There are indeed butterfly lovers, including Ma Wencai, in history, and the story between them is a real historical event. In the Chongzhen edition of the county annals of Yuanshi County in the Ming Dynasty, it was clearly recorded that "the northwest corner of Nanzuo Village, Shuyuan Road passes by, and the south tower of Southwest Bridge has an ancient tomb. The mountains and rivers are flooded and the impact is motionless. If there is Yin as the protector, it is said to be the tomb of Zhu. " Chen Lianshan, an associate professor of Chinese Department in Peking University and a scholar of folk literature, believes that this record is undoubtedly the most favorable historical proof of the Legend of Butterfly Lovers in Yuanshi County.

Butterfly Lovers is one of the four great folk love stories in ancient China, and it is the most attractive oral inheritance art and national intangible cultural heritage in China.

Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it has been circulated among the people for more than 1,700 years. It can be said that China is a household name, spreading far-reaching, and is known as the eternal swan song of love. Throughout the ages, countless people have been infected by butterfly lovers's tragic love.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Liang Zhu