Mashizhai in western Hunan, with its stilt houses, ancient tea groves, and legends of corpse-driving, hints at the region's distinctive burial customs through the earthen mounds in the wild bamboo forest behind the village.
An unearthed diamond-shaped bronze mirror conceals a Sanskrit curse: “Anyone who opens their eyes will die.” Its craftsmanship combines features of Tang Dynasty bronze mirrors with elements of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, and strange ripples seem to lurk across its surface.
Through the story of Grandpa Yongfa, who suffered retribution after robbing a tomb in his youth, later generations once again follow the same cursed path. The Song and Tang families' love and hatred spans several generations.
