洞庭靈姻傳

aka 柳毅傳 [The Story of Li Yu]

Tale of the Transcendent Marriage of Dongting Lake

Author

Li Chaowei

Language

Classical Chinese

Year

c. late 8th century

Country

China

Genre

Novella / Light Novel

tang dynastytalesmythology

0

"The Tale of the Supernatural Marriage at Dongting", better known as "The Story of Liu Yi", is a Chinese chuanqi (fantasy) short story from the Tang dynasty, written by Li Chaowei (李朝威) in the second half of the 8th century. It is about a young man named Liu Yi who, out of sympathy, agrees to deliver a letter from a distressed dragon to her father, the Dragon King of Lake Dongting; following her rescue and the death of her abusive husband, the Dragon Girl transforms into a beautiful woman and marries Liu Yi.