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Chang'e Swallowing the Elixir of Immortality and Floating Up to the Moon

🐉 Chinese MythologyMount Tai (Moon Proxy), Shandong, ChinaChang'e ‱ Hou Yi ‱ Xi Wangmu

Chang'e, the devoted wife of the legendary archer Hou Yi, becomes the goddess of the Moon after consuming a divine elixir of immortality. Originally granted to Hou Yi for saving the world from ten scorching suns, the elixir was consumed by Chang'e to protect it from a treacherous apprentice. She ascended to the lunar palace, where she remains eternally separated from her husband, inspiring...