Goddess the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon: Ancient myths and legends in China tell that Chang 'e was forced by Pang Meng, but in desperation, she ate an elixir given by the Queen Mother of the West to her husband Hou Yi and flew to the Moon Palace. The myth of "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon" originated from the ancient people's worship of the stars. According to the existing written records, it first appeared in ancient books such as Huainanzi.
Chang 'e boarded the moon palace. According to the ancient books such as Huai Nan Zi in the Western Han Dynasty, it was because she ate the elixir that her husband Yi asked the Queen Mother of the West, flew into the Moon Palace and became a toad. In Huai Nan Zi, a highly induced annotation in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Chang 'e was described as Yi's wife, and Yi's wife's name was Heng 'e, because people in the Han Dynasty avoided the emperor Liu Heng at that time.
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Chang 'e, a figure in ancient China mythology, also known as the wife of Hengwo, Hengge, Chang 'e and Yi, rose to the Moon Palace because she stole the elixir of life. The story of Chang 'e first appeared in Guashu Guizang in Shang Dynasty, while the complete story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon was first recorded in Huainan Mingxun in Western Han Dynasty and Chang 'e and Yi in Eastern Han Dynasty.
Chang 'e, a snake head, a high bun, long sleeves and short hook feathers on the long tail behind him in the portraits of the Han Dynasty. After the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the image of Chang 'e was portrayed as a peerless beauty. Chen, in the Southern Dynasties, compared his favorite concubine, Zhang Lihua, to Chang 'e, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, and compared the rare appearance of the girl next door with Chang 'e.
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