Weird Tales from the Yunling Mountains: Thirty Night Watch Stories

Extensive collection of various Yunnan folk taboos and anecdotal stories, submit a private message, I will write... [Countryside + Strange Monsters + Mountain Strange Stories + Legends of Yunnan and Guangxi + Folk Weird Stories + Weird Things + Chinese Horror + Folklore + Suspense and Supernatural + Thriller + Unit Drama + Listening Book Style] I traveled to Yunling, went deep into the Miao and Yi villages in western Yunnan, stayed in a deserted village, and talked at night around the stove with the old mountain man Ye Lao. What they said mostly involves the underworld - some say that poison bites people, some say that there are sinister mistakes, some say that the hanging coffin talks at night, some say that the bronze drum sounds by itself, or some says that after the night watch lights in the old village are extinguished, there is the sound of footsteps lingering on the floor. I was afraid that they would be lost, so I recorded them by holding a candle and got thirty of them, which I named "Crying Words on the Night Watch". In the land of Fuyunling, the mountains are high and the forests are dense. Miasma is rampant and witchcraft and poison are common. Many strange things have happened since ancient times. However, these thirty articles are all made by humble people in the mountains and plains. It is difficult to tell whether they are true or false, and they are both believed and doubtful. Some say I have seen it with my own eyes, and some say it has been passed down orally from my ancestors. I dare not judge arbitrarily, nor do I dare to dismiss it lightly. All things in the world cannot be understood by common sense, so let's save the explanation for a later time. What I have recorded here may serve as a source of conversation after tea, or as a warning for night walks. As for whether it happened or not, I don't know. Readers only want to observe the strange news, and do not talk about it or listen to it. What people say is deceptive is ultimately false, and ghosts living deep in the mountains have their own spirits. Respect it with a foot of respect because the gods are there, fear people with a half-step of miasma.