Illustration
Colour woodblock print by Yoshitoshi from 19th century CE Japan, showing the Chinese woman Chang'e journeying to the moon, where she becomes the deity Xi Wang Mu, the "Queen Mother of the West".
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APA Style
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2016, April 22). Chang'e Flees to the Moon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4985/change-flees-to-the-moon/
Chicago Style
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Chang'e Flees to the Moon." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 22, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4985/change-flees-to-the-moon/.
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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Chang'e Flees to the Moon." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 22 Apr 2016. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
