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The Butterfly Lovers

梁山伯与祝英台

Zhu Yingtai disguises herself as a man to attend school and falls in love with her classmate Liang Shanbo. When Zhu's family arranges her marriage to another man, Liang dies of a broken heart. On Zhu's wedding day, she visits Liang's grave, which opens to swallow her. They emerge as butterflies, forever together. This "Chinese Romeo and Juliet" is a classic of Yue Opera.

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Origin Region

Hangzhou

East China

Story Type

myth