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Sunday, September 13, 2026 · 428 words · 5 minutes · 4 reads · Intermediate
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This graded Chinese reading practice article combines authentic reading with optional pinyin, translation, audio, vocabulary, and comprehension practice.
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- HSK Read
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- Sunday, September 13, 2026
- Updated
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
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Reading questions and answers
Why did Hou Yi give the immortality medicine to Chang'e for safekeeping?
Because he could not bear to leave his wife.
After swallowing the immortality medicine, where did Chang'e fly to?
To the moon.
How did the custom of worshipping the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival come about?
After people learned Chang'e flew to the moon, they set up incense tables under the moon to pray for peace.


