If you want to understand how Chinese people think, there’s one type of story you can’t miss: tales of ghosts, fox spirits, immortals, and strange creatures—especially those from Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai Zhiyi). These stories have been passed down through generations not just because they’re captivating, but because they’ve become part of Chinese culture. Although they feature supernatural beings, at their core, they’re really about Chinese people and their lives.
Uncle Can has handpicked 7 stories for you, arranged in order of difficulty. The audiobook includes a man obsessed with pigeons, someone striving to become an immortal, a monster disguised as a beautiful woman, a man who meets his deceased father, a person who encounters a ghostly beauty at midnight, someone who stumbles upon a market on the sea, and a man who encounters an extraordinary eater during a meal.
One audiobook featuring all the stories, narrated by Three Uncles.
One PDF in Chinese with 3-5 vocabulary words at the bottom of each page and 5 questions at the end of each story.
