Zhuhai is a beautiful city in Guangdong Province, and its name means "Pearl Sea." It is one of China's major tourist destinations, attracting numerous national and international visitors. Moreover, Zhuhai is closely associated with a Chinese legend titled "The Love of a Fisherwoman in Zhuhai."
According to the legend, one day, a goddess descended to Earth and fell in love with the beauty of Zhuhai. Unwilling to return to the heavens, she transformed herself into a fisherwoman, weaving nets and searching for precious pearls to make a living. She also used her divine knowledge and powers selflessly to heal sick villagers, earning their love and admiration.
Eventually, she met a kind and honest young fisherman named Hai Peng, and they fell in love. However, Hai Peng later heard malicious rumors and believed the villagers' accusations. He demanded that the fisherwoman give him her magical bracelet as proof of her love.
Tearfully, the fisherwoman explained the origin of the bracelets: she was once the daughter of the Dragon King of the South Sea, and the eight bracelets had been given to her by the lords of the eight palaces to prevent her from forsaking her immortality. If she removed even one, she would die. Sadly, Hai Peng did not believe her and walked away. To prove her love, the fisherwoman took off a bracelet and died instantly in his arms. Hai Peng was filled with grief and regret.
Overwhelmed with sorrow, he remembered Elder Jiu Zhou Huan, who had once told him how to bring the dead back to life. To do so, he had to travel to Jiu Zhou Island and find the resurrection herb, which needed to be nourished with human blood daily. Hai Peng painstakingly cultivated the herb using his own blood. Days turned into years, but eventually, the herb matured and could be used to revive the fisherwoman.
From that moment on, she became a true mortal. On the day of their wedding, she and the village's fisherwomen saw a giant, glowing pearl on the beach. As a token of gratitude, the fisherwoman offered the precious pearl to Elder Jiu Zhou Huan with both hands.
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