'JIA - 'House' but especially the house of the dead - a tomb'

I skimmed through it, but I saw an entry which said: I kinda skipped the first three or four pages, which were lists of porcelains. It's a bit like the The Soul of the Great Bell, but less clearly written. The Tale of the Porcelain God: I did not get this. There's a love story in here, which I don't get, and where is the ghost? The Tradition of the Tea Plant: This is a retelling of the legend of how tea came to be, which is a monk cutting his eyelids off and throwing them to the ground, from which the tea leaf appears.

Actually a ghost story (the others just involved death or non-humans, and not actually ghosts), but again, not scary. The Return of Yan Zhenjing: This is about loyalty to country. It's a bit like Madam White Snake, but short and perhaps not as famous in Chinese lore. The Story of Ming Yi and The Story of Zhi Nu: These are both love stories of humans with the not-quite human. It's about sacrifice and making a huge bell with metals that don't mix if I say anymore, I'll give away the entire story. It's about filial piety, and rather sad, thought completely not scary. The Soul of the Great Bell: I liked this story. The last few books, especially the last two - The Tradition of the Tea Plant and The Tale of the Porcelain God, were rather confusing and uninteresting to me. There are six stories in this book, and I think my favourites were the first few. And since it's written in 1886, according to the preface, the language is very flowery, and does not remind me of Chinese in any way. That's what the introduction said anyway. This is what I get for not looking at the author name when picking stories.Д¬hinese Ghost Stories is actually Lafcadio Hearn's version of certain Chinese legends (which according to him are actually Chinese), written before he came to Asia. That's what the introduction said a I borrowed this book thinking it was going to be scary (from the cover, and experience reading True Singapore Ghost Stories), and Chinese, but it turned out to be decidedly non-scary, and not that Chinese after all.

Chinese Ghost Stories is actually Lafcadio Hearn's version of certain Chinese legends (which according to him are actually Chinese), written before he came to Asia. This is what I get for not looking at the author name when picking stories. I borrowed this book thinking it was going to be scary (from the cover, and experience reading True Singapore Ghost Stories), and Chinese, but it turned out to be decidedly non-scary, and not that Chinese after all. If you're seeking insights into the traditional Chinese world of ghosts, goblins and demons-or just want to feel a chill run down your spine on a dark and lonely night-then this book is the perfect companion. This completely reset and pinyin-converted edition of Hearn's classic work contains a new foreword by Victoria Cass, which places the stories, their author, and his love for the strange and mysterious into perspective. Set in richly atmospheric locales, these tales speak of heroic sacrifice, chilling horror, eerie beauty and otherworldly intervention. Hearn had a great affinity for the traditional ghost stories of China, and these stories clearly inspired him as he penned subsequent works. Set in richly atmospheric locales, these tales speak of heroic sacrifice, chilling horror, eerie beauty and otherwo Chinese Ghost Stories are a selection of the most entertaining Chinese traditional tales of the strange and fantastic. Chinese Ghost Stories are a selection of the most entertaining Chinese traditional tales of the strange and fantastic.

A chinese ghost story 2012