Legend has it that in ancient times, there were 10 days in the sky at the same time, the sun dried up the crops, the people were miserable, a hero named Hou Yi, great strength, he sympathized with the suffering of the people, climbed to the top of the Kunlun Mountain, with enough divine power, draw the god bow, shot down more than nine SUNS in one breath, and ordered the last sun to rise and set on time, for the benefit of the people.
Therefore, Hou Yi was respected and loved by the people. Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind wife, whose name was Chang 'e.
Hou Yi in addition to hunting art, all day and his wife together, people envy the loveliness of this couple.
Many people of lofty ideals come to seek a teacher to learn art, the peng Meng that the heart art is wrong also mixed come in.
One day, Hou Yi went to the Kunlun mountains to visit friends and ask for a way, he came across the queen Mother through the queen Mother, then to the queen mother for a package of elixir.
It is said that if you take this medicine, you can immediately go to heaven and become an immortal.
Hou Yi, however, could not bear to leave his wife behind and had to give the elixir to Chang 'e for the time being.
Chang e hid the medicine in a hundred treasure box on the dresser, only to be seen by the little man Peng Meng. He wanted to eat the medicine and become immortal himself.
Three days later, Hou Yi led his followers out to hunt. Peng Meng, with evil intentions, pretended to be ill and stayed.
Shortly after Hou Yi and his men left, Peng Meng broke into his house and backyard with a sword in his hand and threatened Chang 'e with the elixir of immortality.
Chang 'e knew she was no match for Peng Meng. When she was in danger, she made a quick decision. She turned around and opened the treasure box, took out the elixir and swallowed it.
Chang e swallowed the medicine, the body immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window, flew to the sky.
As chang e worried about her husband, he flew to the nearest moon from the world became a fairy.
When Hou Yi returned home in the evening, the maids began to cry about what had happened during the day.
Shocked and angry, Hou Yi drew a sword to kill the evil man. Peng Meng had already escaped. Furious, Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called out the name of his beloved wife.
He tried his best to chase after the moon, but he ran after three steps, the moon retreated three steps, he retreated three steps, the moon into three steps, no matter how can not catch up with the front.
Unable to do anything but miss his wife, Hou Yi had to send someone to put an incense table in the back garden of Chang 'e's favorite food. He put her favorite fresh fruits and honey on it and held a remote sacrifice to Chang 'e in the moon palace.
The common people hear the news that chang 'e runs to become an immortal, in abundance under the month decoration incense table, to good Chang 'e pray for good luck and peace.
Since then, the Mid-Autumn Festival worship on the custom in the folk spread.
