lǐ​sān​niáng

Li Sanniang (opera)

李三娘 lǐ​sān​niáng
Li Sanniang (opera)
Title of a traditional opera set in the Five Dynasties period; tells the story of the wife of 刘知远 liú​zhī​yuǎn who is mistreated by her family and forced to work a mill while her husband is at war, eventually reuniting after sixteen years.
Li Sanniang (Daoist deity)
Historical figure (Li Lihua) from Gutian, Fujian, who became one of the Three Ladies (Sannai Furen) of the Lüshan school of Daoism; she is said to have studied magic on Mount Lv with 陈靖姑 chén​jìng​gū and 林九娘 lín​jiǔ​niáng

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