1/21/2024 0 Comments A timeless love![]() Having completed other heroic deeds, Houyi returned home with the elixir of immortality (a reward from the gods). “Wait there!” the emperor implored just in time, and asked Houyi to spare the last sun and, with it, all the lives on Earth. ![]() An exceptional archer, Houyi was enjoying himself as he aimed for the ninth sun. Houyi was tasked with the monumental duty to shoot down the nine suns that had been scorching the earth, causing famine, diseases and other unimaginable havoc. This troubled couple undoubtedly had their lessons in excess. Butterflies emerged – a sign that the two souls were reunited in the afterlife. Upon visiting Shanbo’s grave en route to her own wedding, Yingtai struck her head on the headstone and died. Grief overpowered Shanbo, deteriorated his health, and the hero passed away prematurely. He finally came to terms with his own emotions – a little too late in the course of the story – for Yingtai was betrothed to a wealthy merchant. When Yingtai finally revealed her identity and feelings towards Shanbo, the latter was flabbergasted. ![]() The two were equals in their intellectual pursuits and treated each other like brothers, except unbeknownst to Shanbo, Yingtai was actually female. Set some time between the third and fifth century CE, our heroes met at a private school in eastern China. This also serves as the premise of a love story between Yingtai and Shanbo. The legend of Mulan, as popularised by Disney, is one version of female emancipation in ancient China: women sometimes had to disguise themselves as men to get things done.
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