he had a violent personality and indiscriminate administration, which made the people miserable. Yi wanted to live forever, so he took the elixir from the Queen Mother that could become an immortal.
When the beautiful and kind wife Chang'e learned of this, in order to save the people from Yi's long-term brutal rule, she secretly ate the immortal medicine, turned into a fairy and floated to the Moon Palace, becoming a goddess in the Moon Palace.
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The folk legend is slightly different, roughly saying that Chang'e stole the elixir of immortality that her husband asked for from the Queen Mother of the West, and flew to the Zen Rang Moon Palace. But Qionglou Yuyu, the height is unbearable, the so-called "Chang'e should repent of stealing the elixir, He Xing blue sea and blue sky night heart" is a portrayal of her feeling of loneliness. After Chang'e confided her remorse to her husband.
And he said, "Normally I cannot come down, but tomorrow is the full moon, and you will make balls out of flour in the shape of a full moon, and place them in the northwest direction of the house, and then call my name continuously." By the third watch, I could go home.
The next day, according to the wife's instructions, when the fruit of Chang'e flew from the middle of the moon, the husband and wife were reunited, and the custom of making moon cakes for Chang'e during the Mid-Autumn Festival was also formed. The Chang'e picture that expresses this plot is the emotional outflow of the world's desire for a beautiful reunion and a happy life.
Chang'e is the daughter of Emperor Yu and the wife of Hou Yi. The beauty is extraordinary. According to legend, Hou Yi was a marksman under Emperor Yao (some say that he was a marksman under the Emperor of Heaven). In "Huainan Zi Lan Shen Xun", it is said that Hou Yi invited the medicine of immortality from the Queen Mother of the West.
Chang'e stole this elixir, became an immortal, and flew to the Moon Palace involuntarily, spending endless lonely years in the barren Moon Palace. After Chang'e flew to the Moon Palace, she lived in the bleak and indifferent Guanghan Palace, thinking about Hou Yi, and her mood and life made many literati sigh and reverie.
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