Unforgettable love is what we all yearn for very much. Some love is waiting silently, and some love is passionate and shattered. However, every kind of love has its meaning. The ancient Chinese once wrote a poignant poem such as “Ask what love is in the world?” But no one seems to be able to answer it for sure. Since ancient times, there have been ten famous love stories circulating! This post will introduce you to 10 great love stories in ancient China.

1. The Butterfly Lovers 梁山伯与祝英台

The love story between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is very beautiful and moving. Many authoritative experts have also confirmed that the love story between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai in history is true. Over the years, there is still a heartbreaking love melody, describing their fighting spirit for their love. We are very moved to be willing to dance in the world as butterflies and stay together for life.

2. The Peach Blossom Fan 桃花扇

The Peach Blossom Fan was created by Kong Shang, a writer in the early Qing Dynasty, for more than 10 years. This is a very legendary script. However, in this script, these 4 words revolve: the love of clutching and reunion. From this story, we can also see the author’s inner sense of ruin, loss, and anxious and sentimental feelings.

3. Legend of the White Snake 白蛇传

Legend of the White Snake should be a lot of childhood fun for the post-80s and 90s. It’s a very beautiful and moving story, so it’s been around for a long time. Leifeng Pagoda and Broken Bridge have also become a medium for poets to express their feelings, and many people still read The Legend of the White Snake repeatedly.

4. Song of Eternal Sorrow 长恨歌

The Song of Eternal Sorrow is a poem written by Bai Juyi. It describes the love between Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Concubine Yang Guifei, but the whole love story is very tragic. The real love life with Concubine Yang has infected many readers.

5. The Romance of The West Chamber 西厢记

There is a saying in The Story of “The Romance of The West Chamber”: “May all lovers in the world be married.” This is a very good wish, and it is also what many people have been looking forward to until now. The Story of the West Chamber is also a very famous literary work in Chinese history!

6. The Male Phoenix Seeks His Mate 凤求凰

“The Male Phoenix Seeks His Mate” is a piece by the Han Dynasty writer Sima Xiangru, which mainly tells the love between Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun. The story shows that the hero and heroine have similar interests and noble feelings. The two are also very good friends, and they are also very tacit. It can also be revealed from the syllables that the two people’s feelings are very strong, warm and unrestrained, sincere and lingering.

7. The Peacocks Fly to the Southeast 孔雀东南飞

“The Peacocks Fly to the Southeast” is a long narrative poem and the first long poem in Chinese history. It is the most splendid poem in folk literature, and it has also become an important work in literature. Peacock Southeast Flying tells about the idea that men and women pursue independently for marriage and love, and it has been praised by many people to this day.

8. Biography of Liu Yi 柳毅传书

Liu Yi’s biography is a very tragic story, deducing joys and sorrows. Liu Yi married two wives one after another, but unfortunately they both died. However, the dragon girl in the story never forgot his life-saving grace, but instead pretended to be a woman who came to the world and became a family with Liu Yi. Since then, the two have lived a happy life. The whole story is very spiritual, and the storyline is also very innovative and highly creative.

9. The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭

“The Peony Pavilion” is the representative work of Tang Xianzu, a writer of the Ming Dynasty, and “The Peony Pavilion” gives us a gentle and somewhat pungent feeling. In the text of The Peony Pavilion, it tells about the journey of life and death through time and space, which stretches endlessly, giving people a feeling of finding love in the vastness. This kind of feeling is admired by many people but cannot be obtained.

10. Dream of the Red Chamber 红楼梦

“Dream of the Red Chamber” is one of the four major literary classics in China, and it is also a very long novel. The author is Cao Xueqin. What happened in “A Dream of Red Mansions” reflects the sophistication and mentality of people in feudal society, as well as the problems and contradictions that society could not solve at that time. The rise and fall of the Grand View Garden reflects the life of the last dynasty and the way of life of the people at that time.