"Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is a collection of fantasy novels written in the form of notebooks, which took more than ten years to compile. It consists of twenty-four volumes and contains 1,196 mysterious anecdotes and anecdotes. The book contains many surprising and strange stories about foxes and ghosts, as well as realistic descriptions that reflect the hardships of people's livelihood and the state of the officialdom. It covers a vast area, and the stories cover Urumqi, Yunnan and Guizhou, and even islands and Southeast Asia.
Ji Xiaolan's theme is "Shinto teachings", using the image of foxes, ghosts and monsters to encourage good and punish evil, hoping to arouse the constraints of Confucian morals through the story of karma and promote social good. Lu Xun highly praised this work, saying that its writing style is "graceful, elegant, and full of natural interest." It can not only describe the emotions of ghosts and gods, but also make people think deeply. It can be regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese ghost novels.
In general, "Notes from the Yuewei Cottage" combines surprise and enlightenment. It is the intersection of Ji Xiaolan's official status and folklore. It is also a literary classic that transcends time and space and still resonates.
