Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of ancient Chinese novels, which contains many magical and strange stories. The following are some of the more famous stories with original texts and translated versions: 1 Legend of the White Snake: Original text and translation: The Legend of the White Snake was one of the classics of Chinese literature. The original text was as follows: Legend of the White Snake: People in Guangdong Province who have white snakes call them White Lady. She was born beautiful and could write articles when she was young. She married Xu Xian and fell in love with him. Xu Xian, also known as Yanda, lived at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, and White Lady often went with him. One day, Yan Da suddenly became seriously ill and wanted to go to Nanshan to find White Lady, so he sent someone to tell him. When the wife came to the mountain gate, she saw the words "Xu Xianjia" carved on the forehead of the door. She said to Yanda,"This family must have a noble person. I should go and find out." So he turned into a snake and entered the door. He looked left and right. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew out all the candles. At that time, it was late at night and the wind and rain were very strong. The wife used an umbrella to cover herself from the storm. After returning home, he saw that Zhang Yanda had recovered from his illness and took medicine to recuperate. A few days later, Yan Da recovered and went to Nanshan with White Lady. When Yanda arrived at home, the white lady had turned into a human form and came to see Yanda with tears falling like rain. Yanda comfort unceasingly and please BaiNiangZi help him make medicine. White Lady wrapped the medicine in white silk and gave it to Zhang Yanda to make medicine. Yanda's body recovered day by day after taking it, and White Lady was deeply moved. Later, the White Lady celebrated Yanda's birthday and allowed him to be an official. As expected, Yanda was promoted and reunited with the White Lady. Legend of the White Snake: In Guangdong, there was a person called Bai Niangzi. Everyone called her Bai Niangzi. When she was young, she could write articles. Later, she married a man named Xu Xian. They fell in love and got married. One day, Xu Xian suddenly fell ill and wanted to go to Nanshan to visit the White Lady. When the White Lady came to the mountain gate, she saw the words "Xu Xian's Home" carved on the forehead of the gate. She thought that Xu Xian would give birth to a noble person, so she turned into a snake and entered the house to look around. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew out all the candles. It was already late at night, and the wind and rain were raging, so White Snake used an umbrella to cover herself from the storm. When she returned to Xu Xian's home, she saw that Xu Xian had recovered from his illness, so she wrapped the medicine in white silk and gave it to Xu Xian to make medicine. Xu Xian's body recovered day by day after taking it, and White Lady was deeply moved by Xu Xian. After that, the White Lady offered Xu Xian a birthday celebration and helped him make medicine. The White Lady wrapped the medicine with her own white silk and gave it to Xu Xian for him to make the medicine. After Xu Xian took it, his body recovered day by day, and the White Lady was deeply moved by Xu Xian. Later, the White Lady wished Xu Xian a happy birthday and hoped that he could become an official. Xu Xian was promoted and reunited with the White Lady.