SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

supernatural beings

  • Pian Pian

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    Luo Zifu was from Fenzhou in Shaanxi Province. His parents died early and he had to go to live with his uncle Luo Daye when he was only eight years old. The uncle was an official and was rich, but had no son. So he loved Zifu very much like a natural son.

  • The Fox-Teacher

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    Ana

    A rich family in Zhili, Hebei, was trying to find a teacher for their children.

  • The Fox of Wei County

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    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.

  • The Fox Sisters and the Scholar

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    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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    Ana

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

  • The fox-fairy marries off his daughter

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    Minister Yin, who now heads the Board of Civil Office, came originally from a poor family in Licheng County, Shandong Province. In his youth, he was noted for his daring.