Walking with Monsters: Today's Lecture on Legends of the Tang Dynasty
by Yumu
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The source of inspiration for "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"! The first pinnacle of ancient Chinese fantasy novels! Classical Chinese short stories from the Tang and Song Dynasties are often called "legends". Legends of the Tang Dynasty are a symbol of the maturity of classical Chinese novels in ancient China. The images of fox girls, brothel girls, ladies of the house, and story prototypes of gifted men and beauties have influenced countless literary and artistic creations in later generations. For example, "The Story of Yingying" is the prototype of Wang Shifu's "The Story of Cui Yingying Waiting for the Moon in the West Chamber"; "The Story of Leaving the Soul" is the source of the familiar "A Chinese Ghost Story"; the idiom "Huangliang Yimeng" refers to the story of "The Legend of Pillow"; the idiom "Nanke Yimeng" refers to the story of "Nanke Prefecture Biography" The story model of "Sanzang Talking about Poetry in Muxian Temple" in "Journey to the West" has already appeared in Tang Dynasty legends; "The Assassin" directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien tells the story of "Nie Yinniang"; "The Biography of the Bearded Guest" was selected as a textbook, and the familiar red-whisker girl and famous general Li Jing...
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