《白蛇传》传说地探踪

Exploration of the origin of the Legend of Madame White Snake

《白蛇传》的故事,流传已久。这则故事的发生地,主要有"杭州西湖—镇江金山"说,也有"河南鹤壁"说。从明代冯梦龙的拟话本小说《白娘子永镇雷峰塔》起,"杭州—镇江"的说法就基本上已经定型。冯作中的故事发生于南宋,杭州西湖为南宋都城内的游览胜地,镇江金山寺为江南名刹,大运河贯通南北,勾连杭州,这中间有着不可分割的关系。

The Legend of Madame White Snake has been popular in China for ages.As for the origin of this story, there are two versions：“Hangzhou West Lake-Zhenjiang Jinshan Temple”and “Hebi in Henan”.From the novel of Lady White Pressed Down the Lei Feng Tower for Ever written by Feng Menglong in the Ming Dynasty,this argu-ment of Hangzhou-Zhenjiang was basically finalized.The story originated in the Southern Song Dynasty.Hangzhou West Lake in the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty was a tourist attraction,and Zhenjiang Jinshan was the fa-mous temple to the south of Changjiang River for a long time.The two places have an inseparable relation with the Grand Canal,which hooks up to Hangzhou and connects the South and the North of China.