Have you heard of the story ofTheLegendofWhiteSnake(《白蛇传》)? It's a love story between White Snake and Xu Xian. It has a connection (联系) with the Dragon Boat Festival in China.
Once upon a time, there were two snakes, White Snake and Green Snake. They had magical powers and turned into two beautiful young ladies. White Snake quickly fell in love with him. They got married soon and lived happily.
The Dragon Boat Festival came. On that day, people drank realgar wine (雄黄酒). If she drank the wine, she would turn into the snake again. However, Xu Xian didn't know anything about it, so he asked his wife to drink realgar wine. When Xu Xian entered the room, he couldn't find his wife. He only saw a huge white snake on the bed. Later, White Snake recovered (恢复). In order to save her husband, she went to steal the magical herb (药草). In the end, the god was so moved by her true love that he saved Xu Xian. What a moving love story!
| A. He was scared to death. B. But it was dangerous for White Snake to drink this kind of wine. C. It's a very famous Chinese story. D. Soon White Snake became badly ill and went into her room. E. At the West Lake of Hangzhou, they met a man called Xu Xian. |
