Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of works with the highest achievements among the ancient classical Chinese short stories in China. What does "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" refer to?"Strange Tales" refers to
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio was one of the most accomplished collections of short stories in classical Chinese, and was known as the "King of Short Stories". Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio mainly collected the stories in the series of novels. The characters, monsters, and immortals involved in the stories were vivid and had extremely high artistic value. The author of the Liao Zhai series was Pu Songling, a famous writer in ancient China. The "Liao Zhai" in "Liao Zhai Zhi Yi" did not refer to a specific entity but a fictional literary school, which was also the name of the work. This literary school originated from the Tang Dynasty and developed to the peak of the Song Dynasty. It mainly collected all kinds of ghosts, immortals, fox demons, and other stories, forming a unique literary style and language style. The " Zhi " in " Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio " referred to the records of the stories, including the original text, author, year, and other information of each story. It was one of the important materials for reading and studying Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio.