“The Fable of the White Serpent”, told an ancient fairytale about a love story of a White-Serpent Enchantress Bai Suzhen and a scholar, Xuxian. They married each other and gave birth to a little boy.
The Master Monk Fahai believed that the marriage between serpent and human will pose a threat to humans. As a result, Fahai separated Xuxian and Bai Suzhen by trapping Xuxian inside the Jinshan Temple in order to protect him.
To save Xuxian from the hands of Monk Fahai, the angered mother-to-be, Bai Suzhen called out to the water immortals to flood the Temple of Jinshan. Fahai also commanded marine life including crabs, mussels, shrimps, and fishes to fight against the White Serpent.
As a refreshment … here are last year’s 14 Days of Lantern posts: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 | Day 12 | Day 13 | Day 14 | Extra Day
