After premiering Feb. 22 in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou ... adaptations of the story began to emphasize the importance of Green Snake’s role and explored the possibility of women saving women,” ...

Wan Yuehan, a post-2000s Sichuan Opera actress from the Chongqing Sichuan Opera Theater, brings the legendary Lady White to life in "The Legend of the White Snake." While many young people today are ...

As the Chinese New Year begins ... often link poisonous snakes to seductive, yang-draining women. Conversely, the snake also embodies positive symbolism. Referred to as "little dragons", their ...