On that night, a heavy snowstorm fell on Liangzhou, lasting three days and three nights. The spring water at …
On that night, a heavy snowstorm fell on Liangzhou, lasting three days and three nights.
The spring water at Clear Jade Shore froze solid, and the bell of Purity Pagoda grew hoarse. Even the camels that could cross the Qilian Mountains couldn't withstand the extreme cold, freezing to death by the roadside of Jade Dew Terrace.
Someone saw the princess holding a glazed candle holder, dressed in plain white with light makeup, walking step by step into imperial capital, never to look back.
Frost and ice engulfed the entire imperial capital. In the end, the princess never returned to Chang'an, the city she missed day and night.
Outside the Crane Retreat, the palace maids also dressed in white mourning clothes, holding hands and walking into the depths of the frozen Jade Pond.
The heavy snow raged for three days, covering imperial capital in black ice. Three days later, concerned about the princess's safety, the people gathered at Chalice Peak by Jade Dew Terrace and called out to her loudly. Under the moonlight, imperial capital stood still like a glazed coffin. When the wind blew, the holes in the pagoda tower let out a whimpering sound.
Grieving, the crowd tried to break the ice with sharp blades and enter. But there was no sign of the princess in imperial capital, only an elegant hairpin.
Grateful for the princess's kindness, people regarded imperial capitak as the place closest to the moonlight. A winemaker tried to climb the tall tower and finally left his wine here.
The elders, moved by the palace maids' loyalty to their mistress, erected a statue at the Crane Retreat by the Jade Pond in their memory.