The Legend of Broken Bridge

During the time of the Song Dynasty（960-1279），there was once a young boy named Xu Xian who saved a white snake that was a spirit named Bai Suzhen.Years later，the boy became a scholar and met a beautiful lady at“Broken Bridge ”by the West Lake with an umbrella.As it was raining and he did not have an umbrella，the lady offered him her umbrella and left.

Xu Xian never knew that this lady was the white snake spirit whom he had saved and she had returned to repay his kindness by helping him whenever he needed a hand.They fell in love and their marriage produced a son.

However，their marriage was against heaven laws because mortals and demons belonged to a different world，so when they were discovered by a monk，Fa Hai who had magical powers，Bai was forced to reveal her true form in the hope that Xu would leave her.This failed as the couple really loved each other and thus Fa Hai imprisoned Bai Suzhen in Lei Feng Pagoda forever.

Today，Bai Suzhen is regarded as a kind and loving fairy instead of being considered a spirit，which is equivalent to a demon.To many，Broken Bridge at Bai Causeway is symbolized as the remnants of the couple’s love and dreams.

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