龍門國中英語資優專區

[有關梁山伯與祝英台的故事，可參考以下這個版本]

Liang Shanbo [梁山伯] and Zhu Yingtai [祝英台] is one of the four Chinese folk legends and one of the most influential types of verbal art. Having been spread far and wide in China for over 1600 years, it was awarded the fame of "A faithful-love masterpiece through the ages" and the title of "Oriental Romeo and Juliet."

Appearing in the Jin [晉] Dynasty 1600 years ago, the Legend of Liang Zhu goes like this: To pursuit her studies in Hangzhou, Zhu Yingtai disguised herself as a man. After studying for three years together with her schoolfellow Liang Shanbo, Zhu Yingtai fell in love with the intellectual. Before the farewell, Zhu Yingtai dropped hints again and again to Liang Shanbo who failed to understand it at that time. Later, after being clear about Zhu Yingtai's intentions, he headed for the Zhu family to propose marriage. Unfortunately, Zhu Yingtai had been betrothed by her father to another man. Liang Shanbo was so grieved that he finally suffered decease and passed away. Zhu Yingtai headed for Liang Shanbo's tomb to offer sacrifice to him on the day when she got married. At the time she held the memorial ceremony, it winded and rained, with thunder flashing in the sky. After a while, the tomb blew out and Zhu Yingtai sprang into it. Later on, the lovers turned into a pair of colored butterflies and flied wing to wing in rainbowed sky.

With touching plot and magnificent imagination, Legend of Liang Zhu is very popular with common people. A gigantic system of Liang Zhu culture has come into existence. It is comprised of various literary and artistic works including the Yue Opera [越劇] Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, violin concerto Liang Zhu and the film Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, and also, the peculiar fashion of pursuing studies as well as love and marriage. When going round, the legend has been continuously enriched and developed by people in various regions. At the same time, numerous gravestones, temples and other buildings were built, with Legend of Liang Zhu as the theme. Furthermore, this legend has been spread to many countries such as North Korea, Viet Nam, Burma, Japan, Singapore and Indonesia with unequalled influence.


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The story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai as the China's Romeo and Juliet, was one of our country's four folklores including Lady White Snake [白蛇], Niu Lang and Zhi Nu [牛郎織女], Meng Jiangnu [孟姜女] and this one. The story, which concerns closely with Hangzhou [杭州], happened in Zhejiang [浙江] in Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Zhu Yingtai, a girl whose nickname was Jiu Mei [九妹], wholeheartedly wanted to study in Hangzhou. His father could not stand her lasting disturbance and requirement and agreed to allow her to go there posing as a man with her servant girl. On the way to Hangzhou, they came across a young learner, Liang Shanbo who came from Kuaiji [會稽] and also prepared to study in Hangzhou. They talked with each other so happily and joyfully that they decided to be sworn brothers. Afterwards, they studied together at Wansong School [萬松書院] for three years, during these years; Liang Shanbo did not know his young brother was a lady at all. One day Zhu Yingtai receive a letter from his family that his father ordered her came back as quickly as possible. She deeply loved Liang Shanbo but could not express her love straightforwardly, so she requested his teacher's wife to deliver her love sign, a jade article, to Liang Shanbo. On her way to go back home, he dropped several hints to Liang Shanbo who saw her off, but this faithful man did not apprehend her love at all, when they came to the phoenix hill, Zhu Yingtai told Liang Shanbo that she had a young sister named Jiu Mei and she was willing to be a matchmaker and hoped him went to her house as soon as he can for proposal. After Liang Shanbo learned that she was girl, he hurried to go to her house; unfortunately Zhu Yingtai had been betrothed with an official's son, Ma Wencai [馬文才]. Zhu Yingtai strongly refused this marriage and met Liang Shanbo in her boudoir to release her hearty love to him. Liang Shanbo died for strike from this shocking news, and Zhu Yingtai endeavored to see him for the last time after she heard of this sad news. On that day that Ma Wencai married her, what surprised all the present guests were the clothes Zhu Yingtai wore, the mourning dress! On the way, which passed through Liang Shanbo's tomb, to Ma's family, Zhu Yingtai insisted on seeing Liang's tomb. When her sedan chair reached his tomb, this poor girl cried her eyes out.

In a flash, it began to thunder, and the rain and wind occurred simultaneously. The tomb dehisced when the thunderbolt happened, and Zhu Yingtai quickly jumped into the tomb, then the thunder, rain and wind stopped instantly; the sun shined again. A couple of butterflies emerged and elegantly danced together in the sky with freedom. This is the love story with the tragic end which also could add some personalized characters for Hangzhou.