Shan-po fell ill and died. On the day that Ying-t'ai was to be married, she passed by his tomb to mourn for him, when suddenly the tomb split open. Heedless of everything, Ying-t'ai leapt in and was buried with her lover.
山伯後來病死，英台出嫁之日經過墓前哭祭，墓忽然裂開，英台不顧一切，跳進去和山伯同葬。