What is the main meaning of the story of the broken bridge meeting?

Legend has it that a white snake practiced for a thousand years and finally became a beautiful and dignified white snake. Another green snake practiced for 500 years and became a young and energetic Xiaoqing girl. The two of them went to the West Lake to play together. When they came to Broken Bridge, White Snake saw a handsome white-faced scholar in the crowd, and her heart was full of love.

Xiaoqing kept quiet and it rained cats and dogs. Xu Xian, a white-flour scholar, came to the lake by boat with an umbrella. He just saw the white snake and Xiaoqing being caught in the heavy rain. Xu Xian was busy giving them an umbrella to shelter from the rain, but he kept away from it, leaving it to rain. Seeing that Xu Xian is so honest and shy, White Snake likes it even more, and Xu Xian also has feelings for the beautiful White Snake. Under Xiaoqing's matchmaking, Xu Xian and Bai Niangzi became relatives and opened a pharmacy near the West Lake to save lives. The villagers all like them very much.

However, Fahai, the mage of Jinshan Temple, thinks that the white snake is a kind of devil and will hurt people. He quietly told Xu Xian that the white snake was the incarnation of the white snake and taught Xu Xian how to recognize it. Xu Xian expressed doubts about this. In a blink of an eye, the Dragon Boat Festival arrived, and all people drank realgar wine to ward off evil spirits. Xu Xian forced the white snake to drink realgar wine according to the method of Fahai religion.

White snake is pregnant at this time, and she can't refuse Xu Xian. After drinking, she immediately revealed the true shape of the snake, and Xu Xian was scared to death. In order to save Xu Xian, White Snake came all the way to the holy mountain of Kunlun to steal Ganoderma lucidum, regardless of pregnancy. The White Snake and the guards guarding Ganoderma lucidum fought desperately. The guards were moved by the White Snake and gave her Ganoderma lucidum. After Xu Xian was saved, she knew that White Snake really loved herself, and the husband and wife were more loving.

However, Fahai still can't tolerate white snakes living on the earth. He tricked Xu Xian into Jinshan Temple and forced him to become a monk. Bai Niangzi and Xiaoqing are very angry. They led the water army to attack Jinshan Temple in an attempt to rescue Xu Xian. They kept making trouble, causing floods, and Jinshan Temple was surrounded by floods. This is the legendary "flooded golden mountain".

Fahai also showed great magic. Because she was giving birth, the White Snake couldn't beat Fahai, so she had to escape under the protection of Xiaoqing. When they fled to Broken Bridge, they met Xu Xian who escaped from Jinshan Temple. After the disaster, Xu Xian and Bai Niangzi met at the first broken bridge. They had mixed feelings and couldn't help crying. Fahai was born when the white snake gave birth to his son. He ruthlessly suppressed the white snake under the Leifeng Tower near the West Lake, cursing that the white snake would never return to the world unless the West Lake dried up and the Leifeng Tower fell down. ?

Many years later, Xiaoqing repaired pottery and returned to the West Lake. She defeated Fahai, drained the water of the West Lake, knocked down the Leifeng Pagoda, and finally rescued the white snake.

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The story of the broken bridge in West Lake:

West Lake is a broken bridge, originally called Duanjia Bridge. A long time ago, the white sand embankment of the West Lake meandered from the lonely mountain to here, and there was only a small wooden bridge with no name, which was closely connected with the shore of the lake. Visitors must pass this small wooden bridge to visit the lonely mountain. Due to the sun and rain, the wooden bridge often breaks, which brings great inconvenience to tourists. There is a humble hut by the bridge, where a couple named Duan lived.

Both of them are kind and hard-working. Men fish in the lake for a living, and women set up wine stalls at the door to sell local wine. Because the wine tastes bad, customers seldom come to the door and business is light.

One day, when the sun was setting and the couple were about to close the door, an old man with white hair and rags came, saying that he had come all the way and was penniless and asked to stay overnight. Seeing that he was old and poor, Duan Jia and his wife warmly asked him to stay. They also burned a carp just caught from the West Lake and played a bowl of locally brewed wine to entertain the elderly. You're welcome. The old man drank three bowls in a row and then fell asleep on the bed.

When the white-haired old man left the next morning, he said, "Thank you for your hospitality. I have three kinds of wine medicines here, which can help you make good wine. " Say, take out three red wine medicines and say goodbye.

Duan Jia and his wife put the old man's three kinds of wine medicines in a wine-making jar, and the wine brewed was bright red and extremely sweet. Since then, every day, customers are crowded, and Duan Jia scarlet wine is famous in Hang Cheng, and its business is booming day by day. Duan Jia and his wife tore down the hut and built a restaurant. In order to thank the white-haired old man, they saved a sum of money and prepared to thank him well.

Years passed, and three years passed. This winter, it was snowing heavily in the West Lake, and the white-haired old man braved the heavy snow to come to Duanjia Hotel. When the couple saw the benefactor coming, they were overjoyed and asked the old man to stay in his house for a long time. However, the old man will say goodbye the next day. When they left, Duan Jia and his wife took out 320 pieces of silver and gave it to the old man. The old man declined with a smile and said, "Thank you for your kindness. I am a lonely old man. What's the use of asking so much money? " You still use it in the most important place! "After that, he walked across the snow to the bridge.

Duan Jia and his wife stood at the door to see each other off. They saw that the old man had just stepped onto the small wooden bridge, his foot slipped, the bridge broke and the old man fell into the lake. The couple rushed to the rescue, and suddenly saw the white-haired old man standing on the lake, walking on the ground, smiling and waving to them, drifting away. Duan Jia and his wife realized that the white-haired old man was not a mortal. Remembering what the old man said when he left, he used the money to build a tall Qingshi arch bridge and a pavilion at the bridge head. Since then, people who visit the West Lake are no longer afraid of the road slipping and breaking the bridge.