Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional stories - The Story of Liang Zhu is an English composition of about 300 words.

The Story of Liang Zhu is an English composition of about 300 words.

The legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Beautiful and intelligent is the only daughter of Zhujia in Shangyu, Zhejiang, ranking ninth. Although the tradition of that era discouraged women from going to school, Zhu managed to persuade her father to allow her to go to class disguised as a young man. During her trip to Hangzhou, she met Liang Shanbo, a scholar from Huiji (now Shaoxing). They chatted and felt like they hit it off the first time they met. Therefore, they collected some soil as incense and swore friendship in a pavilion of a thatched bridge.

In the next three years, they studied together at school, and Zhu gradually fell in love with Liang. Although Liang and Zhu are equal academically, he is still a bookworm and doesn't pay attention to the female characteristics shown by his classmates.

One day, Zhu received a letter from her father asking her to return to China as soon as possible. Zhu had no choice but to pack his bags immediately and bid farewell to Liang. However, in her heart, she has admitted her love for Liang and is determined to be with him forever. Before leaving, she revealed her true identity to the headmaster's wife and asked the headmaster's wife to give a jade pendant to Liang as a dowry.

Liang accompanied "sworn brothers" 18 to bid farewell. During the trip, Zhu Xiangliang hinted that she was actually a woman. For example, she compared them to a pair of mandarin ducks (the symbol of lovers in China culture), but Liang didn't catch her hint and didn't even suspect that his companion was a woman in disguise. Zhu finally came up with an idea and told Liang that she would act as a matchmaker between him and his "sister". Before breaking up, Zhu reminded Liang to go to her residence later so that he could propose to her "sister". Liang and Zhu said goodbye in Changting.

A few months later, Liang went to Zhu and found that she was actually a woman. They love each other deeply and swear "till death do us part". The joy of their reunion is short-lived, because Zhu's parents have arranged for her to marry a man named Ma Wencai from a wealthy family. Liang was very sad to hear the news, and his health gradually deteriorated until he was dying. He later died while serving as the county magistrate.

On the wedding day of Ma and Zhu, a mysterious whirlwind prevented the wedding procession from escorting the bride over Liang's grave. Zhu left the team to pay tribute to Liang. She came down in despair and begged the grave to be opened. Suddenly, with a thunder, the grave opened. Zhu threw himself into the grave without hesitation and joined the ranks of Liang. Their souls turned into a pair of beautiful butterflies and emerged from the grave. They flew away like a pair of butterflies and will never be apart again.