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Why is China's lunar exploration project called "Chang 'e Project"?

From the beginning, man's lunar exploration program has been closely related to the fairy tales of our ancestors. America's manned lunar exploration program was named "Apollo"-according to ancient Greek legend, the sun god crossed the sky in a Tianma chariot. The carrier rocket they used was called "Saturn 5"-the word Saturn, the name of the goddess of agriculture in Greek mythology. Japan named its lunar rover "Hui Ye Ji". When the Chinese themselves were preparing to explore the moon, this plan was undoubtedly named "Chang 'e Project". Luan Enjie, the commander-in-chief of the lunar exploration project, told reporters that this is the first time that China has named its aerospace project after a myth. The Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon is the most widely circulated beautiful myth of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. Named after Chang 'e, China's moon landing project can give it more historical connotation and humanistic flavor, let people know that it belongs to China, and it will be very attractive to Chinese at home and abroad.