Midautumn festival story11/13/2022 ![]() Seeing that Chang’e refused to hand over the elixir, Pang Meng rummaged and searched around. Chang’e thought, letting such a person take the elixir would not he harm more people? So, she tactfully dealt with Pang Meng. In the evening, Pang Meng carried the sword in his hand and could not wait to break into Hou Yi’s house, threatening Chang’e to hand over the elixir. In the early morning of August 15th, when Hou Yi wanted to take his disciples out, Pang Meng pretended to be sick and stayed. Pang Meng knew about this matter somehow. However, Hou Yi did not wish to be immortal if his wife could not live at his side for eternity, so he asked her to hide the elixir in a wooden box. Xiwangmu had only given him enough elixir for one person. While Hou Yi was grateful for the gift, he felt conflicted. It was said that people who take this elixir can not only live forever, but also ascend to heaven and become immortal. One day, the goddess Xiwangmu gave Hou Yi an elixir of immortality on the Kunlun Mountain. She often helped the poor villagers and they liked her very much. Later, Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind-hearted lady called Change. There was a man named Pang Meng, who was treacherous and greedy, and followed like everyone else to learn something from Hou Yi. Young men who were fond of archery flocked to him to learn shooting. Hou Yi thus was respected and honored by people as a hero. Life had been restored and humanity saved. Heavy rain filled rivers with fresh water, and grass and trees turned green again. He said to the last sun in the sky: “From now on, you must rise and fall on time every day for the benefit of the people!” The weather immediately became cooler. He took out his bow, ascended up to the peak of the Kunlun Mountain and shot down nine of the ten suns one by one. Hou Yi, a young man who was good at archery decided to save the people. The extreme heat made it impossible for the people to live. It was extremely hot all the time and there was no such thing as night. The story goes like this…Īccording to legend, in the ancient times, there were ten suns in the sky. Her story is celebrated as part of the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. Chang‘e is the Chinese goddess of the moon, best known for stealing an elixir of immortality from her husband, Hou Yi. ![]()
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