Rabbit Legend
Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit Legend has it that after Chang'e ran to the moon, she lived alone in Guanghan Palace with only a white rabbit for company. This rabbit was originally a mortal beast, because of its kind heart, once jumped into the fire in front of the beggar incarnated in the immortal to give his body, was given longevity, sent to the Moon Palace. The Jade Rabbit pounds medicine day in and day out to make the immortality elixir for Chang'e, symbolizing longevity and purity.
