Suddenly, Chang'e floated lightly in the air and became immortal. She didn't want to live far away from her husband, so she flew to the moon which is the nearest to the earth. Shortly after they left, Peng Meng broke into Hou Yi's house and forced Chang'e to hand over the elixir of life. Chang'e knew that she couldn't manage to protect the elixir and herself, so she fetched the elixir from the case and swallowed it immediately. One day, when Hou Yi went shooting with his disciples, Peng Meng pretended to be ill and didn't go with them. Instead, he gave it to Chang'e for safekeeping.Ĭhang'e put the elixir of life into a case on her dressing table, but she was observed by one of Hou Yi's disciples, Peng Meng, who was very treacherous. However, Hou Yi was unwilling to leave his wife, so he did not eat the elixir. The person who eats the elixir will become immortal and go to heaven. To protect the earth, Hou Yi used his bow and arrows to shoot down nine suns, only leaving one shining in the sky.Īs a reward, the Queen of Heaven gave Hou Yi an elixir of life for his great contribution. Hou Yi, the archer, is Chang E's husband. They live in the times when there were ten suns in the sky.Īffected by the extreme heat of the ten suns, all the crops are dried. In Chinese legend, Chang E is a pretty woman who has a kind heart. She mashes herbs and makes elixirs of life day after day, keeping Chang'e company. The rabbit on the moon is commonly known as the Jade Rabbit. They decided to bring the rabbit to Heaven and kept company with Chang'e on the moon. The rabbit was too small to find food for them, and she had nothing to give them. Instead, the rabbit plunged into the raging fire and asked the old men to eat its meat. All animals tried their best to find food for these poor old men, except the rabbit. The immortals disguised themselves as three poor old men. He sent three immortals from Heaven to Earth.
One day, the Jade Emperor wanted to test the virtue of animals.
You will read the most widely known story of Chang'e and other interesting legends of the Chinese Moon Festival. The legend reflects people's wishes and it changes depending on the social reality. There are quite a few stories behind the Mid-Autumn Festival, the most popular one is the legend of the Chinese Moon Goddess - Chang E.
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