《白蛇传》演的是一个古老的神怪故事：一条修炼千年的白蛇下凡，与一位青年结为夫妻，却屡遭法师迫害，受尽了磨难。（张肇基　摄）

　　Here is a stage photo of the Roman of the White Snake, which is based on a centuries-old fairy story about a white snake spirit (left) who transfigures into a beautiful woman and falls in love with a young man (right). Their romance, however, ends in tragedy. The snake beauty is subdued by a vicious monk and confined to a cell beneath a tower. (Photo by Zhang Zhaoji)