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Do Now—Liang Zhu(The Butterfly Lovers): This is one of the most famous legends in China. Judging from its name, what do you think the legend is about, when did the story happen. The Most Famous Four Ancient Chinese Legendaries四大中国传说 Liang Zhu梁祝 (the Butterfly Lovers/Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai) Meng Jiangnus Bitter Weeping 孟姜女哭长城 Niulang and Zhinu(Double Seven Festival) 牛郎织女 Legend of the White Snake Fairy 白蛇传 Liang Zhu The Butterfly Lovers The Butterfly Lovers (梁山伯与祝英台pinyin: Liáng Shānbó yǔ Zhù Yīngtái; literally: Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai) is a Chinese legend of a tragic love story of a pair of lovers, Liang Shanbo (梁山伯) and Zhu Yingtai (祝英台), whose names form the title of the story. The title is often abbreviated to Liang Zhu (梁祝) and often regarded as the Chinese equivalent of Romeo and Juliet. 梁山伯与祝英台 The legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty(BC 300). Zhu Yingtai is a beautiful and intelligent young woman, the ninth child and only daughter of the wealthy Zhu family of Shangyu, Zhejiang. Although traditions of that era discourage females from going to school, Zhu manages to convince her father to allow her to attend classes in disguise as a young man. During her journey to Hangzhou, she meets Liang Shanbo, a scholar from Kuaiji (present-day Shaoxing). They chat and feel a strong affinity for each other at their first meeting. Hence, they gather some soil as incense and take an oath of fraternity in the pavilion of a thatched bridge. They studied together for the next three years in school and Zhu gradually falls in love with Liang. Although Liang equals Zhu in their studies, he is still a bookworm and fails to notice the feminine characteristics exhibited by his classmate. One day, Zhu receives a letter from her father, asking her to return home as soon as possible. Zhu has no choice but to pack her bel