Out of respect for the good deeds the has done, the Western Queen Mother rewards Hou Yi with elixir, a Christian Louboutin fine powder made from kernels of fruit which grows on the tree of eternity. At the same time, she tells him: If you and your wife share the elixir, you will both enjoy eternal life. But if only one of you takes it, that one will ascend to Heaven and become immortal. Hou Yi returns home and tells his wife all that has happened and they decide to drink the elixir together on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month when the moon is full and bright. A wicked and merciless man named Feng Meng secretly hears about their plan. He wishes Hou Yi an early death so that he can drink the elixir himself and become immortal. His opportunity finally arrives. One day, when the full moon is rising, Hou Yi is on his way home from hunting. Feng Meng kills him. The murderer then runs to Christian Louboutin Shoes Hou Yi's home and forces Chang'e to give him the elixir, Without hesitating, Chang'e picks up the elixir and drinks it all.

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The Moon Festival is also a romantic one. A perfect night for the festival is if it is a quiet night without a silk of cloud and with a little mild breeze from the sea. Lovers spend such a romantic night together tasting the delicious moon cake with some wine while watching the full moon. Even for a couple who can't be together, they can still enjoy the night by watching the moon at the Christian Louboutin Heels same time so it seems that they are together at that hour. A great number of poetry has been devoted to this romantic festival. Hope the Moon Festival will bring you happiness. Traditional Chinese painting is the art of painting on a piece of Xuan paper or silk with a Chinese brush that was soaked with black ink or colored pigments.By subject, traditional Chinese painting can be classified into figure, flowers and birds, landscape painting. Figure painting came into maturing in the Warring States and reached its peak during the Tang Dynasty. Famous artists include Gu Kaizhi and Wu Daozi. Landscape painting delicates the outside scenery. It appeared in the Qin Dynasty and reached high level by the Song Dynasty. The celebrated artists are Li Sixun, Fan Kuan and Tang Yin. Flowers and birds painting focuses on flowers, birds, animals, fish and insects. It appeared in the Christian Louboutin Collection North and South Dynasty and matured by the Song Dynasty. The famous artists include Zhu Da in flowers and birds, Zhang Xie in bamboo and Qi Baishi in fish and shrimp.

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