Xu Xian
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Xu Xian, courtesy name Hanwen, is a main character of the Legend of the White Snake, one of China's four great folk tales. In some versions of the legend he is a scholar, while in others he is a physi
A shadow puppet from the Qing dynasty depicting Xu Xian
Bai Suzhen
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Bai Suzhen, also known as Lady Bai, is a one-thousand-year-old white snake spirit and the title character of the Legend of the White Snake, one of China's "four great folktales". The legend has been a
Xu Xian
…physician. In earlier works such as Feng Menglong's Stories to Caution the World, he is known as Xu Xuan (Chinese: 許宣). Some legends say that Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen were actually immortals who fell in love and were banished from Heaven because celestial laws forbade their romance. They are reincarnated as a male…
A Jingdezhen porcelain statue of Bai Suzhen, Hong Kong Museum of Art
Figurines, including one of Bai Suzhen, in the White Snake Temple in Taiwan
A wood relief decoration in the Leifeng Tower, Hangzhou, China
Hand-carved 3D wood reliefs depicting the story of Bai Suzhen