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Let us enjoy reading this Chinese Story of Butterfly Lovers. The two were drawn to each other, and in course of time became good friends. As the months and.
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- Chinese Tale: Butterfly Lovers
- Butterfly Lovers
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Xu, L. Liang left, shattered.
He felt frighteningly alone. The thought that he would never see Zhu again filled him with pain. On the way, he collapsed and died. As the wedding procession neared the cemetery the wind began to howl and the sky grew dark. A peal of thunder suddenly rent the air. The next moment, a bolt of lightning hit the grave, breaking it open.
Zhu leapt into it.
Chinese Tale: Butterfly Lovers
The storm subsided as quickly as it had started. Then out flew two butterflies, dancing as if they could not believe they were together. And as the people standing around the grave watched in fascination and bewilderment the two lovely butterfly lovers flew out of sight. Before her departure, she reveals her true identity to the headmaster's wife and asks her to pass a jade pendant to Liang as a betrothal gift. Liang accompanies his "sworn brother" for 18 miles to see her off. During the journey, Zhu hints to Liang that she is actually a woman. For example, she compares them to a pair of mandarin ducks a symbol of lovers in Chinese culture , but Liang does not catch her hints and does not even have the slightest suspicion that his companion is a woman in disguise.
Zhu finally comes up with an idea and tells Liang that she will act as a matchmaker for him and Zhu's "sister". Before they part, Zhu reminds Liang to visit her residence later so he can propose to marry her "sister". Liang and Zhu reluctantly part ways at the Changting pavilion.
Months later, when Liang visits Zhu, he discovers that she is actually a woman. They are devoted to and passionate about each other and they make a vow to the effect of "till death do us part". The joy of their reunion is short-lived as Zhu's parents have already arranged for her to marry a wealthy merchant, Ma Wencai. Liang is heartbroken when he hears the news and his health gradually deteriorates until he becomes critically ill. He dies in office later as a county magistrate. On the day of Zhu's marriage to Ma, strong winds prevent the wedding procession from escorting the bride beyond Liang's grave, which lies along the journey.
Butterfly Lovers
Zhu leaves the procession to pay her respects at Liang's grave. She descends in bitter despair and begs for the grave to open up. Suddenly, the grave opens with a clap of thunder. Without further hesitation, Zhu throws herself into the grave to join Liang. Their spirits emerge in the form of a pair of butterflies and fly away together, never to be separated again.
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The earliest record of the legend can be traced back to the late Tang Dynasty. Yingtai, a daughter of the Zhu family of Shangyu , disguised herself as a man and attended school together with Liang Shanbo from Kuaiji. Shanbo's courtesy name was "Churen".
Wallace Chan's "Whimsical Blue" Tells the Story of China's Butterfly Lovers
Zhu returned home first. Two years later, Shanbo visited her and only knew that she was a woman then.
He was disappointed and felt as though he had made a loss. He asked her parents for her hand in marriage but her family had already betrothed her to the Ma family. Zhu was on her journey to the Ma residence by boat and passed by Liang's grave.