What are the four great love stories in China?

China's four great love stories are Cowherd and Weaver Girl, butterfly lovers, Meng Jiangnu's Crying at the Great Wall and Legend of the White Snake.

1, Cowherd and Weaver Girl

Legend has it that the granddaughter Weaver of the ancient Emperor of Heaven is very good at weaving, weaving rosy clouds for the sky every day. She hated this boring life, so she secretly went down to earth, married a cowherd in Hexi privately, and lived a life of farming and weaving. This angered the Emperor of Heaven, took the Weaver Girl back to the Heavenly Palace, and ordered them to separate, allowing them to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

Their unswerving love touched magpies, and countless magpies flew in and built a magpie bridge across the Tianhe River with their bodies, so that the cowherd and the weaver girl could meet on the Tianhe River.

2. "Meng Jiangnv is crying at the Great Wall"

The legend of Meng Jiangnv originated from Zuo Zhuan, in which Qi Liang's wife refused to hang on the outskirts of Qi Hou and obeyed the etiquette. Later, in "Talking about the Public", it was added that "Qi Zhuanggong attacked Ju and Qi Liang died. The sadness of his wife crying when she met him on the road is the prototype of the story.

The legend of Meng Jiangnv not only praised the beautiful love, but also reflected the tyranny under the rule of Qin Shihuang at that time, and the people were in dire straits. The construction of the Great Wall is made up of countless flesh and blood. ?

People dare to be angry but dare not speak, so they write stories to sing. Although "Crying Down the Great Wall" has added exaggerated and fictional elements, it is undeniable that this is the real situation of working people at present.

3. Liang Zhu

Liang Zhu's story was first seen in Tang Zaiyan's Ten Things and Four Stories, which recorded the story of Liang Zhu's "two classmates" and "the same grave". In the late Tang Dynasty, Zhang Du's Xuan Baozhi recorded this in detail. By the Ming Dynasty, Feng Menglong's ancient and modern novels had more plots of "English and Taiwan were puzzled, and Liang Shanbo was suspicious and turned into a butterfly". ?

Zhu Yingtai, as a representative of women with independent thoughts in feudal society, has to be admired. She refused to accept that only men went to school and pretended to be a woman to study in a private school. After I met my classmate Liang Shanbo, I fell in love, but my parents have betrothed her to someone she doesn't love. ?

Liang Shanbo was so desperate that he couldn't get sick and died soon. Zhu Yingtai got married in front of Shanbo's tomb, tears streaming down her face. Then flying sand and stones, she jumped into the grave. When the grave was closed, it disappeared, and the two of them flew out and danced. ?

4. Legend of White Snake

The story of the white snake was formed at the latest and originated from the legendary white snake in the Tang Dynasty. One theory originated from the three towers of the West Lake. By the time of Feng Menglong's "The White Snake Forever True Leifeng Pagoda" (namely "Warning") in the Ming Dynasty, the story had been initially finalized. ?

This is the only story with a happy ending. Although there were many twists and turns, it was gratifying that they finally lived happily together.

The Implication of China's Four Love Stories

These four classic and famous folk stories are all about love. The difference between humans and animals lies in their independent thinking ability and indelible sense of freedom.

Since ancient times, love has never flourished and declined like traditional culture. Even under the constraints of ancient feudal society, it will still be as tenacious as a small flower in the cracks. Love will never decline, love is human itself.