SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • Taoist Priest

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    Ana

    Scholar Han, descendant of a well-known aristocratic family, was very fond of guests. A man named Xu in the same village often went to his place to drink.

  • Sad poem of the Fourth Lady Lin

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    Ana

    “Lin Siniang”(Fourth Lady Lin) is one of the most poignant chapters in Strange Tales from Liaozhai), rich in the sorrow of the rise and fall of dynasties. It tells the story of a female ghost’s interaction with a governor, and through her singing, laments the downfall of a lost dynasty.

  • Fourth Lady Lin

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    Ana

    Chen Baoyue, a native of Fujian Province, was the chief executive of Qinzhou dao (Trans. Note: Dao in ancient China was an administrative division under the province).

  • Why did the fox spirit refuse to meet the county magistrate?

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    Ana

    “Strange Tales from Liaozhai: The Fox of Wei River” recounts an incident at the Li family villa in Wei County, Shandong. An elderly man proposed renting the villa for fifty taels of silver annually. Though initially delayed by an auspicious date, he later prepaid the full year’s rent.

  • The Fox of Wei County

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    Ana

    The Li Family in Wei County, Shandong Province, owned a villa. One day, an old man suddenly came along and said he was willing to pay fifty taels of silver a year to rent the house. The owner agreed.

  • “Qiao Niang”: a story weaving supernatural romance: scholar, fox spirit and ghost

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    Ana

    “Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Qiao Niang” is a story weaving supernatural fantasy (fox spirits and ghosts), entangled passions, and human redemption. Pu Songling delicately portrays the emotional collisions between humans and the otherworldly (foxes and ghosts).