The Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon's Evaluation in China Folk Stories

China folk evaluation of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon is as follows.

The story about "the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon" first appeared in the wizard's book "Ghost Hiding" used for divination in the Warring States Period. "Guizang" has been lost, and the original text that can be seen at present is the part quoted in Xiao Tong's Selected Works:

"Yesterday, Chang 'e took the elixir of the Queen Mother of the West, and then went to be the essence of the moon. "

Due to the long history, the literature records of this period are few and the plot is relatively simple. It was not until Liu An in the Han Dynasty presided over the compilation of the Annals of Huainanzi Zilan that the complete story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon appeared, but the record of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon's story in Huainanzi was relatively simple, with only Chang 'e, descendants, queen mother of the West and elixir. Until the Eastern Han Dynasty, astronomer Zhang Heng wrote in his book Mausoleum.

"For example, please take the elixir to the Queen Mother of the West and steal it to the moon, but the funeral was held and could not be continued. What is this? I don't know where the fairy medicine came from. " -"Ling County"

Compared with the literature records of Huai Nan Zi, a new character-toad appeared in the story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon in Lingxian County.

In the Han dynasty, the idea of male chauvinism began to be established, and the chapter of white tiger marriage clearly stated: "If the husband has evil deeds, the wife can't go, and the land has no intention of heaven." Although the husband is evil, he can't go. "

This idea that men are superior to women is also reflected in the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon's story. It seems that Chang 'e abandoned her husband, Hou Yi ran to the Moon Palace, and then became a toad who worked hard all the year round.