Hou Yi and Chang'e

Legend has it that both Houyi and Chang'e were people from the time of Yao. According to mythology, during the time of Yao, ten suns appeared in the sky at the same time, scorching the land and drying up crops. People were so hot that they couldn't breathe and fell to the ground without waking up.
Due to the hot weather, some strange birds and beasts have also escaped from the dried up rivers, lakes, and fiery forests, causing harm to people in various places.
The disaster in the human world alarmed the gods in the sky. Emperor Tian, Chang Jun, ordered Hou Yi, who was skilled in sealing and archery, to descend to the human world to assist Yao in relieving the suffering of the people.
Hou Yi brought a white bow and a bag of white arrows given to him by the Heavenly Emperor, as well as his bright wife Chang'e, all the way to the human world.
Hou Yi immediately began the battle of shooting the sun.
He took off the white bow from his shoulder, took out the white arrows, and shot them one by one towards the arrogant sun. In an instant, nine out of ten suns were shot, and it was only because Yao believed that leaving one sun would be effective for the people that Hou Yi's continuous shooting was hindered.
This is the famous story of Hou Yi shooting the sun.
However, Hou Yi's great achievements were envied by other heavenly gods, who went to the Heavenly Emperor to spread rumors, causing him to distance himself from him and ultimately condemn him to the mortal world forever.
After being forced to surrender, Hou Yi and his wife Chang'e had to live in seclusion in the human world, relying on Hou Yi's hunting for a living.
How did Chang'e fly to the moon?
There are various opinions in ancient books.
According to the record in "Huainanzi", Hou Yi felt sorry for his wife who had been exiled to the mortal world due to his involvement, so he went to the Queen Mother of the West to seek the elixir of immortality, so that the couple could live in harmony forever in the world.
Chang'e, however, couldn't get used to a simple life. When Hou Yi was not at home, she stole all the elixirs of immortality and fled to the moon.
Another explanation is recorded in Qu Yuan's "Tianwen", which states that Hou Yi had an unfaithful behavior towards Chang'e after his death and had a ambiguous relationship with the wife of He Bo, which caused great dissatisfaction among Chang'e. He then left Hou Yi and ran into the sky.
After Chang'e flew to the moon, she soon regretted it. She thought of her husband's usual interests and warmth towards her in the world, and compared to the loneliness in the moon, she felt even more desolate.