There was a man named Xu who lived outside the north gate of Zichuan in Shandong Province and made a living by fishing.
Sun Taibai once relayed a story about his great-grandfather, who had studied at Liugou Temple in the southern mountains.
After reading Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio: The Painted Wall (The Mural), many may wonder: did the temple mural physically change? Zhu Juren (Zhu Xiaolian) insists the celestial maiden’s hairstyle transformed–from a maiden’s coiffure to a matron’s bun–after his journey into the painting.
If you have read the story of The Mural (The Painted Wall) from Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio by Pu Songling, you may have the question, why would the temple has the “heavenly maidens scattering flowers” painted on the wall?
After reading the story of “Corpse Change” from Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio, many readers may have the same question. Why didn’t the cart driver wake his companions despite knowing the corpse was haunting?