Our new “Mythistory” series introduces you to the main characters of the marvelous legends of China.

In the Buddhist story "Śaśajâtaka" (Jataka Tales: no.316), one of the Jataka Tales, a monkey, an otter, a jackal, and a rabbit resolved to practice charity on the Uposatha, believing a demonstration of great virtue would earn a great reward. A long time ago, there was a medicine god called Wú gāng (吳剛) in charge of making the elixir of immortality. The Jade Rabbit, 玉兔 – Yùtù The Jade Rabbit is a character from Chinese folklore, who lives on the moon with Chang-e, and is always seen preparing the elixir of life for the immortals. Following the lead taken by some media and other organizations, we are now also referring to the coronavirus as "the CCP virus," as it is the Chinese Communist Party's mismanagement and cover-up that has led to the global pandemic. It was launched at 17:30 UTC on 1 December 2013, and reached the Moon's surface on 14 December 2013. And so it became that early Chinese history and mythology are wholly intertwined. The rover's name was selected in an online poll, and is a reference to the pet rabbit of Chang'e, the goddess of the Moon in Chinese mythology. The old man suddenly revealed himself to be the great Jade Emperor! The Jade Rabbit, also called the Moon Rabbit, is a rabbit that lives on the moon. When an old man begged for food, the monkey gathered fruits from the trees and the otter collected dead fish from the river bank, while the jackal wrongfully pilfered a lizard and a pot of milk-curd. [46][47][48] China's lunar program spokesman Pei Zhaoyu declared that although Yutu was able to communicate, "it still suffers a mechanical control abnormality," rendering it immobile.

Do you experience debilitating anxiety when you think about the cold, crushing fist of death? It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. Monkey gathered fruit from the trees, and otter gathered fish from the river. He thwarts the toad and saves the day, returns the magic pestle to the Jade Rabbit, and all ends well. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. He also explained, "The temperature on the Moon is considerably lower than our previous estimation", adding that "certain components may be suffering from 'frostbite'". In East Asia, the Jade Rabbit is a widespread cultural symbol, and the various legends associated with this Eastern bunny differ from country to country. It was launched at 17:30 UTC on 1 December 2013, and reached the Moon's surface on 14 December 2013. [33], By 22 December 2013, Yutu had completed its initial science mission: to photograph the lander from several different angles, following a roughly semi-circular route from north to south of the lander, while also being photographed and filmed at the same time by the lander. In 2018 the follow-on to the Yutu rover, the Yutu-2 rover, launched as part of the Chang'e 4 mission. The lander entered first entered a low-power state at around 11:00 am, UTC+8 on 25 December 2013, later executed by the rover at 5:23 am on 26 December 2013 to conserve power as no sunlight will be received by the lander and rover's solar panels for 14 consecutive days. Han Dynasty poets call the rabbit on the moon the Jade Rabbit or the Gold Rabbit, so in the days of old people also use the words "Jade Rabbit" and "Gold Rabbit" to refer to the moon.

[49] Chinese space scientists eventually ascertained that the control circuit had failed, and this prevented Yutu from entering normal dormancy as planned,[42][43] but stated that the GPR, panoramic and infrared imaging equipment were still functioning normally. [55] Yutu's scientific instruments may be functioning, but subsequent science data were very limited as the NIR spectrometer and the ground-penetrating radar were limited to the same observation as it was immobile. [13][14][15] The rover deployed from the lander and explored the lunar surface independently. [28] However, the lander descended on Mare Imbrium, about 40 km (25 mi) south of the 6 km (3.7 mi) diameter crater Laplace F,[29][30] at 44.1214°N, 19.5116°W (2640 m elevation)[31], The rover was successfully deployed from the lander and made contact with the lunar surface on 20:35 UTC, 14 December 2013. There were two panoramic cameras and two navigation cameras on the rover's mast, which stands ~1.5 m (4.9 ft) above the lunar surface, as well as two hazard avoidance cameras installed on the lower front portion of the rover. So, the next time you look up at the moon, recall the Jade Rabbit who has nothing to give but himself—for others. He is a noble and benevolent creature to whom offerings are often made during Mid Autumn Festival. [64], This article is about the first Yutu rover, the Chang'e-3 Chinese lunar rover. It is said the lunar image is still draped in the smoke that rose when the rabbit cast itself into the fire. The Chinese version of the story the Jade Emperor replaces Śakra. Copyright ©2020 Shen Yun Performing Arts. [62][63], During 15 April 2014, the Chang'e 3 mission, including its Yutu rover, witnessed a total eclipse of the Sun by the Earth from the surface of the Moon. [7] The mission marks the first soft landing on the Moon since 1976 and the first rover to operate there since the Soviet Lunokhod 2 ceased operations on 11 May 1973.[8]. The lander and rover then commenced their respective science missions. The APXS was the only payload on the robotic arm.[24]. [38] On 25 January 2014, near the end of the second lunar day, China's state media announced that the rover had undergone a "mechanical control abnormality", as caused by the "complicated lunar surface environment". This mystical Jade Rabbit made its Shen Yun debut in the 2014 dance Monkey King Thwarts the Evil Toad. [10] It was unable to move after the end of the second lunar night, though it continued to gather useful information for some months afterward. "What kind of harebrained scheme have you got in mind this time?" [1][2][20] It is smaller than the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, and carries similar instruments: panoramic cameras, an infrared spectrometer and an alpha particle X-ray spectrometer (APXS).

The development of the six-wheeled rover began in 2002 and was completed in May 2010. Calling the moon its home, the Jade Rabbit is a mystical and enchanting Eastern legend. The earliest records suggesting that there is a rabbit on the moon appears in the Warring States period in ancient China. Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company, established in New York in 2006. More than just cute, fluffy, and white, the Jade Rabbit is a sign of selflessness, piety, and sacrifice. This notion is supported by later texts, including the Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era encyclopedia of the Song Dynasty. Calling the moon its home, the Jade Rabbit is a mystical and enchanting Eastern legend. [25] Each camera pair was used to capture stereoscopic images,[26] or for range imaging by triangulation.

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