Strange Tales from Liaozhai: The Chivalrous Maiden intertwines loyalty, filial piety, justice, and the supernatural. Centered on the bond between impoverished scholar Gu and his enigmatic neighbor—a woman concealing her identity to avenge her father—it explores complex human-nonhuman dynamics and moral choices.
Ning Caichen, a native of Zhejiang Province, was noted for his galantry, integrity and upright character. He often used to say, “In my whole life, I’ve only had my wife and never another woman.”