Scope and Contents The Lotus Lamp 宝莲灯-怒劈华山 Bao Lian Deng-Nu Pi Hua Shan. The story tells Chenxiang’s rescue of his mother. While touring Mount Hua, scholar Liu Yanchang is accosted by bandits. The Goddess of the Mountain comes to his rescue. They fall in love and commit themselves to matrimony. Although the demon-fighting god Erlangshen attempts to intervene, the goddess defeats him with the power of the Magic Lotus Lamp.Erlangshen retaliates by having his Celestial Howler Canine steal the lamp, depriving the...