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Myths featuring Xiwangmu (Queen Mother of the West)

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Chang'e Transforming into the Moon Goddess Accompanied by the Jade Rabbit

🐉 Chinese MythologyMount Tai (Moon Proxy), Shandong, ChinaChang'e • Hou Yi • Jade Rabbit

The legend tells of Chang'e, a beautiful woman who became the Goddess of the Moon after consuming an elixir of immortality. Her husband, the heroic archer Hou Yi, had saved the world from ten scorching suns but chose to remain mortal to be with her. After a betrayal by a greedy apprentice forced Chang'e to drink the potion alone, she floated to the moon, where she resides forever in a cold...