Splitting the Mountain to Rescue Mother

劈山救母-中华神话故事 Splitting the Mountain to Rescue Mother - A Chinese Mythological Tale "The Breaking Open the Mountain to Rescue Mother," also known as "The Magic Lotus Lantern," is one of the ancient Chinese mythological legends, originating from the Tang Dynasty and having multiple versions of dramas and narrative texts. The Three Holy Mothers, celestial beings, lived in the Holy Mother Palace on Mount Hua, accompanied by pine trees, cranes, and white clouds, feeling very lonely. Taking advantage of the Erlang Shen's absence as he ascended to the heavens for a banquet, she took her attendant, Morning Glow, out of the palace for a stroll. 《劈山救母》, 又名《宝莲灯》是中国古代神话传说之一，起源于唐代并有多个不同版本的戏剧和说唱文本。仙女三圣母住在华山圣母宫中，常年与松鹤白云为伴，感到十分孤寂。她趁着二郎神上天赴宴之时，带着侍女朝霞出宫游玩。 书生刘彦昌到京城赴考落第，为解愁闷独自到华山上游玩，在那里他遇到了三圣母，他们彼此情投意合，并结为了夫妻。后来，三圣母生下了一个儿子，取名叫沉香。Scholar Liu Yanchang, who had failed the imperial examination in the capital, went to Mount Hua alone to dispel his melancholy. There, he met the Three Holy Mothers, and they fell in love with each other, eventually becoming husband and wife. Later, the Three Holy Mothers gave birth to a son named Chen Xiang. 不久之后，三圣母的哥哥二郎神杨戬发现了此事，为了维护天规和家法，二郎神决定捉拿三圣母，并除掉她的丈夫和孩子，但是他却惧怕镇山之宝-宝莲灯的威力。于是二郎神便从三圣母手中骗走了宝莲灯，之后将三圣母给镇压在了华山底下。Soon after, the Three Holy Mothers' brother, Erlang Shen Yang Jian, discovered this and, to uphold celestial laws and family rules, decided to capture the Three Holy Mothers and dispose of her husband and child. However, he feared the power of the mountain-sealing treasure-the Magic Lotus Lantern. So, Erlang Shen deceived the Three Holy Mothers and took the Magic Lotus Lantern from her, then suppressed her under Mount Hua. 三圣母的侍女朝霞避开二郎神的搜查，偷偷带着刘彦昌和沉香逃离了华山。十六年后，沉香拜霹雳大仙为师，学成一身武艺，重返华山夺回了宝莲灯，打败了二郎神。沉香使用神斧劈开华山，救出了三圣母，一家三口最终得以团聚。The Three Holy Mothers' attendant, Morning Glow, evaded Erlang Shen's search and secretly took Liu Yanchang and Chen Xiang away from Mount Hua. Sixteen years later, Chen Xiang became a disciple of the Thunderbolt Immortal, mastering martial arts, and returned to Mount Hua to reclaim the Magic Lotus Lantern, defeating Erlang Shen. Chen Xiang used a divine axe to split open Mount Hua, rescuing the Three Holy Mothers, and the family of three finally reunited.