SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

  • The Fox Sisters and the Scholar

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    Ana

    Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The Fox Sisters (Fourth Sister Hu) weaves a fantastical tale of scholar Shang and his encounters with fox spirits Hu Sanjie(Third Sister Hu) and Hu Sijie(Fourth Sister Hu), exploring themes of desire, morality, and karmic justice.

  • Protected: Fourth Sister Hu

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    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

  • The virtues of reciprocity in “Ding Qianxi”

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    Ana

    Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: Ding Qianxi recounts a tale of selfless generosity, karmic reciprocity, and authentic human connection set in Shandong province.

  • Ding Qianxi

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    Ana

    Ding Qianxi of Zhucheng, Shandong Province, came from a family which had plenty of money and grain. But, all his life, he was an admirer of Guo Xie, a man noted during the Han Dynasty for his chivalry. Like him, he performed many chivalrous deeds.

  • Temptation and survival in “Prince of the Sea”

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    Ana

    Strange Tales from Liaozhai: Prince of the Sea (Hai Gongzi) by Pu Songling narrates a tale of seduction, adventure, and survival set on the mythical Guji Island.

  • Prince of the Sea

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    Ana

    On Guji Island in the East Sea, there grew a flower called the naidonghua ( or the flower that fears not winter). Its blossoms came in all colors and they never faded, whatever the season. No one lived on that island and few outsiders ever went there.