Butterfly Lovers by Bearbrickjia, 1000 Piece Puzzle

Butterfly Lovers by Bearbrickjia, 1000 Piece Puzzle

Finished Size 19.68" x 27.55"

This romantic puzzle is inspired by a Chinese legend about a couple, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai.

Zhu Yingtai was the only daughter of a wealthy family, and was allowed to pursue scholarly studies disguised as a man, where she met Liang Shanbo. Over the years, the developed feelings for each other, however, by the time Liang Shanbo discovered Zhu Yingtai was a girl, she was to be married off to a merchant's son. He fell in despair and later died. On the day of Zhu Yingtai's marriage, she passed by his grave during the procession and begged for the grave to swallow her up so that they could be together. Both their spirits emerged from the grave as butterflies, and they could be together forever.