The poignant love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, one of the four major Chinese folk legends, is widely known. However, what we know about this story is mainly in the interpretation of **, TV series and other forms. So, what kind of touching story did the real Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in history have staged?To understand the real story, we must examine the existing physical evidence.
In Mapo Township, Weishan County, Jining, Shandong, there is a Liang Zhu Temple, and a tombstone unearthed records the true story of Liang Zhu and the two. The inscription describes that Zhu Yuanwai went out to study because he had no children, and lamented all day long, and his daughter Zhu Yingtai pretended to be a man in order to understand her father's worries, and studied and Xi in Yishan Mountain in Zou Cheng with Liang Shanbo for three years. Liang Shanbo later died of illness, Zhu Yingtai died of excessive sadness, and the villagers called it Lingjie and buried Liang Shanbo together. So far, Zhu, Liang, and ** in Mapo Township do not intermarry, nor do they perform Liang Zhu operas, nor do they ** Liang Zhu films.
The story of Liang Zhu here may not have the mythical plot of tomb cracking, entering the grave, and turning into a butterfly, but it is this simplicity that shows the real and moving emotional process between Liang Zhu and the two. In addition, the people in Ningbo, Zhejiang, Yixing, Jiangsu and other places have also passed on the story of Liang Zhu from generation to generation. In Ningbo, there is even a Liangzhu Cultural Park with the theme of Liangzhu love story, which attracts tourists. At the same time, Yixing, Jiangsu and other places also retain the figure of Liang Zhu. It can be seen that Liang Zhu's story is not only true and verifiable, but also evidence of the origin of Liang Zhu's story can be found in many places.
The famous writer Zhang Hatshui has researched and summarized ten possible birthplaces of Liang Zhu, including Ningbo in Zhejiang, Yixing in Jiangsu, Qufu in Shandong, Qingshui in Gansu, Shucheng in Anhui, Hejian in Hebei, Jiaxiang in Shandong, Jiangdu in Jiangsu, Puzhou in Shanxi, and Suzhou in Jiangsu, showing the wide spread of Liang Zhu's story.
The beautiful legend of Liang Zhu has been preached for thousands of years, and their image is deeply rooted in our hearts. In that case, why should we bother looking for the birthplace of Liang Zhu?