The Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio collectiondraw inspiration from the eerie and enchanting tales ofLiaozhai Zhiyi (聊齋誌異), a 18th-century collection of supernatural stories where the boundaries between the human world and the spirit realm blur. Compiled into 491 chapters by Qing Dynasty scholarPu Songling (蒲松齡), these stories weave together ghostly romances,fox spirits (huli jing狐狸精), and moral fables, reflecting the tensions between Confucian ideals and the mystical undercurrents of Chinese folklore.
Learn more about the fascinating characters and Strange Tales with these two accompanying encyclopedias.