
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
2008-11-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1260–1340
Known today mainly through the classical Chinese tale The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, this little-documented writer is associated with a retelling of one of East Asia’s best-loved love legends.
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