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Amid the boom of firecrackers a year has come to an end, And the spring wind has wafted warm breath to the wine.

According to the myth, the archer Hou Yi who had shot down nine suns had miraculous potion, but his wife Chang E stole it, flew to the moon, and became the lonely moon goddess.

Do you not see the Yellow River come from the sky, Rushing into the sea and ne’er come back? Do you not see the mirrors bright in chambers high Grieve o’er your snow-white hair though once it was silk-black?