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Fables & Lore · LT705

Folk Legends

Enduring folk romances and heroic legends passed down through oral tradition.

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4dynasties

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Zhou

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1046–256 BCE

Meng JiangnüAnonymousQi Liang died in battle; his wife came for his remains. Duke Zhuang of Qi condoled on the road; she stepped aside, not daring to accept. She wept for her husband at the wall, and the wall came down; having no kin left, she went into the Zi and died.

Han

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202 BCE – 220 CE

The Cowherd and the Weaver GirlAnonymousJust one brimming stretch of water between them, yet they gaze and gaze and cannot speak.

Tang

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618–907

Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai (The Butterfly Lovers)AnonymousZhu went up and wailed; the earth suddenly split open and sank, and so she was buried there with him.

Ming

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1368–1644

The Legend of the White SnakeAnonymousWhen West Lake runs dry, when river and lake rise no more, when Leifeng Pagoda falls, the White Snake shall come forth.