WU GANG, a fairy who lived on the moon in ancient China mythology, was punished by the Emperor of Heaven for cutting down laurel trees in the Moon Palace. Looking up at a bright moon, we can see some shadows on it. It is said that WU GANG is cutting laurels. The gist of the story is this: in the middle of the month, the laurel tree is as high as 500 feet. This laurel tree is not only tall, but also can heal axe wounds by itself.

The story of cutting down osmanthus trees in the Moon Palace in Wugang originated in China during the Tang Dynasty, and it really became popular at the end of the Tang Dynasty, reaching a household name. Since the late Tang Dynasty, the Moon Palace in Wugang has been written by later generations in the form of poems, words, songs and notes. Among them, Huang Ru and Li Yuan, famous writers in the Song Dynasty, and Li He's "Li Ping Yong Yin", which is known as "Shi Gui", etc.

The Legend of Wu Gang's Cutting Guangxi

WU GANG in The Worse Gate is close to Chang 'e in the moon, but he often meets Chang 'e and neglects his duty. When the Jade Emperor knew about it, he was very angry. He sent WU GANG to cut down a big tree called Moon Tree on the moon. If WU GANG doesn't cut down all the moon trees, he can't go back to the worse gate and see Chang 'e.

WU GANG cut and cut for half a year from winter to summer. When the tree was about to be cut down, the Jade Emperor sent a crow to the moon tree, and with a swish, he took WU GANG's coat hanging on the tree. WU GANG immediately put down his axe and went after the crow. After the clothes were taken back, WU GANG returned to the tree and saw that all the branches and leaves that had been cut were born on the tree again.

From then on, whenever Wu Gang wanted to cut down a tree, crows would stand on the tree and crow loudly. As long as WU GANG stops to take a look at the axe, the tree will grow branches again.

In this way, year after year, WU GANG cut down more trees than this moon tree. Only on August 16 every year will a leaf fall from the moon to the ground. Anyone who finds the leaves of this moon tree will get inexhaustible gold and silver jewelry.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-WU GANG