According to legend, during the Western Jin Dynasty in China, a young student named Liang Shanbo left home to study, but he met Zhu Yingtai, a student disguised as a man. As soon as they met, they became like-minded, so they became brothers in Caoqiao and later came to Hongluoshan Academy. In the academy, the two get along day and night, and their feelings are getting deeper and deeper.
Three years later, Yingtai returned to China, and Shanbo sent him for eighteen miles. They said goodbye. Shanbo, instructed by his mistress, came to Zhujiajian to propose marriage with the butterfly jade fan left by Yingtai. After returning home, he was sad and angry, and he couldn't afford to get sick and died. Yingtai was heartbroken to hear that Shanbo died for himself.
Soon, the Ma family came to get married, and Yingtai was so angry that she got into a sedan chair. Walking to the side of Shanbo's tomb, Yingtai insisted on getting off the sedan chair, wept bitterly and worshipped the dead, died of excessive grief and was buried in the east side of Shanbo's tomb. It is said that when Yingtai was forced to get married, she made a detour to worship Liang Shanbo's tomb. Under the induction of Zhu Yingtai's wailing, the tomb burst, Yingtai jumped into the tomb, the tomb reunited, the wind stopped raining, the rainbow hung high, and Liang Zhu turned into a butterfly, flying in the world.
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Butterfly lovers is one of the four ancient legends in China. The legend of butterfly lovers is the most brilliant oral inheritance art in China, and it is also the only Chinese folk literature and art with extensive influence in the world. The story of Liang Zhu has been circulated among the people for more than 1,460 years. It can be said that China is a household name with far-reaching spread. It is known as the eternal swan song of love and Romeo and Juliet in the East.
About these two people, Liang Zhu is recorded as follows: Liang was from the Ming Dynasty, Zhu was from the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and they were separated by thousands of years. Zhu Benben was a chivalrous woman who robbed the rich and helped the poor. She once went to Ma Taishou's house to steal money. Finally, Ma Zhong's son Ma Wencai was ambushed and died by the sword. The people were buried with a heavy burial, and a monument was erected in front of the grave, with "Zhu Yingtai's Female Tomb" engraved on the front and recorded in detail on the back.
Over the years, the monument sank underground. Liang is the magistrate of Yinxian County, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. He is honest, middle-aged and childless. When he was buried after his death, Zhu's tombstone was dug up, and many people could not bear to tear down Zhu's tomb. But it seems inappropriate to bury Liang in one place, so he was buried together and set up a monument. The black one is Liang, and the red one is Zhu.
Butterfly lovers is one of the four great love stories of the Han nationality in China, and the other three are Legend of the White Snake, Meng Jiangnu Crying on the Great Wall and Cowherd and Weaver Girl. This beautiful, poignant and touching love story has spread from ancient times along the Caoe River in Shangyu and at the foot of Shuailongshan Mountain.
Since the Western Jin Dynasty, it has been circulated among the people for more than 1,700 years. It can be said that China is a household name, spreading far-reaching, and is known as the eternal swan song of love. Throughout the ages, countless people have been infected by butterfly lovers's tragic love. Butterfly lovers is as famous as Romeo and Juliet.