牛郎織女傳

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牛郎織女傳

by Mingshi Zhu

ZH·~28 minutes

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Description

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.

Details

Language

zh

Duration

~28 minutes (27K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2008-11-09

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

MZ

Mingshi Zhu

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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