HSK 4 Chinese reading practice

哪吒闹海

né zhā nào hǎi

Nezha Conquers the Sea

The young warrior Nezha shakes the Dragon King’s palace, faces the consequences of his power, and returns in a lotus-born body.

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The traditional story behind modern Nezha

This retelling follows the widely known literary arc shaped by the Ming-dynasty novel Fengshen Yanyi. Modern films deliberately reinvent Nezha and Ao Bing, so details such as the Demon Orb and their friendship belong to newer adaptations rather than this traditional version.

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