（图：《荔枝湾之夜》 摄影：卫妹芳）

　　A well-known festival story tells the tale of Chang'e and her husband Houyi, an expert archer. When ten suns rose together threatening the Earth, Houyi saved the planet from burning by shooting down nine of them. He was rewarded with an elixir for this heroic deed. A devious disciple tried to steal the elixir but was foiled by Chang'e. She drank the entire bottle of elixir and flew to the moon and became a Goddess of the Moon. She was worshiped by people for peace and luck.

　　关于中秋节，在中国有一个家喻户晓的传说：相传远古时期，天上出现了十个太阳，晒得大地直冒烟，老百姓们苦不堪言。有一个力大无比的英雄名叫后羿，他决心为老百姓解除这个苦难。后羿登上昆仑山顶，运足气力，拉满神弓，一口气射下九个太阳。后羿为老百姓除了害，大伙儿都很敬重他。昆仑山上的西王母送给后羿一丸仙药。据说，人吃了这种药，不但能长生不老，还可以升天成仙。可是，后羿不愿意离开他的妻子嫦娥，就让嫦娥将仙药藏在百宝匣里。但是不知怎么，这件事被后羿一个狡猾的弟子知道了，他偷偷摸摸去了后羿家偷仙药，嫦娥为了阻止他，便一口吞了仙药，飞升到月球上变成了月神。人们通过祭拜嫦娥来祈求幸运和和平。