"Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is a short story in Chinese classical Chinese that was written in the form of notes by Ji Yun, a former Shuji scholar in the Hanlin Academy, between the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789) and the third year of Jiaqing (1798) of the Qing Dynasty. In terms of time, it mainly collects and compiles the folk tales of various foxes, ghosts and gods, karma, admonishing good and punishing evil, etc. Before and after that era, or strange anecdotes heard personally; in terms of space and geography, the scope covers the whole of China as far away as Urumqi, Yining, and as far south as Yunnan and Guizhou.
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This book has a unique writing style and concise writing style. It explains the truth through short and concise stories. The author is good at expressing profound thoughts in simple language, making people think deeply. Just like what is said in the book, "The main purpose must be pure and correct, and people should know what is being advised and punished." It can make people feel something after reading it, which is very good.