Chang 'e was the daughter of Di Ku, one of the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times, and the wife of Hou Yi. Her original name was Heng E, but in order to avoid the taboo of China Emperor Liu Heng, she was renamed Chang 'e and Chang 'e in the Western Han Dynasty.

It is said that Chang 'e and Hou Yi started monogamy. In order to commemorate them, later generations interpreted the story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, and many folk legends, poems and songs were circulated.

In myths and legends, Chang 'e went to the moon to become immortal and lived in the Guanghan Palace above the moon because she stole the elixir of life obtained by the Queen Mother of the West. ?

Before the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no data showing that Chang 'e and Hou Yi were husband and wife. It was not until Gaoyou annotated Huai Nan Zi that Chang 'e was the wife of Hou Yi.

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Legend has it that a long time ago, Hou Yi was respected and loved by the people for his meritorious service in shooting the sun. Soon after, Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind wife named Chang 'e. People are envious of this beautiful and loving couple.

One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek truth. When he met the Queen Mother, he 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, but Meng Peng saw it.

Three days later, Hou Yi went out hunting, and Meng Peng, who had ulterior motives, pretended to be ill and stayed. Shortly after Hou Yi left, Meng Peng broke into the backyard of the back room with a sword in his hand, threatening Chang 'e to hand over the elixir.

Chang 'e knew that she was no match for Meng Peng. 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.

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