![]() ![]() As a punishment, the Emporer of Heaven planted a huge cherry bay tree, as tall as 1,665 meters (don't ask us why that figure) on the moon and ordered Wu Gang to cut it down.Īs a reward, Wu Gang could become immortal if he managed to cut it down.Īs magical as it sounds, Wu Gang was very determined and worked really hard on chopping the tree down. The Emperor of Heaven was furious at Wu Gang because of his attitude. Wu Gang was just an ordinary man that wanted to become immortal, but as we all know it, he never really tried very hard to learn theurgy. ![]() The myth is about a man that never tried his best at anything. It is the shadow of a massive tree on the moon. Although scientifically, it's the shadow caused by the mountains, legend has it. When you look at the moon, you can see a shadow on it. #2: Wu Gang Chopping The Cherry Bay: The Tree That Can Never Be Chopped Hou Yi would leave food sacrifices for his wife, a tradition that eventually became the birth and ritual of the mooncake festival. The moon was the closest possible to her beloved husband, Hou Yi. Instead of returning to heaven, she made the moon her new home. With that, her divinity was restored, and she could no longer live on earth with Hou Yi. While Hou Yi was away, Feng Meng attacked Chang'e demanding the elixir.Ĭhang'e wanted to prevent the evil Feng Meng to become a god, so she sacrificed herself by drinking the elixir herself. Sometime later, Hou Yi's apprentice, Feng Meng, came to know about the elixir. The couple continues with the mortal life, with Hou Yi becoming a hunter while Chang'e homemaker. Neither one of Hou Yi and Chang'e are willing to leave each other behind, so the elixir was kept aside. The Queen Mother of the West gifted the couple an Elixir of Immortality but for one only. Hou Yi and Chang'e travelled far west on earth to seek help from the Queen Mother of the West. Hou Yi and his wife Chang'e (嫦娥 ) were cast out of heaven to come to earth to become mortal. All of the people on Earth were saved.īut Jade Emporer was furious! The suns were actually his unruly sons. The Divine Archer, Hou Yi (后羿), managed to shot down nine out of the ten suns. The suns burnt everything on earth, and people were dying. Long ago, there were ten suns in the sky. ![]()
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