Chang'e

From the few preserved fragments of the text, it mentions "Yi shoots the ten Suns",[1] and "Chang'e ascending to the moon.

In pre-Qin Dynasty (before 221 BC), the text, Classic of Mountains and Seas (山海經), mentions "a woman is bathing the moon; she is Chang Xi, the wife of Emperor Jun.

Like this goddess, the poet discovers a connection in the solitude of moonlight, sensing their shared loneliness while gazing at the night sky.

Among the hundreds of poems around Chang'e and the Moon, she gradually evolved into a symbol of nostalgia and solitude[5] for numerous poets beyond Li.

In Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (聊齋志異, 1766), while Chang'e remains a celestial being from heaven, her character undergoes a transformation as she descends to the mortal realm, shedding her divinity.

[7] In older versions of the story, Chang'e stole the elixir from Hou Yi, drank it, and flew to the Moon so that her husband could not go after her.

[9] In the most classic version of the story, Wu Gang does good deeds for the King, and receives an immortality pill from him, and is asked to keep it safe in his house.

Chang'e also appears in Wu Cheng'en's late 16th-century novel, the Journey to the West; here, she is said to live in the Guǎng Hán Gōng (廣寒宮; 'Vast-Cold Palace'), located upon the Moon.

He was reincarnated as a boar/man beast-monster, who would later be recruited by the Bodhisattva, Guanyin, as a guardian for Tang Sanzang as he went on his pilgrimage to India for the Tripitaka, the three baskets of scriptures written by Tathāgata Buddha.

You might also look for her companion, a large Chinese rabbit, who is easy to spot since he is always standing on his hind feet in the shade of a cinnamon tree.

[13] Chang'e and her story is the main theme of the 2020 American-Chinese animated feature film Over the Moon produced by Netflix.

[15] Australian psychedelic rock band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard included the track "Chang'e", containing elements of her story, on their 2023 album The Silver Cord.

The ornate style of clothing worn by these four women suggests they are Immortals . The osmanthus leaf held by the largest figure, at the right, identifies her as the Moon Goddess Chang’e, who inhabits her celestial palace along with a rabbit that prepares the elixir of long life.
The jade rabbit lived on the Moon preparing the elixir of life.
Chang'e flying to the Moon in Han dynasty stone reliefs
Statue of Chang'e; Temple of the Jade Emperor (Thni Kong Tnua) in Penang , Malaysia . On the evening of the Moon Festival , an altar is erected outside the temple before the goddess; it blesses the clothing or hair accessories placed there and gives beauty and love to their owners.