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“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.
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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).