A night fog crawls from the mountains, the moon peeks out from the tattered clouds — round, like a pearl, which, as they say, are the tears of the mermaid zhenyuy... Your new friend Liao, a fine fellow, asks the hostess for more wine and returns to the story of Magistrate Sun, who was haunted by a vengeful drowned woman. Hearing your conversation, an old peasant at the neighboring table recalls how he once encountered a real big xiao in the mountains — barely got away. And the pretty waitress pouring the wine tells that in the house of student Li, who, like you, was interested in demons and gu sorcery, something bad has been happening since he disappeared… Embark on an exciting journey through supernatural China and discover the dark folklore of the Celestial Empire. You will encounter terrifyingly fascinating stories about more than 150 demons of Chinese mythology: vengeful ghosts tracking down their offenders, Chinese zombies, spirit beings of the heart and abdomen, monsters — harbingers of disasters, demonic insects, animate dolls, and the bureaucracy of the Chinese underworld. The tale of the unclean forces of old and modern China is told by Alice Atarova — a sinologist, graduate of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and Wuyi University (Wuyishan), writer and translator, author of the blog "sha isy".
And thanks to the expressive illustrations by contemporary artist Plus+, you can not only read about these creatures — you can see them. If, of course, you are not afraid…
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