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The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for Chinese people all over the world to come together, eat special cakes and gaze at the full moon. 中秋节是一个全世界的华人和家人聚在一起吃月饼、赏月亮的节日。 Though a happy occasion, there's a heartbreaking story that explains how it came to be. 虽然这是一个快乐的节日，但这背后却有着一段令人心碎的传说。 Chinese legend tells of the hero Houyi and his beautiful wife Chang'e. 在中国的传说中，有位英雄叫做后羿，他有个美丽的妻子名叫嫦娥。 As with many legends, there are differing and often contradictory accounts. 和其他很多传说一样，有关中秋节的传说也有很多不同的甚至是相互矛盾的版本。 One tells that Chang'e was a heavenly girl who worked among fairies and immortals in the palace of the Jade Emperor. One day, she broke a special porcelain jar and was banished to live among humans on earth, with the promise that she could return if she performed valuable deeds there. 有一种版本中称，嫦娥原是玉皇大帝天宫中同其他仙女天神一起工作的女子。有一天，她打碎了一个特殊的瓷罐，因此被驱逐到凡间和人类生活在一起，只有当她做了好事她才能重新返回天上。 Joining a family of farmers, she met Houyi, a hunter and master archer, and eventually, they would marry. | 
