After the successful shooting of the sun, Hou Yi married Chang 'e, and the queen mother gave him a pack of elixir, but Hou Yi just wanted to be with Chang 'e on earth. Later, because of ulterior motives, Chang 'e was forced to take this bag of medicine and flew to the moon to become a fairy. Since then, the two have separated. From then on, people began to pray for good luck and peace to Chang 'e.
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According to legend, in ancient times, ten suns suddenly appeared in the sky, which made the earth smoke and the people really couldn't live. There is a powerful hero named Dayu, who is determined to relieve this kind of suffering for the people. Dayi climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, exhausted all his strength, drew an arrow with a bow, and shot down nine suns in one breath.
He said to the last sun in the sky, "From now on, you must get up and set the sun on time every day to benefit the people!" " We all respect Da Yi for doing harm for the people. Many people worship him as a teacher and learn martial arts from him. There was a man named Feng Meng, who was treacherous and greedy. He also worshipped at the gate of the cave with everyone.
Da Yi's wife Chang 'e (formerly known as Heng E) is a beautiful and kind woman. She often helps poor villagers, and the villagers like her very much. One day, the Queen Mother of the West on Kunlun Mountain gave Dayu a fairy medicine. It is said that people who take this medicine can not only live forever, but also ascend to heaven and become immortals. However, Dayu didn't want to leave Chang 'e, so she hid the fairy medicine in a treasure chest.
I don't know how this matter was known by Feng Meng. He was bent on getting the fairy medicine from his sister. On the morning of August 15, Dayu will take his apprentice out. Feng Meng pretended to be ill and stayed. At night, Feng Meng rushed into Daxie's house with a sword in his hand, threatening Chang 'e to hand over the fairy medicine.
Chang 'e thought, wouldn't it harm more people to let such people take the elixir of life? So she dealt with Feng Meng tactfully. Feng Meng saw that Chang 'e refused to hand over the elixir of life, so she rummaged around. Seeing that the treasure box was about to be found, Chang 'e hurried forward, took out the fairy medicine and swallowed it in one gulp.
Chang 'e ate the fairy medicine and suddenly flew leisurely. She flew out of the window, over the countryside covered with Yin Hui, higher and higher. There is a bright moon hanging in the blue night sky, and Chang 'e has been flying towards the moon.
When Dayu came back from the door, he didn't see his wife Chang 'e. He rushed out of the door anxiously, only to see the bright moon in the sky, the shadow dancing on the full moon, and a jade rabbit jumping under the tree.
Ah! My wife stood by a laurel tree and stared at herself affectionately. "Chang 'e! Chang' e! " Daxie repeatedly called, desperate to make track for the moon. But he chased three steps forward, the moon retreated three steps, and he couldn't catch up.
The villagers miss the kind Chang 'e very much, and put Chang 'e's favorite food in the yard to bless her from a distance. Since then, August 15 every year has become the Mid-Autumn Festival where people look forward to reunion.
This article is from "Huai Nan Zi Lan Ming Xun" written by Liu An in the Western Han Dynasty.
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Writing background:
Huainanzi, also known as Huainan and Liu, is a collection of essays created in the Western Han Dynasty. It was written by Liu An, the king of Huainan, the royal family of the Western Han Dynasty, hence its name. On the basis of inheriting the pre-Qin Taoist thought, this book integrates the essence of a hundred schools of thought and plays an irreplaceable role in the study of Qin and Han cultures in later generations.
About the author:
Liu An (BC 179- BC 122) is the grandson of Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and the son of Wang Changlu, a native of Huainan. In the eighth year of Emperor Wendi (BC 172), Liu Chang was deposed from the throne and died of hunger strike during his journey. In the 16th year of Emperor Wendi (BC 164), Emperor Wendi divided the original Huainan State into three letters and gave them to the Liu An brothers. Liu An was named the eldest son of Huainan Wang at the age of sixteen.
He is quick-thinking, good at reading, good at writing and willing to play the piano. He was a famous thinker and writer in the Western Han Dynasty. Li Sao, written by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was the earliest work that China praised Qu Yuan and Li Sao.
He once "invited thousands of guests to practise" and wrote Lie Hong (later called Huainan Lie Hong or Huainan Zi). Liu An was the first practitioner in the world who tried to take off a hot air balloon. He drained the eggs and burned them with moxa to get hot air, so that the eggshells floated. Liu An is the founder of China Tofu.