Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations
Zhiguai Biji | |
Publication date | 1800[1] |
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| Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Yuèwēi cǎotáng bǐjì |
Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations (
Publication history
Ji Yun published five volumes of supernatural stories from 1789 to 1798: Written to Pass the Season at the Summer Resort (灤陽消夏錄) in 1789, So Have I Heard (如是我聞) in 1791, Jottings from My Haidian Lodging (槐西雜誌) in 1792, No Harm in Listening (姑妄聽之) in 1793, and More from the Summer Resort (灤陽續錄) in 1798.[3] In 1800, his student, Sheng Shiyan, amalgamated the volumes into a single collection,Yuewei caotang biji, named after Ji's studio.[3]
Stories
The stories in the Notes feature many supernatural beings,
Literary significance
According to Leo Tak-Hung Chan, the Notes is the 'most voluminous zhiguai collection in late imperial China' as well as one of the most misunderstood.[2] Most of the tales collected by Ji were contributed by his friends and acquaintances, many of whom were distinguished government officials, scholars, and members of
Select translations
English
- Real Life in China at the Height of Empire: Revealed by the Ghosts of Ji Xiaolan (tr. David Pollard). Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2014. ISBN 9629966018.
- Shadows in a Chinese Landscape: The Notes of a Confucian Scholar, (tr. David L. Keenan). M.E. Sharpe, 1999. ISBN 0765639025.
- The Shadow Book of Ji Yun: The Chinese Classic of Weird True Tales, Horror Stories, and Occult Knowledge (tr. Yi Izzy Yu and John Yu Branscum). Empress Wu Books, 2021. ISBN 1953124011.
See also
References
- ^ Fang, Chao-Yang (1943). . In Hummel, Arthur W. Sr. (ed.). Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.
- ^ doi:10.2307/2719467.
- ^ ISBN 9629966018.
- ISBN 1953124011.
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