07 Moon and its significance in Chinese culture(月亮及其在中國(guó)文化中的重要性)
This character means moon with wax and wane.
月亮這個(gè)形象意味著月圓月缺。
Mythical meanings are attributed to yue liang in Chinese legends.
Legend has it,that Chang’e,the wife of Ancient Chinese hero Hou Yi,stole her husband’s elixir and ate it.
傳說(shuō),后裔的妻子嫦娥偷吃了丈夫的仙丹。
Then she became a fairy and flew to the yue liang. ?
獨(dú)自飛上天成仙了。
She lived alone on the yue liang with only the company of a rabbit.
她孤獨(dú)地生活在月亮上,只有一只兔子陪伴。
Worshipping yue liang is an ancient custom in China.
在中國(guó),有祭拜月亮的習(xí)俗。
A round yue liang represents family reunion and often reminds people of their family.
圓圓的月亮又象征著團(tuán)圓,人們看到月亮就會(huì)思念家人。
An ancient Chinese poem says,raise my eyes to the yue liang,lower my head and think of home.
正如中國(guó)有首古詩(shī)所說(shuō),“舉頭望明月,低頭思故鄉(xiāng)。