Myths and legends about the moon

Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Yao, ten suns suddenly appeared in the sky, which brought terror and disaster to China. A marksman named Hou Yi shot down nine suns, which eliminated the disaster for all people. The heavenly queen gave Hou Yi a pack of elixirs. When Meng Peng, a disciple of Hou Yi, learned about this, he used his absence to threaten his wife Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Chang 'e took out the elixir of life and swallowed it in one gulp. Suddenly, her body floated off the ground, rushed out of the window and flew into the sky. Because Chang 'e was worried about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy.

When Hou Yi came home, the maids cried about what happened during the day. The grief-stricken Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called the name of his beloved wife. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon is particularly bright and bright, with a swaying figure resembling Chang 'e.

Hou Yi hurriedly sent someone to Chang 'e's favorite back garden, set up a table sweetmeats, put on her favorite honey-eating fresh fruit, and offered a memorial service to Chang 'e at the Moon Palace.

After hearing the news that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon became an immortal, people set up an incense table under the moon and prayed for good luck and peace to the kind Chang 'e. Since then, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Yue Bai has spread among the people.

Contrary to the widely circulated goddess the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, the series of ancient books "Lingxian" recorded the story of "Chang 'e became a toad": "Chang 'e married, stole the elixir of the Queen Mother and brought it to the moon. Will go, occupy the grave. Zhi said, "Ji, go back to your sister and go west alone." . When it's dark, you won't be surprised or afraid, but you will prosper in the future.' Chang 'e entrusted herself to the moon for the sake of toad. "After Chang 'e became a toad, she was punished in the moon palace all day and lived a lonely and miserable life. Li Shangyin once wrote a poem lamenting Chang 'e: "Chang 'e should regret stealing the elixir and stay awake at night. "

China's myth about the moon was first recorded in Shan Hai Jing, Chu Ci, Huai Nan Zi and other ancient books.

There are many legends and fairy tales about the moon. There are stories about the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon and Zhu Yuanzhang's anti-Yuan uprising.

Legend has it that there is a laurel tree 500 feet high on the moon. There was a man named WU GANG in the Han Dynasty who was obsessed with fairy tales and didn't concentrate on reading. He was banished to the moon to cut laurel, but laurel was cut with it, so later generations can see the image of WU GANG cutting laurel endlessly in the middle of the month.

There lived a man named WU GANG and a dog on the moon. WU GANG cuts down osmanthus trees on the moon every day. But in the process of chopping, the dog will grab his lunch box. When WU GANG sees it, he will drive the dog away. The dog ran away, but the place where the tree was cut automatically recovered. But stubborn WU GANG went to chop, but the dog went to grab his lunch box ... so it kept repeating.