宝莲灯

Long long ago, Sanshengmu, a beautiful goddess, fell in love with a mortal, Liu Yanchang. She secretly went down to the mortal world and married him. They lived a happy life. Later, Liu Yanchang wanted to take the imperial exam in the capital city. Before he left, he gave Sanshengmu a piece of aloes wood(chenxiang)and said, " I will be away for several months. When our child is born, please name him Chenxiang. " " I will, " Sanshengmu said.

Liu Yanchang did very well in the exam. He was sent to Yangzhou as an official. But meanwhile Sanshengmu was in trouble. Her elder brother, God Er-lang, was very angry with her marriage. " How can a goddess marry a mortal? I will take her back to Heaven! " But Sanshengmu didn't want to go back to Heaven. And since she had a very powerful lotus lantern, she believed that nobody could take her back by force.

God Er-lang knew the power of the lotus lantern, so he ordered his dog to steal the lantern when Sanshengmu was sleeping, and then put Sanshengmu under Huashan Mountain. There, Sanshengmu gave birth to a son and named him Chenxiang. Sanshengmu thought that she couldn't take good care of Chenxiang in the dark cave, so she asked her maid Lingzhi to take Chenxiang to his dad in Yangzhou.

At the age of seven，Chenxiang learned his mother's story from neighbors. “ Mom has been suffering so much！l must go there and rescue her！” ” Chenxiang，we are mortals. How can we fight against the gods？” his father sighed. “ Anyway, l will do my best to rescue my mom，” Chenxiang said.

One day，Chenxiang left home for Huashan Mountain without letting his father know. Chenxiang met a lot of difficulties on his way. He climbed over the snow-covered mountains, walked across the endless desert, went through the ghost valley, and was injured in the thornbushes. . . But none of these could stop him. Mom，l am coming to rescue you！“

One year late, Chenxiang finally arrived at Huashan Mountain. There were so many peaks. He didn't know where his mother was. He couldn't help crying. God Thunderbolt heard Chenxiang's cry and decided to help him. “ Chenxiang，you are still too young. To rescue your mother, you need to learn Kung Fu first. l will be your master, " he said to Chenxiang. " Thank you so much, Master! l will work hard. l will rescue my mom as soon as possible ! "