Chang 'e is the wife of Hou Yi. After shooting the sun, Hou Yi got the elixir of youth from the Queen Mother of the West, and Hou Yi gave it to Chang 'e for safekeeping. However, Peng Meng, a disciple of Hou Yi, coveted the elixir and forced Chang 'e to hand it over. Chang 'e no way back, in a hurry, had to swallow the elixir and become immortal. Because Chang 'e didn't want to leave Houyi, she stopped on the moon closest to the earth and lived in Guanghan Palace for a long time.

Chang 'e is a moon fairy in China mythology. In Shan Hai Jing, the wife of Hou Yi, the medieval emperor of Heaven, and the wife of Di Jun, whose real name is Heng E (Heng E), was changed to Chang E and Chang E in the Western Han Dynasty to avoid the taboo of Liu Heng, the Chinese emperor. There are also people who call it Chun Hu. In the myth, Di Jun lived in the Guanghan Palace above the moon because he took the elixir of immortality obtained from the Queen Mother of the West.

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Legend has it that a long time ago, because Hou Yi shot down nine suns, the emperor rewarded Hou Yi with an elixir. This elixir eats half of it and becomes immortal. Hou Yi was very happy after he got the elixir, because he and Chang 'e could live forever.

Hou Yi was proficient in archery, and many people came to be his apprentices. One of them was Feng Meng, who studied archery seriously. He was almost able to compare with Hou Yi. He was very happy, but the people still said that Hou Yi was an archer. Feng Meng was jealous and wanted to steal the elixir of life from him.

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