Legend of the White Snake is a widely circulated folklore which happened in Hangzhou, south China. It tells the love story between Bai Suzhen (a snake turned lady) and Xu Xian, a scholar.
Bai Suzhen was a human incarnation of a white snake spirit. She fell in love with Xu Xian. The two married and soon had a child. However, their happiness was short-lived and soon was destroyed by a monk Fahai, who has great magical powers, He soon discovered the real identity of Bai Suzhen and decided to separate them but failed. Fahai then captured Xu Xian and imprisoned him in Jinshan Temple. In order to rescue Xu Xian, Bai Suzhen and her sister Xiaoqing used their powers to flood the temple. However, Bai was eventually captured and imprisoned by Fahai in the Lei Feng Pagoda.
20 years later their son Xu Mengjiao topped the imperial examination. He went to pay respect to his mother at the Lei Feng Pagoda, his filial piety moved the heaven and freed Bai Suzhen from Leifeng Pagoda , the whole family were finally reunited.
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Chinese Greatest love story
RomanceThese stories are known throughout China and have very tragic parts.
