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The Legend of the White Snake cover白蛇传

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白蛇传

The Legend of the White Snake — Chinese folk legend

A thousand-year snake spirit becomes a woman for love: the umbrella on the Broken Bridge, the wine that reveals, the stolen herb of life, the flooding of Golden Mountain Temple, and the pagoda that could not hold her forever. China's great love-legend, graded HSK 2 to HSK 3.

HSK 2–3 40 chapters 7,160 words Pro Narrated
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Chapters

  1. 第一章：山里的白蛇read online
  2. 第二章：小青Chapter 2: Xiao Qing
  3. 第三章：变成人Chapter 3: Becoming Human
  4. 第四章：西湖Chapter 4: West Lake
  5. 第五章：雨Chapter 5: Rain
  6. 第六章：借伞Chapter 6: Lending the Umbrella
  7. 第七章：还伞Chapter 7: Returning the Umbrella
  8. 第八章：婚礼Chapter 8: The Wedding
  9. 第九章：药铺Chapter 9: The Pharmacy
  10. 第十章：金山寺的和尚Chapter 10: The Monk from Jinshan Temple
  11. 第十一章：丈夫的心Chapter 11: The Husband's Heart
  12. 第十二章：端午节（上）Chapter 12: Dragon Boat Festival (Part 1)
  13. 第十三章：端午节（下）Chapter 13: Dragon Boat Festival (Part 2)
  14. 第十四章：昆仑山Chapter 14: Mount Kunlun
  15. 第十五章：仙草Chapter 15: The Immortal Herb
  16. 第十六章：回来Chapter 16: Return
  17. 第十七章：又是法海Chapter 17: Fahai Again
  18. 第十八章：金山寺Chapter 18: Jinshan Temple
  19. 第十九章：找丈夫Chapter 19: Looking for Her Husband
  20. 第二十章：水漫金山（上）Chapter 20: Flooding Jinshan Temple (Part 1)
  21. 第二十一章：水漫金山（下）Chapter 21: Flooding Jinshan Temple (Part 2)
  22. 第二十二章：逃出来Chapter 22: Escape
  23. 第二十三章：儿子Chapter 23: The Son
  24. 第二十四章：金钵Chapter 24: The Golden Bowl
  25. 第二十五章：雷峰塔Chapter 25: Leifeng Pagoda
  26. 第二十六章：塔下Chapter 26: Under the Tower
  27. 第二十七章：许仙的日子Chapter 27: Xu Xian's Days
  28. 第二十八章：小青学艺Chapter 28: Xiao Qing Trains
  29. 第二十九章：长大Chapter 29: Growing Up
  30. 第三十章：真相Chapter 30: The Truth
  31. 第三十一章：状元Chapter 31: The Top Scholar
  32. 第三十二章：第一名Chapter 32: First Place
  33. 第三十三章：祭塔（上）Chapter 33: Offering at the Tower (Part 1)
  34. 第三十四章：祭塔（下）Chapter 34: Offering at the Tower (Part 2)
  35. 第三十五章：小青回来Chapter 35: Xiao Qing Returns
  36. 第三十六章：塔倒了Chapter 36: The Tower Falls
  37. 第三十七章：法海的结局Chapter 37: Fahai's Ending
  38. 第三十八章：一家人Chapter 38: One Family
  39. 第三十九章：白发Chapter 39: White Hair
  40. 第四十章：西湖的传说Chapter 40: The Legend of West Lake
What level is The Legend of the White Snake in Mandarin Chinese?

It starts at HSK 2 and climbs gradually to HSK 3. Each chapter introduces a little new vocabulary, so you're always reading just above your comfort zone.

How long is it?

40 chapters and about 7,200 words in total, using roughly 450 different word forms.

Is it free?

It's part of ReadNative Pro. The first chapter is free to read here. The first book in every language is free.

Does it have audio?

Yes — the whole book is narrated, with each word highlighted as it is read.

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