Why do pictures of Mid-Autumn Festival draw Chang 'e and the moon?

According to legend, in ancient times, there were ten days in the sky at the same time, the crops died in the sun and the people were poor. A hero named Hou Yi has infinite power. He sympathized with the suffering people, climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, made full use of his divine power, drew his bow, shot down more than nine suns in one breath, and ordered the last one to rise and fall on time for the benefit of the people. Hou Yi was respected and loved by the people. He married a beautiful and kind wife named Chang 'e. Besides hunting, Hou Yi spends all his time with his wife, and people envy this beautiful and loving couple. Many people with lofty ideals came here to study as teachers, and Pang Meng with ulterior motives also joined in.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek truth. He happened to meet the Queen Mother passing by and asked her for a bag of elixir. It is said that taking this medicine can instantly ascend to heaven and become immortal. However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the elixir to Chang 'e. Chang 'e hid the medicine in the dresser's treasure chest, only to be seen by the villain Pang Meng, who wanted to steal the elixir of life and become an immortal himself. Three days later, Hou Yi led his entourage out hunting, while Pang Meng, who had ulterior motives, pretended to be ill and stayed. Shortly after Hou Yi led the crowd to leave, Pang Meng broke into the backyard of the Inner Temple with a sword in his hand, threatening Chang 'e to hand over the elixir. Chang 'e knew that she was no match for Pang Meng. In times of crisis, she made a decisive decision, turned around and opened the treasure chest, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp. Chang 'e swallowed the medicine and immediately 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. In the evening, when Hou Yi came home, the maids cried and told what happened during the day.

Hou Yi was surprised and angry, and drew his sword to kill the villain. Pang Meng has long since escaped. Angry and sad, 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, and there is a swaying figure resembling Chang 'e. He ran after the moon desperately, but he chased it three times. The moon retreated three times, he retreated three times and the moon advanced three times. In any case, he couldn't catch up with the fresh fruit, so he sacrificed Chang 'e in 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. This is why Chang 'e and the moon are painted in the Mid-Autumn Festival.