Editing Chang'e (section)

{{Short description|Chinese Moon goddess}}
{{About|the goddess}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}{{Infobox Chinese
| title = Chang'e
| pic = The Moon Goddess Chang E - Unidentified artist, after Tang Yin.jpg
| piccap = The painting ''The Moon Goddess Chang E'', dated to around 1500 ([[Ming dynasty]])
| c = {{linktext|嫦娥}}
| l = Chang the Beautiful
| w = Ch‘ang<sup>2</sup>-ê<sup>2</sup>
| p = Cháng'é
| mi = {{IPAc-cmn|ch|ang|2|.|e|2}}
| gan = Song4 ngo4
| j = Soeng<sup>4</sup>-Ngo<sup>4</sup>
| y = Sèuhng-Ngòh
| ci = {{IPAc-yue|s|oeng|4|-|ng|o|4}}
| poj = Siông-ngô͘
| mc = /d͡ʑɨɐŋ  ŋɑ/
| oc-zz = /*djaŋ ŋaːl/
| altname = Heng'e
| c2 = {{linktext|姮娥}}
| l2 = Heng the Beautiful
| w2 = Hêng<sup>2</sup>-ê<sup>2</sup>
| p2 = Héng'é
| poj2 = Sò͘-ngô͘
| j2 = Hang4 Ngo4
}}
'''Chang'e''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|ɑː|ŋ|.|ə}} {{Respell|CHAHNG|ə}}; {{Lang-zh|c=嫦娥|p=Cháng'é}}), originally known as '''Heng'e''' ({{Zhi|c=姮娥|p=Héng'é}}), is the [[Lunar deity|goddess of the Moon]] and wife of [[Hou Yi]], the great archer. Renowned for her beauty, Chang'e is also known for her ascending to the Moon with her pet Yu Tu, the [[Moon Rabbit]] and living in the Moon Palace ({{Zhi|c=廣寒宮}}). She is one of the major goddesses in [[Chinese mythology]], [[Chinese folk religion]], [[Chinese Buddhism]], [[Confucianism]], and [[Taoism]]. In modern times, Chang'e is the namesake of the [[Chinese Lunar Exploration Program]].