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Wu Gang Endlessly Chopping the Self-Healing Osmanthus Tree on the Moon

🐉 Chinese MythologyMount Tai, Shandong, ChinaWu Gang • Jade Emperor • Chang'e

Wu Gang is a legendary figure in Chinese mythology punished for his lack of focus during his quest for immortality. He was sent to the Moon and commanded to fell a massive, self-healing osmanthus tree. Because the tree heals every wound as soon as his axe is withdrawn, his task remains eternally unfinished.