ThestoryofLiangShanboandZhuYingtaihasbeenahouseholdlovestoryinChinaformorethan1000years.TheheroineZhuYingtai,disguisedasaman,becomesbosomfriendswithLiangShanbo,aclassmateofhersfor3years.Beforereturninghome,Yingtaiimpliestoshanbothatshewillbehiswife.KnowingthatYingtaiiswoman,thedelightedShanbohurriestoherhome,onlytofindthatherfamilyhasbetrothedhertosomeoneelseagainstherwill.Underthepressureofthepatriarchalclanrulesandfeudalethics,theydieforloveandreturnintoapairofbutterflies.Themovingtragiclegendextolspureloveandfreedomoflove.FirstappearingintheearlyTangDynasty,thestorywasputonthestageintheSongandYuandynasties,andplaysbasedonthestorywaswidelyperformedduringtheMingandWingdynasties.Thestoryhasbeenhandeddowntothisdayinmanifoldforms.