Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio

Read 1 of the nearly 500 “marvel tales” found in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio the 1880 translation of Liáozhāi Zhìyì (聊齋誌異) by Herbert A. Giles. London – It’s a collection of stories or by Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling (蒲松齡)

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Jiāngshī (殭屍) the hopping vampire

Yaoguai Wednesday continues with a spotlight on Asia’s most iconic undead creature of folklore the Jiāngshī (殭屍) or hopping vampire. Don’t be fooled by it hopping it is also capable of giving chase by running, and if sufficiently ancient, flight.

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Zong Q

鍾馗 – Zhōng Kuí; 종규 / 鍾馗 Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings.

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Tóngzigōng (童子功) Side-Kick Kung Fu

Tóngzigōng (童子功) will not teach you how to break bricks or resist spears but it is an ancient and foundational practice – and it could be associated with sidekicks…

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Repainting Shaolin Temple

The black & white print titled “Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple” receives a color repaint. Here is one hour of the painting process compressed into one minute.

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Who Smashed Hollywood Barriers with Gung Fu? Bruce Lee!

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Mapping Pan Gu

“All the great stories have maps” a beta-reader once told me. As with much of A Tiger’s Tale, its inclusion needed to reflect my understanding and so, some research was required.

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