Allusions related to the moon

The allusions related to the moon are: the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, Yutu, WU GANG, Fa Gui, Tiangou eating the moon, Zhu Yuanzhang and the moon cake uprising.

1, the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon

The Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon is the most famous story about the moon in China. After telling the story of Hou Yi's meritorious service, Chang 'e took the elixir of life, flew to the Moon Palace and became the master of the Moon Palace. The Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon implied the pursuit of immortality and expressed people's yearning and pursuit of a better life.

2. Jade rabbit is smashing medicine

Jade rabbit tinkering with medicine is one of the legendary stories about the moon, which tells the story of a rabbit as white as jade growing into an immortal on the moon. It took the elixir of life, grew into a jade rabbit and grew fairy grass. But it was also forced by the jade emperor and lost its trace after the destruction of the Moon Palace.

This story tells us that the fairy grass on the moon is left to future generations by the gods, and the rabbit is synonymous with the moon.

3. WU GANG cut Guangxi.

Wu Gang's felling of Gui is one of the ancient myths and legends in China. According to legend, there is a laurel tree 500 feet high on the moon. WU GANG was punished for cutting down osmanthus trees in the Moon Palace because he was too addicted to Xiandao and didn't want to concentrate on his studies. However, every time the laurel tree is cut, it will heal the wound, and WU GANG has always insisted on cutting the laurel tree, but his wish has not been realized.

This legend symbolizes people's pursuit of freedom and enterprising spirit, and also implies the importance of hard work and perseverance.

4. Tengu eats the moon

According to legend, there was a son named Manglietia in ancient times. He was born a good Buddha, but his mother had a bad heart. Once, his mother wanted to eat dog meat, so she got black and blue. In order to atone for her mother, Manglietia built a wooden house, a temple and a temple. After that, his mother became a dog and he became a Tibetan Buddha.

He has been repairing the temple until he finally turned the Tibetan Buddha into a Tibetan Buddha. The legend that the dog swallowed the moon is that the moon was eaten by the dog.

5. Zhu Yuanzhang and the Moon Cake Uprising

Zhu Yuanzhang and the moon cake uprising are related stories, which began in the Yuan Dynasty. Due to the cruel rule of the ruling class in the Yuan Dynasty, people rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang joined forces with various resistance forces to prepare for the uprising, but the court officers and soldiers searched very closely and the news was difficult to pass on.

So, he came up with a plan to hide the note of the August 15th uprising in a cake, and then sent it to the uprising troops in various places to inform them of the August 15th uprising. The insurgents responded, quickly defeated the Yuan Army and spread. This story formed the custom of eating moon cakes in Mid-Autumn Festival.