https://en.daoinfo.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Wu_Gang_Chops_the_Laurel 2026-06-15T18:42:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.34.2 https://en.daoinfo.org/index.php?title=Wu_Gang_Chops_the_Laurel&diff=354&oldid=prev 2009-08-23T04:10:49Z

<p>Created page with &#039;According to the &#039;&#039;Book of the Master of Huainan&#039;&#039; ( 《淮南子》 Huainanzi ), there were immortals and laurels on the moon. It was said that when the moon waxes, its size gro...&#039;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>According to the ''Book of the Master of Huainan'' ( 《淮南子》 Huainanzi ), there were immortals and laurels on the moon. It was said that when the moon waxes, its size grows, from a foot of an immortal to a laurel. In the Tang dynasty, the story had another version, which was recorded in the chapter ''Heavenly Principle of Miscellaneous Notes from Youyang'' ( 《酉陽雜俎‧天咫》 Youyang Zazhuo Tianch ). It mentioned that the laurel on the moon was five-hundred chi high, and that under the tree was a man who was chopping it. But the tree grew so fast that he could hardly leave a mark on it. Whenever he chopped, wounds of the tree healed simultaneously. According to the story, the man was Wu Gang, a man who came from Xihe. Since then, when an immortal in heaven made a mistake, he would be sent here to chop the tree as a punishment.<br /> [[zh:吳剛伐桂]]</div>

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