According to Chinese mythology,the earth once had 10 suns circling over it.One day,all 10 suns appeared together,scorching the earth with their heat.The earth was saved when a strong archer,Hou Yi,succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns.Yi stole the elixir of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule,but his wife,Chang-E drank it.Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival.
传说古时候,天空曾有10个太阳.一天,这10个太阳同时出现,酷热难挡.弓箭手后翌射下了其中9个太阳,拯救了地球上的生灵.他偷了长生不死药,却被妻子嫦娥偷偷喝下.此后,每年中秋月圆之时,少女们都要向月宫仙女嫦娥祈福的传说便流传开来.
