Among the thousands of folktales that have graced Chinese history over the millennia, a handful, dubbed “the four great folktales” stand apart as having significant cultural importance.

Perhaps the most famous representation of snakes is the Legend of the White Snake, one of China’s four great folktales. The story describes a romance between a mortal man and a white snake ...

The Legend of the White Snake, is a beloved Chinese folk tale of love, immortality, and the battle between good and evil. ABC Asia is your trusted source for news, conversations, and culture with ...

Lady White Snake is a groundbreaking reimagining of China's folk legend, The Tale of the White Snake. Moving beyond the ...

It’s a slithery mystery. A 5-foot-long snake was trying to get inside an Upper West Side apartment Wednesday morning — and no ...

One of the most famous Chinese folk tales is the “Legend of the White Snake.” Although early versions of the myth date back to the Tang dynasty (618–907), the modern origins of the story can be found ...

In 2016, they decided to start with the well-known legend of the White Snake. However, they told a completely new story, setting the events of the White Snake legend five hundred years earlier and ...

The snake is also associated with love. In one retelling of the “Legend of the White Snake,” one of China’s four main great folktales, an immortal white snake, disguised as a maiden ...

The emotional peak of the premiere was undeniably the entrance of the iconic duo from Chinese TV drama The Legend of White Snake played by Cecilia Yip and Angie Chiu. Their presence not only ...

This dance drama from the Shanghai Grand Theatre is a reimagining of a beloved Chinese legend ... Presented in the Year of the Snake, Lady White Snake offers a contemporary interpretation ...