There are many famous love stories in Chinese history.
Legend of the White Snake-The love story between the White Snake and Xu Xian is one of the most famous love stories in China. The story tells the story of how the white snake met Xu Xian, fell in love, got married, and experienced many trials and tribulations after transforming from a snake spirit into a human.
Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the representative works of ancient Chinese novels. It tells the love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. In the story, Lin Daiyu was a smart, kind and beautiful girl, while Jia Baoyu was a talented and emotional young man. The feelings between them experienced many twists and turns and tests. Finally, Lin Daiyu passed away and Jia Baoyu fell into pain.
3 Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai-Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is a love story between two young people. The story tells the story of them meeting in an accident and pursuing love and happiness together. Although they did not end up together, their love story still had a very important position in the history of Chinese literature.
Romeo and Juliet-Romeo and Juliet are two heroes in ancient Greek mythology. Their love story has been adapted into the play "Romeo and Juliet" by William. In the story, the love story between Romeo and Juliet was tragic. They tried to resist the fate of fate but finally made a choice between life and death.
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl were a pair of lovers in Chinese mythology. Their love story had been passed down for a long time. In the story, the Weaver Girl was a beautiful fairy and the Cowherd was a hardworking farmer. The relationship between them had gone through many tests, but in the end, the cowherd and the Weaver Girl were forced to separate because of the punishment of the Heavenly Emperor. Their love story became one of the classics in Chinese mythology.
An example of love in classical Chinese is as follows:
It is not as difficult to love as to love nature. Chuang Tzu, Foreign Matter
Love can't be lacking for a day. The Book of Songs, Guofeng, Zhounan, Guan Ju
I love you but I can't see you. Book of Songs, Bin Wind, July
Love him, want him alive, hate him, want him dead. "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, Love Theory"
Love is what moves heaven and earth. Zhuangzi, Master of Health
The depth of love is inexhaustible Book of Changes, Xi Ci (1)
It is natural to love those who want to live and hate those who want to die. Chuang Tzu, Foreign Matter
Often, they involve some kind of obstacle. For example, in 'The Butterfly Lovers', it's the family's opposition. This creates a sense of tragedy and makes the love more profound.
One of the most famous is 'The Butterfly Lovers'. It is about Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. They were in love but faced many obstacles. In the end, they turned into butterflies and were united in a spiritual way.
Another is 'The Peony Pavilion'. It's about Du Liniang, who falls in love in a dream and then pines away because of her unfulfilled love. It shows the power of love and the restrictions of the feudal society on women's pursuit of love.
There might be some stories in the fields of art and literature. For instance, some Chinese writers who studied in France might have had relationships with French counterparts or local people. However, these stories may not be widely known in popular history but were important in the context of cultural and intellectual exchanges between the two countries.
One of the most well - known is 'The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl'. It tells of a love between a cowherd and a weaver girl from the heavens. They fell in love but were separated by the Milky Way. Only on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month can they meet across the celestial river via a bridge made of magpies. Another is 'Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai'. Zhu Yingtai disguised herself as a man to study. She and Liang Shanbo became friends and then fell in love. But due to family opposition, they couldn't be together in life and turned into butterflies after death.
The four well-known Chinese tragedy love stories are 'The Butterfly Lovers', 'The Legend of White Snake', 'Romance of the West Chamber', and 'The Peony Pavilion'.
In 'The Butterfly Lovers', the two main characters, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, had a very pure love. They met in a school where Zhu Yingtai was hiding her true gender. Their relationship developed gradually. However, the feudal society's strict rules about marriage prevented them from being together directly. Their tragic end, becoming butterflies, is very moving and has left a deep mark on Chinese culture.
One of the famous Chinese mythology love stories is 'The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl'. The Cowherd was a poor but kind-hearted man, and the Weaver Girl was a fairy. They fell in love and got married secretly. However, their love was opposed by the Queen Mother of the West. She separated them by a river, allowing them to meet only once a year on the Magpie Bridge. It reflects the Chinese people's pursuit of true love and the power of love that can overcome difficulties.