Chang'e Files to the Moon
Houyi, seeking perpetual youth, obtained the elixir1 of immortality3 from Queen Mother of the West who lived in the Kunlun Mountains. Returning to his palace, he confided4 the good news to his wife Chang'e, a lady graceful5 of carriage and unparalleled of beauty, very much loved by her husband.
One day, when Houyi was out, Chang'e secretly swallowed the potion in the hope that she would become immortal2. The result was quite unexpected: she felt herself becoming light, so light that she flew up in spite of herself, drifting and floating in the air, until she reached the palace of the moon.