
In the glittering halls of the heavenly palace, the Jade Emperor convenes his celestial council to discuss the affairs of the mortal realm. He tasks the twelfth Golden Boy with a delicate mission: retrieve the precious Coral‑Eight‑Treasure cooling jade cup from the West Mother’s palace. While soaring through the clouds, the Golden Boy encounters the ethereal Weaver Girl, a radiant daughter of the emperor, busy at her loom in the celestial workshops.
Their brief meeting ignites a forbidden spark, and the Golden Boy’s playful advances quickly turn into a breach of divine law. The celestial court, outraged by this breach of decorum, prepares a stern judgment that could see the youthful emissary cast down from the heavens. Amid the swirling incense and celestial music, both lovers stand at the brink of a fate that will test the limits of duty, desire, and the unforgiving rules of the immortal realm.
Language
zh
Duration
~28 minutes (27K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Nov 9, 2008
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1260–1340
Best known for compiling the vernacular tale Cowherd and Weaver Girl, this Chinese writer is linked with one of the most enduring love stories in East Asian folklore. Little is firmly recorded about the person behind the name, which gives the work an added air of mystery.
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