The Original Translation of Treasure in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio

Sun from West Guangdong [1], a famous scholar. There are branches and fingers [2]. If people change their minds, they will be persuaded. Or if there is a geisha in the seat, you must look far away, but walk away. Or know what it is [3], seduce it, let prostitutes force it, and then Yan Yan cut his neck [4], sweating profusely. Smile because of * *. So it looks stupid [5] and is called "Sun Chi" because of its ugly words [6].

A big city is rich with princes [7]. Marriage is expensive. There is a girl named Po. She is very beautiful. It's not a good idea to choose a good horse every day and compete for bird makeup [8]. If you lost your wife at birth [9], then people who have the opportunity should suggest through the media. Life is not self-distrust, but is taught by it. Weng Xu is famous far and wide, but he is poor. The media will come out, meet the treasure, ask and let us know. The female opera said, "Except its branches and fingers, the canal belongs to Angelica sinensis [10]." Tell the students. Sheng Dao: "It's not difficult." When the media came, the student cut off his finger with an axe. It was a great pain, and his blood became better and he died. I can get up and show it to the media in a few days. I was shocked. Run to that woman. Women are also strange, please forget their delusions. Argument as soon as you listen, you call yourself not stupid; However, if you don't see it, you cut yourself. On second thought, Po may not be as beautiful as Heaven and Man, so why is his position so high? So it's cold to miss it.

It will be clear that the custom is the sky, women travel, frivolous teenagers, and they are also in droves, wantonly moonlighting [1 1]. Several people in the same club strongly invite students to go. Or sarcastically: "You don't want to see [12]?" Life also knows its own play; However, by flirting with the woman, I also want to meet her and find her with the public. I saw a woman resting under a tree in the distance, and the ring of evil teenagers was like a wall. The masses said, "This will be a fortune." Rush it, Guo Bao also. After careful examination, Li Juan is incomparable. After a while, people will grow thick. Women get up and leave. The people's feelings are reversed, the questions are full, and they are crazy. Life is lonely and silent. And the others are comfortable [13]. Looking back, living in ignorance is called should not. The group dragged him and said, "Did the soul go with Po?" Also don't answer. It is not surprising that many people are ignorant and either push or hold back. When I got home, I went straight to bed and lay down. I can't afford it all day. I'm as drunk as a ghost and I can't wake up. The family suspected that he had lost his soul, so they recruited him to the wilderness [14], but his efficiency was not high [15]. If you ask me, I will be asked, "I'm at Po's house." Very good, very quiet. The family is puzzled. At the beginning, I couldn't bear to part with my daughter when she left. I think I have traveled, and I am getting closer and closer to her. No one. Therefore, from women to women, sitting and lying, night and night are very similar; However, I feel inexplicably hungry [16]. I want to go back to China, but I don't know the way. Every time a woman dreams of making friends with someone, she asks his name, "My Sun Chu is also." If you have different opinions, you can't tell anyone. Lie down for three days, rest and die [17]. The family was frightened and told Weng to be summoned home. Weng smiled and said, "If you don't return the old love, why leave my house?" The family was deeply saddened, and Weng Shiyun agreed. The witch recommended the past with old clothes [18]. The woman was frightened and didn't listen to him. She went straight into the room and left without calling. The witch returned to the door and groaned on the sofa. When I wake up, the smell of the ladies' room smells like everything, and everything is uncomfortable to say [19]. Hearing this, the woman was stunned by the benefits and felt the deep feelings.

Life is to get out of bed, sit and meditate, and suddenly forget. Every time I serve Po, I hope to find him again and again. On the day of the Bath Buddha Festival [20], I heard that Shuiyue Temple would be filled with incense, so I went to the waiting road early and was dazzled. When it came to noon that day, the woman began to arrive. She saw the life in the car, so she mixed the curtain with her hand [2 1] and couldn't turn. Life is favorable, trailing. The woman suddenly ordered Tsing Yi to give her last name. Life reveals itself diligently, and the soul shakes. The car has gone and will come back. When I came back from my illness, I went on a hunger strike and called my name in my dream. Every soul that hates itself is dead. A parrot was raised at home and suddenly died, and the child was stuck in bed. Self-awareness: If you are a parrot, you can reach the ladies' room by flapping your wings. When I thought about it, it was parrot-like, flew away and went straight to the treasure house. The woman jumped up happily, locked her elbow and fed it to pockmarked. Shouted, "Sister, don't lock it! My grandson Chu also [22]! " That girl is terrible. untie her and don't go. The female wishes: "Love has become the center of printing [23]. People and birds are different now. How can the last contact be a good marriage? " Bird cloud: "It is enough to be near the square." Others feed it and don't eat it; When a woman feeds herself, she has to eat. When a woman sits, fold her knees; Lie down, then according to its bed. If so, three days. Women are very pity, yin makes people dark [24], and their lives are stiff. After three days of death, their hearts are not cold. The woman also made a wish: "You can be a man again, and you must swear allegiance to the death." Bird Cloud: "Me!" Women are self-oriented. The bird glanced thoughtfully. In a short time, the female Liang Shuang Qu [25], under the bed, the parrot jumped off and flew away. The woman is anxious to call, the flight is far away. Female poetic language

You explore, and you will be born. When the family saw the parrot wearing embroidered shoes, they fell to the ground and died. This is different. Born to be human, born to be human. Many people don't know why. Look at the students at the right time and ask where the shoes are. "Po swore an oath," said Sheng. . The excuse is repeated: I don't forget Jinnuoye [26]. "Despair. The woman benefited from it, so she let the maid vent her emotions to her mother. The truth of the mother's trial is: "This son is not evil in name, but as poor as others [27]. If you choose a son-in-law for several years, you will smile for the performance [28]. "Women follow in their footsteps, but they can't aim at him. Weng Wei followed. Chi baosheng. Happy, sick. On redundant family. The daughter said, "My husband won't stay in Yue's house for long. Lang is poor, and 91 is cheap. Since the child has agreed, he will suffer a little [29] and will not complain. "Life is a ceremony [30], a brief encounter.

The home is naturally full of make-up and small mounds, adding a lot of products. But obsessed with books, I don't know how to run my family and career; Women live so much that they don't live with other things. If you live for three more years, your family will have money. Sudden illness quenching thirst [3 1], death. Women cry, tears are unclear and they can't sleep. Advise them not to accept it and go there at night. The maid felt it, woke up first aid, and finally didn't eat. On the third day, gathering pro-party members will lead to life. Smell the groan in the coffin, rest, open it, it has come back to life. He said to himself, "When I met Hades, I was ordered to be the minister of Cao [32] for my honest life. Suddenly someone said,' Sun Bucao's wife is here.' Wang Ji's Ghost Record said:' If you don't respond, you will die. Bai added,' I haven't eaten for three days. Wang Gu said,' I think your wife is very just and I am reborn.' I was sent back because I let the pawn control the horse. "The body gradually flat. The value of age is greater than the value of age [33]. Teenagers played with it before human beings were born. * * * put forward a secret question 7, quoting a strange language: "This family unites [34] to respect the secrets of teaching. "Believe it, ponder it day and night, and make it seven arts [35]. Everyone laughed silently. Examiners have disadvantages [36] and abnormal strengths [37] when considering familiar topics. According to the title document, all seven arts are symbols. Born a champion [38]. The following year, the Jinshi was promoted and the word forest was given [39]. Call us when you hear different sounds. Life begins. Go to jiayue. After summoning Po; There are many rewards.

Different stone said: "Those who are obsessed with sex are determined to win [40], so those who are obsessed with books are determined to work hard, and those who are obsessed with art are determined to be good at skills; Those who have fallen into the world and accomplished nothing are all self-proclaimed non-idiots. And if it is a waste of money [4 1], Lv Zhi will be ruined, and he still cares about fools, so he is really stupid to know the wisdom, but his grandson is so stupid! "Set idiot class 10:" Pit the poor. Praise the wisdom of the guests. Love cannot bear to teach reading. Afraid of getting sick, donating money, making money and whoring, afraid of being known. Stealing drinks will make people gamble. Ren Qian's composition deceived his father and brother, and the father-son account was too clear. Household machinery. I like disciples to gamble. "

Precautions:

[1] Western Guangdong: About today's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangdong, the land of ancient Guangdong, governs Guangdong and Guangxi today.

[2] branch (qí odd) means: ambiguous! Parallel fingers. Commonly known as "six fingers".

[3] Its: According to the 24-volume manuscript, there is no such word in the original version.

[4] chēng: Blushing. It is red.

[5] Appearance: Description.

[6] posting ugly words to each other: passing ugly words to each other. Postal delivery, an ancient post for delivering documents, refers to communication.

[7] Lie (liè column) is rich: equally rich. Hey, equality.

[8] Poultry makeup: dowry. Commission, send. A bird is a goose. Goose was used in ancient times because it was called "supporting birds" or "supporting bird makeup". "Zuo Gongyuan": "Zheng, the younger sister is beautiful, and she is hired by the public; Gong Sunhei is no longer a bird. " Du Pre-note: "Birds, geese and geese are all used." According to the 24-volume transcript, the Committee copied it as "Wei".

[9] Widowed: Widowed.

[10] Return: Marry him. In ancient times, women returned home after marriage.

[1 1] Feel free to comment. "The History of the Later Han Dynasty: Xu Shao and his cousin Xu Jing in the Eastern Han Dynasty" "On the good * * * on the figures of the township party, they need to change their titles every month, so Runan is commonly known as' Yue Dan Review'. "Later, it was called' Moon Dan' or' Moon Dan'.

Karen: The only thrill.

[13] Appropriate: Supplemented by 24 volumes of transcripts.

[14] Trick: Evocation.

[15] Effect: Supplemented according to 24 volumes of codex.

[16] Hungry.

[17] Hugh (xūx shh): the same as "howl" and wheezing. Extinction: stop; Go ahead. [18] Therefore, clothing tips: clothes worn on weekdays and sleeping mats are superstitious evocation tools. [19] The calendar is uncomfortable:-Speaking of it, there is nothing wrong.

[20] Bathing Buddha Festival: that is, Buddha's Birthday Festival to commemorate the birth of Sakyamuni. Buddhist temples will hold chanting at that time.

According to the legend of the Buddha's birth, the Dharma Association bathed and offered sacrifices to the Buddha with various famous incense.

Incense lamps, candles, tea fruits and delicious food. In the Han area of China, the eighth day of the fourth lunar month is generally considered as the birthday of Sakyamuni.

[2 1] Doped hand: You are a slender hand. "Poetry Feng Wei Ge Jian": "If you mix with a female hand, you can sew a dress." Mixed, slender.

[22] Zi: According to the codex, there are twenty-four volumes.

[23] Center that has been sealed: hidden in the heart. Seal cutting, carving.

[24] (see jiàn): See.

[25] Double-bending: refers to foot binding.

[26] Jin Nuo: honorific title for commitment to others. Kim: It means precious.

[27] Poverty is like poverty: it means poverty and talent. In the Han Dynasty, Sima married Zhuo Wenjun, a rich daughter, because of his outstanding talent, but Zhuo's father hated each other. See Biography of Historical Records and Sima Xiangru.

[28] For: According to the transcript of 24 volumes, the original copy was "Germany".

[29] I would like to live in a thatched cottage and eat wild vegetables. He Miaomiao, go. Forrest Gump, I'd love to. Chenopodium album, potherb, refers to rough tea and light rice.

[30] Marriage: one of the ancient weddings, the newly married husband went to the woman's house to get married. See Li Yishi's Soul.

Qing thomas lee: "On the wedding day, the husband's official service rate is from his wife's home. After the goose lays its eggs, the horse finishes at the door first. When the woman arrived, she got off, and her husband led her into the room to pay homage and get married. "

[3 1] Diabetes: Diabetes.

[32] Cao Department: In ancient times, central departments handled affairs, and their officials were generally called Cao Department. This refers to the subordinate officials of Hades.

[33] Darby: The Ming and Qing Dynasties held a township examination every three years, called Darby.

[34] Union: Candidates bribe examiners to take exams, which is called "union". This refers to the test questions that can be bought by bribery.

[35] Seven Arts: This refers to seven exam-oriented articles. There are seven questions in the initial rural examination, including "four books" with three meanings and "five classics" with four meanings.

[36] examiner: the examiner. Code, responsible.

[37] abnormal force: trying to break the routine. Jing, Chang and Chang Dao.

[38] On Kui: Won the first prize. Swing and select. Chief, head, refers to the top.

[39] Grant Linz: Grant the official Hanlin. Linz, namely Hanlin. Imperial academy, which was built in the early Ming Dynasty, is called "Linz", which is another name for imperial academy.

[40] Ning: According to the 24-volume transcript, the original text is "stupid".

[4 1] Prosperous fortune, Lv Zhi House: refers to the ruin due to whoring and gambling. Pink flowers, pink fireworks, refers to women. Lulu pheasant, gourd pheasant, refers to gambling. Hu and pheasant are both outstanding figures in ancient Chinese opera.

Translation:

Sun, a native of Guangdong, is a famous man. There is a man with six fingers in his hand, simple and honest, and he doesn't like to talk much. When someone slanders him, he believes it. Whenever a geisha was present at a banquet, he ran away when he saw it from a distance. Someone knew his temper, and when he was invited to drink, he deliberately found a brothel girl to tease him, only to be red to the neck and sweat dripping down. Everyone on the table laughed. When people saw his dull appearance, they passed it on as a joke and nicknamed him Sun Fool.

There is a big businessman in this county. He is very rich. His wealth exceeds that of princes, and his relatives are also rich and powerful. The rich businessman has a daughter named Po, who is very beautiful. Rich and powerful sons and young masters are vying for relatives and friends. The rich businessmen looked at each other and looked at each other, and no one liked them. When Sun's wife died, someone took the opportunity to tease him and advised him to go to a wealthy businessman to ask for relatives. Sun didn't think about it personally, but he really invited the matchmaker. Although the rich businessman knows he is famous, he thinks his family is poor. The matchmaker happened to meet Po when she was leaving. Po asked the matchmaker what she was doing here, and the matchmaker told her that her grandson Zichu asked her to ask a relative. Po jokingly said, "If he is willing to cut off his six fingers, I will marry him." The matchmaker came back and told Sun truthfully. Sun said to him, "It's not difficult. After the matchmaker left, he picked up an axe and cut off six of his fingers. His blood began to drip, and he almost died of pain. A few days later, as soon as he got up, he went to the matchmaker and showed her the hand with six fingers broken. The matchmaker was shocked and ran to the rich businessman to tell Po, who was also surprised. She played another joke. Said Sun Zichu must get rid of this stupid behavior before she can agree to this marriage. After hearing these words, Sun argued with the matchmaker for a long time, saying that he was not stupid, but there was no way to confess to Po after all. Then I thought, Po may not be as beautiful as a fairy, why should he raise his worth to that level? At this thought, his old idea of seeking relatives and friends suddenly cooled down.

Just in time for Qingming. Local customs, during the Qingming Festival, women go out to play, and some frivolous teenagers follow in groups and talk at will. Sun's good friend dragged him away. A friend teased him: "Don't you want to meet your Mr Right?" Sun also knows that this is teasing him. However, because I was ridiculed by Po, I wanted to see what kind of person she was, so I was very happy to walk and stroll with everyone. I saw a woman resting under a tree in the distance, and a group of naughty boys surrounded like walls. The friend said, "This must be Po." I ran over and looked, and it was Po. Sun looked at it carefully. Po was so beautiful that there was hardly a second one in the world. After a while, the crowd around became thicker. Po stood up and left in a hurry. People are simply fascinated, judging and talking crazily. Only Sun didn't say a word. When all the people went elsewhere, Sun looked back and stood in the same place, telling him not to agree. A friend pulled him and said, "Did the soul go with Po?" He didn't say anything. Because he doesn't like to talk at ordinary times, no one is surprised. Some push him, some pull him, and go home together.

Sun came home, plunged into bed and didn't get up for a day. He was so drunk that he didn't wake up when he was summoned. The family suspected that he had lost his soul, and it was useless to call him in the wild. Pat him hard and ask him, and he vaguely replied, "I'm at Po's house." Careful questioning again, and he was silent again. My family was frightened, and I don't know what happened.

At first, Sun Zichu saw Po go and was reluctant to leave. He felt that his body had gone with her, leaning on her belt bit by bit, and no one scolded him. So I always go home with Po, sit with Po and lie down together. Sleep together at night. Two people kiss; But I feel so hungry and want to go home, but I don't know the way. Bao dreams of the same man every day and asks his name. The man replied, "I am Sun Zichu." Po is very strange in his heart, but it is not convenient to tell anyone.

Sun has been lying for three days, and his breath is almost gone. I'm at home. Don't be afraid. The client begged the rich businessman to go to his house and call back the soul of his grandson Chu with good words. The rich businessman smiled and said, "We have never been in contact. How can you leave your soul at home? " Sun family has been begging. The rich businessman agreed. The dancer came to the rich merchant's house with Sun's old clothes and straw mats. When Po asked him what he was doing here, he was particularly scared. Instead of letting the Great God jump away, he led him to his room and asked the Great God to summon his soul. Just arrived at the door of Sun's house, Sun groaned on the bed in the room. When he woke up, he could tell everything in Po's room without saying a word wrong. When Po heard this, he was even more afraid. I am also very touched by Sun's secret love for him.

Sun Zichu can go to the field, sit and stand, always thinking, as if he can't remember anything. He is always looking forward to leaving and seeing Po again. It is said that on the day of the Bath Buddha Festival, Po will go to Shuiyue Temple to burn incense. Sun got up early, walked to the side of the road and waited, keeping his eyes wide open. At noon, Po arrived. She saw Sun in the car, opened the curtain and stared at him. Sun Zichu could no longer control himself and followed Po's car. Suddenly, Bao sent a little maid to ask her name. Sun hurriedly quoted her name, and her soul was about to fly. Sun didn't go home until the car disappeared. When Sun came home, he fell asleep again, without eating or drinking, and even called Po's name in his sleep. Every time I hate my soul, I can't go to Po's house like last time.

The Sun family had a parrot that died suddenly, and the Sun family's children played with it in bed. Sun Zichu thought that if he could become a parrot, he could fly to Po's house with open wings. When he thought like this, he became a parrot lightly and flew all the way to Po's residence. When Po saw a parrot fly in, he grabbed it happily and tied the bird's leg. Just feed it pockmarked. The parrot suddenly spoke loudly: "Sister, don't tie me up! I am Sun Zichu! " Bao got a fright and untied the rope. The parrot didn't fly away. Po prayed to the parrot, "I remember your deep affection for me." But today you have become a bird. How can we get married? The bird said, "I can be by your side, and my wish can come true." . "Others feed birds, but birds don't eat; You must feed Po yourself. Birds eat it. Po sat, and the bird landed on her knee; Lie down and snuggle up beside her bed. Three days passed like this. Po felt sorry for Sun and secretly sent someone to see him. I came back and said that he had been lying in bed for three days and his heart was not cold. Po prayed to the parrot again: "If you can become a human, I will accompany you for a lifetime even if I die. The bird said, "You killed me!" " Po swore an oath at once. The bird squinted as if thinking something. After a while, Po wrapped his feet and took off his shoes under the bed. The parrot suddenly flew down, picked up its shoes and flew away. Po called it at once, but the bird had already flown away.

Po sent an old maid to Sun's house to see what had happened. A look at the sun woke up. First, the Sun family saw the parrot fly in with embroidered shoes in its mouth and fell to the ground and died. Just when people were amazed, Sun woke up. He opened his eyes and asked for embroidered shoes. No one in the family knows what is going on; Fortunately, at this juncture, Po's old lady came. When an old maid came into the room and saw Sun Zichu, she asked where the shoes were. Sun said to him, "These shoes are a keepsake of Po. Tell your lady that my grandson has not forgotten her promise. " When the old maid went back to talk about it, Po became more and more surprised and deliberately asked the maids to tell her mother these things. When Po's mother asked, she said, "Sun has a good reputation, but he is as poor as he is. My daughter has been picking a son-in-law for several years, and now she is looking for such a poor man. I am afraid that she will be laughed at by those rich and powerful people. " Po is determined not to marry anyone because of embroidered shoes. Her parents have to agree. And immediately sent someone to tell Sun. After receiving the news, Sun was very happy and well.

The rich businessman intends to make Sun his son-in-law. Po said, "A son-in-law can't stay in his father-in-law's house for long. Moreover, his family is poor and will be looked down upon if he lives for a long time. My daughter has lived in a small house since she agreed to this marriage. I am also willing to eat wild vegetables and will not complain. " So Sun married Po and went home. Wedding night is like the reunion of distant couples. Their happiness is beyond description.

With Po's dowry, Sun Zichu's family situation has improved, and his food, clothing, housing and transportation have become a little richer. Sun is a bookworm and knows nothing about managing family and finances. Po is good at business, so Sun doesn't have to worry about everything at home. Three years later. The Sun family became quite rich. Sun Zichu suddenly got diabetes and died. Po was so sad that he couldn't see anything, couldn't sleep, didn't eat, and people didn't listen to him. He hanged himself at night. Fortunately, the maids found her in time and saved her, but they never ate. On the third day of Sun's death, relatives and friends came and were about to nail the coffin. Suddenly, I heard a groan inside. Sun was still alive when I opened the coffin. He said, "I'm going to see Gong Yan after I die. Because I was honest and kind before my death, I was ordered to be a Cao in the Ministry. Suddenly someone nearby said, "Sun Bucao's wife is here." Yan opened the book of life and death and said,' She doesn't deserve to die. The person next to me said,' I have been fasting for three days.' Yan looked at me and said, "I am very moved by your wife's righteous act." Let you live again. So I sent someone to lead my horse. Sent me back. "Sun's illness has gradually improved since then. It's time to get into Jinshi. On the eve of Sun's entrance to Beijing to catch the exam, a group of young men teased him, made seven digressions, called Sun to a secluded place and said, "This is the exam we got by hitting our joints through the back door. I'll give it to you, but be careful not to let anyone know. " Sun Xin thought it was true, pondered the answer in the dark and during the day, and made seven eight-part essays according to the topic. Everyone laughed at him secretly. The examiner was worried that a familiar question would easily be put on the table, so he deliberately made seven off-topic questions. At the time of the exam and the question, Sun prepared seven questions. Therefore, it won the first place. The following year, he became a scholar and was officially awarded the post of Hanlin. The emperor also heard some strange things about his second grandson, Zi Chu. Once, the emperor summoned him and asked what was going on. Sun truthfully explained to the emperor. The emperor was very happy after hearing this. The queen also summoned Po and rewarded many things.

Yi Shi said: "(Generally speaking, a person) is mentally retarded, so his will is firm;" Therefore, the articles of scholars' dementia must be good, and the skills of craftsmen's dementia must be excellent; Those who have accomplished nothing in the world feel that they are neither stupid nor stupid. As for those who lose everything for women or gambling, are they the work of insane people? Therefore, people who are too smart are the real dementia; What's wrong with Sun? "

Creation background

Pu Songling was born in a scholarly family. In his early years, he also wanted to use the imperial examination to be an official. Unfortunately, he tried again and again and could only make a living by teaching. He has been interested in folk ghost stories since childhood. It is said that Pu Songling once opened a teahouse in front of his house in order to collect materials. People who come to drink tea can use a story instead of tea money. Pu Songling collected a large number of bizarre stories in this way, and after finishing and processing, they were included in Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio. [2]

According to the notes of the Qing Dynasty, "Three Borrowing Lu Bi Tan", Pu Songling spread a mat on the ground next to the avenue every morning and set up a yancha, waiting for passers-by to collect anecdotes. Every time I hear something, I whitewash it when I go home. [4]

In the first year of Kangxi (1662), Pu Songling began to write stories about foxes and ghosts at the age of 22. In the spring of the 18th year of Kangxi (1679), 40-year-old Pu Songling compiled the manuscript into a book Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio for the first time, with a preface in the south. Since then, it has been added frequently. It was not until the thirty-ninth year of Kangxi (1700) and the forty-sixth year of Kangxi (1707) that a few addenda appeared in the book. The writing of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio lasted more than forty years, and Pu Songling devoted most of his energy.

Brief introduction of the author

Pu Songling (1640-1765438+February 25th, 2005), whose real name is Liu Xian, whose real name is Chen Jian, whose alias is Liu Quan Jushi, who was known as Mr. Liaozhai in the world, called himself Yi Shi. Zichuan, Jinan Prefecture (Pujiazhuang, hongshan town, Zichuan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province). Outstanding writer and short story writer in Qing Dynasty.

China is the author of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, a collection of China classical short stories in the early Qing Dynasty. In addition to Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, Pu Songling has a large number of poems, plays, folk songs and works in agriculture and medicine, totaling nearly 2 million words. Before Pu Songling's death, Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio attracted the interest of people around him. After the publication of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, it became popular all over the world. In the following period, imitation works came out, which promoted the prosperity of legendary novels. Many chapters have been constantly adapted into operas, movies and TV plays, which have far-reaching influence. Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio went to the world very early, and Pu Songling created valuable spiritual wealth for China and the world.