The story of Hou Yi shooting the sun in short English.

The story of Hou Yi shooting the sun in English:

In ancient times, serious droughts occurred on the earth. The heat scorched the forest, dried the earth, and dried the grass and seedlings. Originally, Emperor Jun and Xi gave birth to 10 children who were the sun.

They lived overseas in the East. There was a big tree named Fusang in the sea water. Ten suns sleep beneath the branches and take turns running out in the sky to shine on the earth.

But sometimes they come out In order to save mankind, Hou Yi bowed and arrowed, shooting at the nine suns. See the sky burst fireballs, fell a three-legged crow. Finally, there is only one sun left in the sky.

The story of Hou Yi shooting at the sun in Chinese:

In ancient times, there was a severe drought in the land. The heat scorched the forests, dried up the earth, and sun-dried the seedlings and grasses. It turned out that Di Jun and Xi He had 10 children who were all suns, and they lived overseas in the east, where there was a big tree called Fusang in the sea water. 10 suns slept at the bottom of the branches, and took turns to run out to be on duty in the sky and to shine on the earth.

But sometimes, they come out together to bring disaster to mankind. In order to save mankind, Hou Yi opened his bow and arrow and shot at the nine suns. The sky exploded with fireballs and three-legged crows fell down. In the end, there was only one sun left in the sky.

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Death of Hou Yi:

The book "Meng Zi", written by Mencius, a thinker during the Warring States period, and the "Huainan Zi", a book compiled by Liu An (179-222 BC) in the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, both say that he was assassinated by Feng Meng, a student who had been avenging his wife's death. The means of assassination were recorded differently, some said he was killed with a mahogany stick, some said he was shot with a hidden arrow. In short, the hero of the world died in the hands of the conspirators.

Some legends also say that Houyi's spirit was not dispersed after his death, and that he became Zhong Kui, a ghost-fighting god. This claim was verified by Gu Jiegang (1893-1980), a famous historian in China, based on the records of Huainanzi and other ancient books. This saying, in fact, reflects the infinite nostalgia of our ancient people for this unfortunate dead hero.

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