Pu Songling's Life Works
Pu Songling (1630 - 1705) was a novelist, writer, ideologist, and social practitioner in the Qing Dynasty. His representative works included Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, which were regarded as classic works of ancient Chinese novels. Pu Songling was born in Penglai, Shandong Province. He was intelligent and fond of reading since childhood. When he was young, he already had literary talent and once held an official position. However, due to dissatisfaction with politics, he finally resigned and began his literary career. His literary works were popular with readers because of their horror, horror, and absurdity. Pu Songling's representative work, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, was a collection of stories about ghosts and monsters, which included a large number of myths and legends, legends of strange history, and folk tales. This collection of novels was hailed as the pinnacle of ancient Chinese novels. It had an important impact on the development and influence of ancient Chinese novels. In addition to Liao Zhai Zhi Yi, Pu Songling also created a large number of other literary works such as Liao Zhai Zhi Yi Xu Lu, Meng Xi Bi Tan, San Yan, etc. His literary works not only in China but also in the world have a wide range of influences, known as one of the treasures of ancient Chinese literature.