It was the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the month of August, and the moon was as silver as the sky. Emperor Xuanzong was enjoying the moon in the palace, and sang and drank wine. Against the white jade railing, looking up, hoary long thought. There are words to prove: osmanthus floating jade, the first month full of sky street, the night is as cool as a wash. The wind flooded eyebrows through the bone cold, people in the Crystal Palace. Serpent and dragon supine, Guan Que Saga, misty psalm boiling. Frost and splendor all over the ground, want to fly up across the colorful clouds. Tune send "Drunken River Moon" Xuanzong did not feel open-minded, then said: "This moon shines in all directions, so bright, which must be very good.
See said Chang'e steal medicine, running in the Moon Palace, both palaces, can certainly travel to see. Just how to get up there?" Urgently summoned Ye Zunshi, Fa Shan should be called. Emperor Xuanzong asked: "Zunshi Taoism can make me to the moon palace a tour?" Fa Shan said, "How difficult is this? Please set out on your journey." Said, will be in the hands of the board watts a throw, now a snow chain also like silver bridge to, the end directly to the moon. Fa Shan on holding Xuanzong, pacing on the bridge to go, and is smooth and good to go, with the walk over the place, the bridge will be extinguished with. Walked not on a mile or so, to a place, under the dew stained clothes, chilly, in front of a four-pillar pagoda ling close. Look up, there is a big plaque above, is six big gold characters. Xuanzong recognized that is "wide cold and emptiness of the House" six words. Then he walked in through the gate with Fa Shan.
Look, in front of the court is a large osmanthus tree, sparse shade, I do not know how many miles covered. Under the laurel tree, there are countless white-clothed fairies, riding on the white luan dancing there. This side of the court steps, there is a group of fairies, also dressed like this, each holding a musical instrument there to play music, and dance with the fairies corresponding. Saw Xuanzong and Fa Shan walked in, not surprised, also do not receive, blowing their own blowing, dancing their own dance. Xuanzong stared blankly, Fa Shan pointed out: "These nymphs, named 'Su'e', wearing white clothes, called 'Neishang Yuyi', played the song, called 'Purple Cloud Song'."
Xuanzong Su know the music, will be two hands by section, the sound of music one by one memorized. Later to the palace, passed on to Yang Taizhen, on the name of the "Neishang Yuyi Qu", flowing in the music, for the Tang family XiYuYi sound, this is a later story. Xuanzong listened to the immortal song, afraid of cold want to return. Fa Shan driving up two colorful clouds, steady as level ground, without lifting a step, has reached the earth. He passed by Luzhou
City, listen to the drums of the drum tower, already playing three o'clock. The moon was as bright as day, shining down on the city of Luzhou, and I could see everything.
Fa Shan said: "I serve His Majesty to come here at night, how do people here know? His Majesty is accustomed to listening to immortal music, why not try to perform a song here?" Xuanzong said: "very wonderful, very wonderful. Only just do not bring the use of jade flute." Fa Shan said: "jade flute where?" Xuanzong Zhuang "in the bedchamber." Fa Shan said: "This is not difficult." He pointed his finger and the flute fell from the clouds. Xuanzong was delighted, took over the hand, thinking of the moon in the number of pats, according to blow a song; and in the sleeve molded a number of money, sprinkled will go down, ride the moon back to the palace.
To this day, legend has it that Emperor Tang Minghuang traveled to the Moon Palace, and this is the story. In the city of Luzhou, those who could not sleep, heard the sound of the flute, seemed to feel extraordinary. There are climbed up to listen to, but in mid-air blowing, did not pay attention to. The next day, some people carried money on the street and reported it to the government. Government officials said it was very auspicious, on the table. Ten days, the table to the Royal Court. Emperor Xuanzong looked at the table said: "August hope night, there is the sky music in the city, and get money, this is the country Ruier, thousands of happiness." Xuanzong heart understand, do not feel a big smile. Since then respect Fa Shan, and Zhang Guo general, often leave him two in the palace, or play chess, or fight small law, betting on the winners and losers as a game.
Ancient text:
Tang Yi Shi: Tang Kaiyuan years, the Mid-Autumn Festival night, Fangshi Luo Gongyuan invited Emperor Xuanzong tour of the Moon Palace, threw the cane in the air, that is, turned into a silver bridge. Over the bridge, traveling dozens of miles, arrived at a large city, the horizontal plaque has a "wide cold and clear of the House of emptiness" a few words, Luo Gongyuan said to Emperor Xuanzong: "This is the Moon Palace also", to see hundreds of nymphs, plain clothes floating, dancing in the wide court. Emperor Xuanzong memorized the beautiful dance music of the nymphs, and when he returned to the earth, he ordered his officials to organize the "Nishang Yuyi Song" according to their tones, which has been passed down to future generations and become an ancient story, and the Moon Palace has been known as the "Guanghan Palace" since then.
Translation:
During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Luo Gongyuan, a magician, invited Emperor Xuanzong to visit the Moon Palace, and he threw his walking stick into the air, which was transformed into a silver bridge in the air, and Luo Gongyuan and Emperor Xuanzong walked across the bridge, and then walked for dozens of miles, and arrived at a very large city. On the plaque on the city tower, there were several big words written, "The House of the Clear Void", and Luo Gongyuan said to Emperor Xuanzong, "This is the Moon Palace! Hundreds of fairies dressed in white were seen dancing in the square. Emperor Xuanzong silently wrote down the beautiful dance music of the nymphs, and when he returned to the earth, he ordered the actors in the palace to rehearse a large-scale dance with the tunes he had organized, and the song and dance have been handed down to the future generations, becoming a story for the ages, and the Moon Palace has since been given the name of "Guanghan Palace". The moon palace has been named "Guanghan Palace" since then.