Jiaona, a seminal tale in Strange Tales from Liaozhai, redefines human-fox dynamics by transcending conventional romantic tropes common to the collection.
Scholar Kong Xueli, a descendent of the sage, Confucius, was a man of forbearance and well-versed in poetry. His good friend, a magistrate of Tiantai County in Zhejiang Province, wrote to him, inviting him to be his guest.