Legend of white snake

Legend of white snake
Jan 30, 2012 06:12
guest42147	Once upon a time, a white snake and a green snake who had magical power in the Mountain Er-Mei and had transformed into two beautiful young ladies, on white, one green. They met a man named Hsu Sheng at the West Lake of Hang-Zhou city. The white snake fell in love with Hsu Sheng at first sight. They got married soon after. The Lady White helped her husband to open an herbal medicine store by writing the prescriptions. Patients unable to pay were given free treatment and medicine. The store quickly became well known and popular. One day a monk called Fa Hai saw the couples and warned Hsu Sheng that his wife was a white snake. It was during the Dragon Boat Festival, when Chinese families like to decorate with calamus and Chinese mugwort around the house and drink wine to drive away spirits. This was dangerous to Lady White and Lady Green, since they were spirits after all. Lady White was pregnant at that time and her magical power had weakened a lot. She tried to drink wine to please her husband. Unfortunately, she couldn抰 control herself and turned into her snake body in her bedroom. Hsu Sheng saw the white snake and was literally scared to death. In order to save her husband's life, Lady White went to steal the resurrection plant on the Kunlun Mountain. She failed. But her true love won the resurrection plant and the life of Hsu Sheng was restored. Hsu Sheng remembered Fa Hai and went to the Golden Mountain Temple to see him. Fa Hai suggested Hsu Sheng become a monk to forget his wife. Fa Hai could take care the spirits. Lady White asked a great army of underwater creatures for help and brought forth a flood over the Golden Mountain Temple to fight with Fa Hai. Fa Hai had the magical power too and asked the heavenly soldiers to save his temple. Since the Lady White was pregnant, she was too weak to fight harder, She gave up the battle and waited for the time after giving birth. Hsu Sheng went to see his son and carried a magical hat from Fa Hai for his son. The magical hat captured the White Snake. Fa Hai imprisoned the White Snake inside the Thunder Pagoda. The Green Snake was unable to fight Fa Hai alone, escaped and practiced in her magical power even harder. After the son of Lady White grew up. She took revenge by destroying the Thunder Pagoda and rescued White Snake. White Snake reunited with her husband and her son. The story ended here. Since the story is so popular. It was moved to Chinese opera, movies, novels, comics, cartoons and PC games. The beginning and the ending portions have been rewritten a lot. For example, The Lady White was a bad girl and became a good lady Hsu Sheng was a lewd, lustful guy Hsu Sheng saved the white snake life in his previous life The Lady White was beautified as a former fairy lady in the heaven The son of Lady White rescued Lady White from the Thunder Pagoda

Jan 30, 2012 06:12

guest42147

Once upon a time, a white snake and a green snake who had magical power in the Mountain Er-Mei and had transformed into two beautiful young ladies, on white, one green. They met a man named Hsu Sheng at the West Lake of Hang-Zhou city. The white snake fell in love with Hsu Sheng at first sight. They got married soon after.

The Lady White helped her husband to open an herbal medicine store by writing the prescriptions. Patients unable to pay were given free treatment and medicine. The store quickly became well known and popular. One day a monk called Fa Hai saw the couples and warned Hsu Sheng that his wife was a white snake.

It was during the Dragon Boat Festival, when Chinese families like to decorate with calamus and Chinese mugwort around the house and drink wine to drive away spirits. This was dangerous to Lady White and Lady Green, since they were spirits after all. Lady White was pregnant at that time and her magical power had weakened a lot. She tried to drink wine to please her husband. Unfortunately, she couldn抰 control herself and turned into her snake body in her bedroom. Hsu Sheng saw the white snake and was literally scared to death.

In order to save her husband's life, Lady White went to steal the resurrection plant on the Kunlun Mountain. She failed. But her true love won the resurrection plant and the life of Hsu Sheng was restored.

Hsu Sheng remembered Fa Hai and went to the Golden Mountain Temple to see him. Fa Hai suggested Hsu Sheng become a monk to forget his wife. Fa Hai could take care the spirits. Lady White asked a great army of underwater creatures for help and brought forth a flood over the Golden Mountain Temple to fight with Fa Hai. Fa Hai had the magical power too and asked the heavenly soldiers to save his temple. Since the Lady White was pregnant, she was too weak to fight harder, She gave up the battle and waited for the time after giving birth.

Hsu Sheng went to see his son and carried a magical hat from Fa Hai for his son. The magical hat captured the White Snake. Fa Hai imprisoned the White Snake inside the Thunder Pagoda.

The Green Snake was unable to fight Fa Hai alone, escaped and practiced in her magical power even harder. After the son of Lady White grew up. She took revenge by destroying the Thunder Pagoda and rescued White Snake. White Snake reunited with her husband and her son. The story ended here.

Since the story is so popular. It was moved to Chinese opera, movies, novels, comics, cartoons and PC games. The beginning and the ending portions have been rewritten a lot. For example,

The Lady White was a bad girl and became a good lady
Hsu Sheng was a lewd, lustful guy
Hsu Sheng saved the white snake life in his previous life
The Lady White was beautified as a former fairy lady in the heaven
The son of Lady White rescued Lady White from the Thunder Pagoda

Jan 30, 2012 19:54	#1
MARRIE Points: Join Date: Jan 7, 2008 Status: Offline	After 1000 yr cultivation at E MEI mountians, Bai, Su Zhen as an immortal angel flied back to human society to find the one who had saved her before when she was just a demon snake... I believe Zhe Jiang girls play Bai, Su Zhen much better than any one elsewhere coz it happened in Hang Zhou, Shao Xin areas. Shao Xin Opera

Jan 30, 2012 20:52

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GUEST42147, that Hsu Sheng is called Xu Xuan in the novels during Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the period of the Republic of China, Xu Xuan was renamed as Xu Xian.

It was not the Green Snake who saved the White Snake. It was the White Snake's sun who saved his mom. According to the legend, it is the Green Snake who accompanies the White Snake. In fact, some novels said it is the green fish who accompanies the White Snake.

Feb 10, 2012 11:30	#3
VANESSAZHONG Points: Join Date: Mar 12, 2011 Status: Offline	I has seen this opera every summer holiday since I was a primary girl.

Feb 10, 2012 21:05	#4
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by VANESSAZHONG I has seen this opera every summer holiday since I was a primary girl. Haha, me too. Excpet it, A Journey to the West is played on TV in every summer vactation.

Feb 11, 2012 07:57	#5
VANESSAZHONG Points: Join Date: Mar 12, 2011 Status: Offline	One more question, I still can not understand why they chose a female as the main hero 'Xu Xian' in the Legend of White Snake.
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Feb 13, 2012 21:18	#6
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by VANESSAZHONG One more question, I still can not understand why they chose a female as the main hero 'Xu Xian' in the Legend of White Snake. Because they two were very popular during that period. The female Xu Xian performed very well.

Feb 14, 2012 02:41	#7
VANESSAZHONG Points: Join Date: Mar 12, 2011 Status: Offline	Ok, that does make sense. When I first saw this opera, I was a primary school kid. The actress Zhao Yazhi was my most favorite in this opera. I still remember I bought a lot of pasters of hers and put them on my dairy. I only saw her once in Chengdu in 2010, she was together with her husband. She was still so graceful and beautiful.
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Feb 14, 2012 21:13

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Originally Posted by VANESSAZHONG

Ok, that does make sense. When I first saw this opera, I was a primary school kid. The actress Zhao Yazhi was my most favorite in this opera. I still remember I bought a lot of pasters of hers and put them on my dairy. I only saw her once in Chengdu in 2010, she was together with her husband. She was still so graceful and beautiful.

She is gorgeous. The TV serials filmed after that can not compete with Zhao Yazhi's version. No matter how many times I have watched it, I still love it very much.

Feb 15, 2012 06:54	#9
VANESSAZHONG Points: Join Date: Mar 12, 2011 Status: Offline	Yes, she is one of my favorite actresses in China.

Feb 15, 2012 19:40	#10
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by VANESSAZHONG Yes, she is one of my favorite actresses in China. She looks so young even though she is 58 years old. I am eager to know how she keeps her face so young.

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