Ancient books unearthed in Hubei thousands of years ago subverted classic myths and legends. Why wasn't Chang 'e called Chang 'e at first?

We are familiar with the story of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon. When we think of Chang 'e, we can see a cold fairy holding a jade rabbit in the Guanghan Palace. However, it was pointed out that Chang 'e's original name should be Chang 'e.

1. The Beautiful Image of Chang 'e In many ancient literary works in China, Chang 'e has always been a symbol of beauty. She is cold and lonely. After stealing the elixir, she flew into the sky and stayed in Guanghan Palace, keeping company with Yutu. Chang 'e appeared in a series of ancient China cultural stories, such as Houyi shooting the sun and Journey to the West. From ancient times to the present, there are countless literary works praising Chang 'e or using Chang 'e's stories to compare oneself. It can be seen that Chang 'e occupies an important position in our traditional culture, and the image of Chang 'e is a household name in China.

Second, archaeological discoveries rewrite history. As we all know, every archaeological discovery can bring us an incredible new interpretation of history. This time, in "Returning to Tibet" unearthed in Hubei, we can find that Chang 'e's original name is not Chang 'e, but Heng E, and the character Hou Yi does not appear in the story. This can also be confirmed from the side. These myths and legends contain the artistic creation and processing of many ancient working people, which directly changed our understanding of it.

3. Why is Heng E called Chang 'e? Now that we know that Chang 'e is not the real name of this character, what makes this woman appear in our traditional fairy tales? According to this archaeological discovery and historical records, the earliest the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon story book appeared in the Western Han Dynasty, when the emperor's name was constant. In order to avoid the name of the emperor, the author of the story changed Heng E to Chang 'e, and Chang 'e became a familiar image from then on.

Bian Xiao thinks it doesn't matter what Chang 'e's original name is. The literary works and cultural allusions she brought us are important treasures worthy of our collection and circulation. Chang 'e's original name is not Chang 'e, what do you think? Please leave a message in the comments section to discuss.