Chang'e Flying to the Moon: An ancient Chinese myth and legend. It tells the story of Chang'e who was forced by Meng Meng. In desperation, she took a pill of immortality given to her husband Houyi by the Queen Mother of the West and flew to the moon. Things about the Moon Palace. The myth of "Chang'e flying to the moon" originated from the ancients' worship of the stars. According to existing written records, it first appeared in the Warring States Period.

The myths and legends about Heng'e can be found in the classic "Gui Zang" from the Shang Dynasty to the Warring States Period. The interpretation of the hexagrams may be that they are husband and wife. Gao You's annotation "Huainanzi" of the Eastern Han Dynasty clearly stated that Chang'e was Hou Yi. wife. Hou Yi's wife Heng'e, later changed her name to Chang'e (also known as Chang'e) because people in the Han Dynasty avoided the taboo of the then emperor Liu Heng.

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The story of Chang'e's flight to the moon extols and praises Chang'e with a distinctive attitude and brilliant colors. Compared with the records about Chang'e in ancient documents, it can be seen that people have a deep understanding of Chang'e's flight to the moon. A lot of processing and modification has been done to the story of the moon to make the image of Chang'e as beautiful as the moon and make it in line with people's pursuit of beauty.

Contrary to the widely circulated modern story of "Chang'e flying to the moon", "Lingxian" compiled by "Quan Shang Gu Wen" records the story of "Chang'e transforming into a toad": "Chang'e, Yi's wife, stole the king The mother took the immortal medicine and flew to the moon. When she was about to go, Mei Zhan was in Youhuang. Youhuang Zhanzhi said: "Ji, Pian Pian returned to my sister, and I will go west alone. Don't be frightened when the sky is dark, and there will be great prosperity later." So she placed her body on the moon and became a toad."

After Chang'e turned into a toad, she was punished to pound elixirs all day long in the moon palace and lived a lonely and miserable life. Li Shangyin, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, once lamented Chang'e in a poem: "Chang'e should regret stealing the elixir, the blue sea and blue sky make her heart feel brighter every night." It means:. Chang'e regretted being lonely and secretly taking the elixir. Now only the blue sky and blue sea accompany her lonely heart every night.

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