Jiangshi
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A jiāngshī (), also known as a Chinese hopping vampire, is a type of undead creature or reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. Due to the influence of Hong Kong cinema, it is typically depicted in modern popular culture as a stiff corpse dressed in official garments from the Qing dynasty. Although the pronunciation of jiangshi varies in different East Asian countries, all of them refer to the Chinese version of vampire.
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- キョンシー
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- kyonshī
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Appearance and attributes
- Folklore
- Methods and items used to counter jiangshi
- Origin stories
- Taboos regarding unburied dead
- Corpse-driving in Western Hunan
- Myth and legend
- Similar folklore
- In popular culture
- Literature
- Cinema and popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
A jiāngshī (), also known as a Chinese hopping vampire, is a type of undead creature or reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. Due to the influence of Hong Kong cinema, it is typically depicted in modern popular culture as a stiff corpse dressed in official garments from the Qing dynasty. Although the pronunciation of jiangshi varies in different East Asian countries, all of them refer to the Chinese version of vampire.
In popular culture, it is commonly represented as hopping or leaping. In folkloric accounts, however, it is more formidable, capable of giving chase by running, and if sufficiently ancient or if it has absorbed sufficient yang energy, capable also of flight. According to folkloric understandings, "jiāngshī came from the hills, soaring through the air, to devour the infants of the people".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jiangshi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.