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The Magic Lotus Lantern is a Chinese fairy tale from the Tang dynasty (618–907).

Story

Goddess Sanshengmu falls in love with a mortal man, Liu Yangcheng. Against the wishes of her brother, Erlang Shen, she steals an artefact known as the lotus lantern, capable of subduing any creature man, beast, and even deity, and escapes Heaven to be with her lover. She later births a son whom they name Chenxiang. When Chenxiang is 7 years old, however, the family is discovered by Erlang Shen, who kidnaps the child and demands the return of the lotus lantern. Though San Shengmu acquiesces, she is imprisoned under Mount Hua as punishment. Chenxiang learns of her fate and vows to get the lantern back in hopes he can free her. As he grows into a young man, he comes under the tutelage of Sun Wukong, who crafts for him a powerful axe which he uses to take on his uncle. However, Chenxiang remains unable to beat him and, just as he is about to be killed by Erlang Shen, light from the lotus lantern merges with Chenxiang granting him enough strength to defeat his uncle. Chenxiang splits the mountain in half using the axe, freeing Sanshengmu and reuniting mother and child.

Adaptations

Films

Save Mother from Mountain (小英雄劈山救母), a 1928 Chinese film
Breaking Open the Mountain to Rescue Mother (劈山救母), a 1950 Hong Kong film
The Precious Lotus Lamp (寶蓮燈), a 1956 Hong Kong Cantonese opera film
The Precious Lotus Lamp, Part II (1957)
The Precious Lotus Lamp, Part III (1958)
The Magic Lotus Lantern (寶蓮燈), a 1959 Chinese film
Breaking Open the Mountain to Rescue Mother (劈山救母), a 1961 Taiwanese film
The Lotus Lamp (七彩寶蓮燈), a 1963 Hong Kong Cantonese opera film
The Magic Lamp (寶蓮燈), a 1964 Hong Kong Huangmei opera film
The Lotus Lamp (寶蓮燈), a 1965 Hong Kong film
The Magic Lotus Lantern (寶蓮燈), a 1976 Hebei bangzi film

Animation films

Saving Mother (西嶽奇童), a 1984 Chinese film
Lotus Lantern, a 1999 Chinese film
Chen Xiang (西嶽奇童), a 2006 Chinese film
New Gods: Yang Jian, a 2022 Chinese film

TV series

The Lamp Lore (寶蓮燈), a 1986 Hong Kong TV series
The Polien Lantern (天地傳說之寶蓮燈), a 2001 Chinese-Taiwanese TV series
Lotus Lantern, a 2005 Chinese TV series
Prelude of Lotus Lantern (2009)

References

Yuan, Haiwang (2006). The Magic Lotus Lantern and Other Tales From the Han Chinese. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1-59158-294-6.
Li Nianpei (1988). The Beating of the Dragon Robe: A Repertoire of Beijing Opera; Synopses of 100 Most Popular Pieces. Joint Publishing. ISBN 962-04-0636-2.

v t e Magic Lotus Lantern
Characters	Liu Chenxiang Huayue Sanniang Erlang Shen Sun Wukong
Adaptations	Lotus Lantern (film) Lotus Lantern (TV) Prelude of Lotus Lantern (TV) New Gods: Yang Jian (film)

v t e Chinese mythology
Overview topics	Creation myth Godly world concepts Astrology Dragons Shenmo fiction Gods and immortals Tian Pangu Ghosts Chinese folk religion
Major personages	Gods and immortals Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Eight Immortals Youchao Shennong Yellow Emperor Yan Emperor Chiyou Chang'e Hou Yi Kuafu
Mythological creatures	Four Symbols Black Tortoise Azure Dragon White Tiger Vermilion Bird Yellow Dragon Four Holy Beasts Qilin Fenghuang Yinglong Spirit turtle Bixi Huli jing (Fox spirit) Chinese guardian lions Pixiu (Bixie) Nian Horses Hundun Xiezhi Wuzhiqi Yeren Fox spirit Four Perils (Four Evildoers) Peng (mythology) Nine-headed Bird Tianma Nine-tailed fox more...
Places	Buzhou Diyu Eight Pillars Gate of the Ghosts Fusang Jade Mountain Kunlun Mountain Longmen Moving Sands Penglai Red River Weak River Youdu
Items	Gu Peaches of Immortality Xirang
Literary works	Classic of Mountains and Seas Shi Yi Ji Bowuzhi Liexian Zhuan Shenxian Zhuan Shenyi Jing The Peach Blossom Spring The Four Journeys Investiture of the Gods The Sorcerer's Revolt Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio Journey to the West In Search of the Supernatural What the Master Would Not Discuss Heavenly Questions (Chu Ci) Huainanzi Records of the Grand Historian Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations
Other folk tales	Legend of the White Snake Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl The Magic Lotus Lantern Mulian Rescues His Mother

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