Strange Tales
Exploring the supernatural in 18th century ChinaA virtual travel blog
by
Teresa Johnson, Ph.D.
Zibuyu
Zibuyu 子不語 // What the Master Would Not Discuss
Xu Zibuyu
Xu Zibuyu 續子不語 // What the Master Would Not Discuss, Continued
Yuewei caotang biji
Yuewei caotang biji 閱微草堂筆記 // Random Jottings at the Cottage of Scrutiny
Liaozhai zhiyi
Liaozhai zhiyi 聊齋志異 // Stranges Tales from Liaozhai
Yetan suilu
Yetan suilu 夜譚隨錄 // Occasional Records of Conversations at Night
Ershi lu
Ershi lu 耳食錄 // Hearsay Accounts
Xie duo
Xie duo 諧鐸 // Words of Humor from an Ancient Bell
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子不語
Zibuyu // What the Master Would Not Discuss
漢江冤獄 A Case of Injustice in Hanjiang
A magistrate is brought before an underworld court because of a lawsuit filed by a ghost.
黑雲劫 Black Cloud Fate
The Black Cloud Fate account book determines the lifespans of people and animal in all military campaigns.
城隍神酗酒 City God Drinks to Excess
A mix-up with names has an innocent man arrested and sentenced by a drunken City God. Guandi steps in to rectify the injustice.
續子不語
Xu Zibuyu // What the Master Would Not Discuss, Continued
鬼請吸煙 A Ghost Offers a Smoke
鬼怕討債 A Ghost Fears his Debt Collectors
A ghost avoids his debt collectors but wreaks havoc once they are no longer after him.
閱微草堂筆記
Yuewei caotang biji // Random Jottings at the Cottage of Close Scrutiny
有山西商居京師信成客寓 There was a merchant from Shanxi…
A man who rose from poor to riches refuses to help the one who helped him when he needed it most. Someone tricks him into loaning money anyway.
先叔儀南公 My late uncle Yinan…
A fox tricks a stingy man into treating his friends to a feast during the Dragon Boat Festival.
河間一婦 A woman from Hejian
A man seeking richess away from home discovers his wife’s unloyalty to him when he returns home.
聊齋志異
Liaozhai zhiyi // Strange Tales from Liaozhai
錢卜巫 Money Diviner
An old woman correctly predicts the ups and downs of a young man’s financial stability.
富翁 Rich Old Man
A rich old man trusts his instincts when it comes to lending money.
夜譚隨錄
Yetan suilu // Occasional Records of Conversations at Night
袁翁 Old Man Yuan
An old man opens a pawnshop after rising from poverty to riches and is tested for his trustworthiness.
耳食錄
Ershi lu // Hearsay Accounts
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諧鐸
Xie duo // Words of Humor from an Ancient Bell
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