The Movie is based on the Chinese legend, 'Legend of the White Snake', also known as 'Madame White Snake', is a Chinese legend which existed in oral tradition long before any written compilation. It has since been presented in a number of major Chinese operas, films and television series.

Synopsis : 
An herbalist who falls in love with a thousand-year-old White Snake disguised as a woman. Jet Li stars as a sorcerer who discovers her true identity and battles to save the man's soul.

Original Chinese Movie Name : The Sorcerer and the White Snake