Hoy married a beautiful wife, called the Chang-E. Chang-E is King's daughter. One day, Hoy went to the Kunlun Mountains to visit friends seeking how to turn of a god, he met the queen of heaven, obtain a package of immortality from there, reportedly taking a drug can be immediately ascend to heaven immortal, however , Hoy could not bear to throw his wife , he ask Chang-E keep the immortality.

     Unexpectedly, this was seen Peng Meng, who is Hoy’s servant, when Hoy not at home,  Peng Meng threaten Chang-E took up the immortality, Chang-E knows she didn’t have ability to fight with Peng Meng , at critical time she swallowed the immortality. After swallowing the drug , Chang-E’s body immediately off the ground and flew towards heaven , because Chang-E worried about her husband , she fly to the moon where is the nearest place to earth.

    When Hoy back, the maid was crying and tell what happened. Hoy is very sad, looking at the night sky calling his wife 's name, at this time, he was surprised to find , there have a particular round and bright moon, and there was a swaying shadow resembles Chang-E

      Hoy ask maid placed worship table , put fresh fruit honey that Chang-E 's favorite, Thoughts Chang-E which live in the moon. The people heard about the news of Chang-E flew to the moon, they all placed worship table, to pray for good luck. Since then, we have to eat moon cake at Mid-Autumn Festival.