Butterfly lovers legend, popular in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan folk literature, one of the national intangible cultural heritage.
The story of a pair of young men and women in the feudal system failed to combine hatred and the end of the marriage tragedy.
The legend of The Butterfly Lovers (the legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai) is a sad and touching love story, and the legend of meng Jiangnu, the legend of the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid, and the legend of the White snake is one of the four great folktales in ancient China.
Among them, the legend of Butterfly Lovers has the greatest influence, ranking first among all kinds of folklore in terms of literature, artistry and ideology. It is an influential oral inheritance art in China.
梁祝传说，流行于浙江、江苏、山东、河南的民间文学，国家级非物质文化遗产之一。
故事表现一对青年男女在封建制度下未能结合含恨而终的婚姻悲剧。
梁祝传说（梁山伯与祝英台传说）是一侧凄婉动人的爱情故事，与孟姜女传说、牛郎织女传说、白蛇传传说并称中国古代四大民间传说。
而其中又以梁祝传说影响最大，无论是其文学性、艺术性和思想性来说都居各类民间传说之首，是中国具有影响力的口头传承艺术。
传承价值
梁祝传说是中国四大民间传说之一，是中华文化的瑰宝。千百年来，它以提倡求知、崇尚爱情、歌颂生命生生不息的鲜明主题打动着人们的心灵，以曲折动人的情节、鲜明的人物性格、奇巧的故事结构而受到民众的喜爱。