SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • Bai Yuyu

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    Ana

    Wu Qing’an, also known as Wu Yun, distinguished himself when he was still a boy. A taishi (court historian) by the name of Ge was impressed by his writing and asked a friend to invite Wu to his residence.

  • Love beyond death in “Lian Suo”

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    Ana

    In Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio(Liaozhai): Lian Suo, scholar Yang Yuwei moves to a residence by the banks of the Sishui River. His study faces desolate wilderness. One night, by dim candlelight, he hears a mournful poem whispered in a woman’s voice.

  • Lian Suo

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    Ana

    Yang Yuwei had moved to a house by the bank of the Sishui River. His study faced an open wilderness. Outside the wall were many ancient tombs. At night, winds blew through white poplar trees, setting them to roaring like sea waves.

  • Desire, destruction and supernatural justice in “Huang Jiulang”

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    Ana

    “Huang Jiulang” from Liaozhai Zhiyi(Strange Tales from Liaozhai) recounts the tale of He Zixiao, a scholar from Zhejiang with an attraction to men.

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  • Justice in the underworld is far more impartial

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    Ana

    “Li Boyan” of Strange Tales from Liaozhai, tells of Li Boyan, an upright scholar from Yishui, Shandong. After suddenly falling ill, he informs his family he is summoned to the underworld as Yama (King of Hell) pro tempore. He instructs them not to bury him, awaiting his return. That day, Li dies.