About this season
The television serial was based on a legendary folk tale, involving a snake spirit and her male human lover, but was adapted in this version to include the presence of a black snake who is the snake spirit's mentor and the White Snake Spirit being trapped under the pagoda for 20 years, when in the original tale she was trapped under the tower for centuries. As for the green snake, the white snake imprisons her for a short time before releasing her, unlike the original where she imprisoned her for three centuries. Xu Xian is also initially a good-for-nothing who, under the white snake's guidance, becomes an official.
Episodes (50)
1. Episode 1
Aired 12 July 2001 • 45 min
2. Episode 2
Aired 13 July 2001 • 45 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 16 July 2001 • 45 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 17 July 2001 • 45 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 18 July 2001 • 45 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 19 July 2001 • 45 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 20 July 2001 • 45 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 23 July 2001 • 45 min
9. Episode 9
Aired 24 July 2001 • 45 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 25 July 2001 • 45 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 26 July 2001 • 45 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 27 July 2001 • 45 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 30 July 2001 • 45 min
14. Episode 14
Aired 31 July 2001 • 45 min
15. Episode 15
Aired 1 August 2001 • 45 min
16. Episode 16
Aired 2 August 2001 • 45 min
17. Episode 17
Aired 3 August 2001 • 45 min
18. Episode 18
Aired 6 August 2001 • 45 min
19. Episode 19
Aired 7 August 2001 • 45 min
20. Episode 20
Aired 8 August 2001 • 45 min
21. Episode 21
Aired 9 August 2001 • 45 min
22. Episode 22
Aired 10 August 2001 • 45 min
23. Episode 23
Aired 13 August 2001 • 45 min
24. Episode 24
Aired 14 August 2001 • 45 min
25. Episode 25
Aired 15 August 2001 • 45 min
26. Episode 26
Aired 16 August 2001 • 45 min
27. Episode 27
Aired 17 August 2001 • 45 min
28. Episode 28
Aired 20 August 2001 • 45 min
29. Episode 29
Aired 21 August 2001 • 45 min
30. Episode 30
Aired 22 August 2001 • 45 min
31. Episode 31
Aired 23 August 2001 • 45 min
32. Episode 32
Aired 24 August 2001 • 45 min
33. Episode 33
Aired 27 August 2001 • 45 min
34. Episode 34
Aired 28 August 2001 • 45 min
35. Episode 35
Aired 29 August 2001 • 45 min
36. Episode 36
Aired 30 August 2001 • 45 min
37. Episode 37
Aired 31 August 2001 • 45 min
38. Episode 38
Aired 3 September 2001 • 45 min
39. Episode 39
Aired 4 September 2001 • 45 min
40. Episode 40
Aired 5 September 2001 • 45 min
41. Episode 41
Aired 6 September 2001 • 45 min
42. Episode 42
Aired 7 September 2001 • 45 min
43. Episode 43
Aired 10 September 2001 • 45 min
44. Episode 44
Aired 11 September 2001 • 45 min
45. Episode 45
Aired 12 September 2001 • 45 min
46. Episode 46
Aired 13 September 2001 • 45 min
47. Episode 47
Aired 14 September 2001 • 45 min
48. Episode 48
Aired 17 September 2001 • 45 min
49. Episode 49
Aired 18 September 2001 • 45 min
50. Episode 50
Aired 19 September 2001 • 45 min