Project Gutenberg 2005-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 288 Hearn, Lafcadio 1850 1904 Koizumi, Yakumo Hearn, Patrick Lafcadio Xiaoquan, Bayun Some Chinese Ghosts Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. The soul of the great bell -- The story of Ming-Y -- The legend of Tchi-Niu -- The return of Yen-Tchin-King -- The tradition of the tea-plant -- The tale of the porcelain-god -- Notes. Produced by Bethanne M. Simms, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Some Chinese Ghosts" by Lafcadio Hearn is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The book explores a variety of supernatural tales and legends from Chinese folklore, showcasing ghostly encounters and the mystical elements of Chinese culture. Through richly descriptive prose, Hearn invites readers into a world where the ordinary intersects with the extraordinary, blending themes of beauty, tragedy, and the ethereal. The opening of the book features a preface that sets the tone for the stories to come, as Hearn explains his fascination with the "weird beauty" of Chinese legends. The first tale, "The Soul of the Great Bell," introduces the character Kouan-Yu, a mandarin tasked with creating a powerful bell for the emperor, Yong-Lo. However, after two unsuccessful attempts to cast the bell, Kouan-Yu faces the threat of execution. His daughter, Ko-Ngai, in a bid to save her father, selflessly jumps into the molten metal to ensure the bell's success. This act of love transforms her essence into the bell, which subsequently tolls with a haunting beauty, echoing her name and story throughout the ages. The beginning not only captivates with its lyrical storytelling but also foreshadows the deep emotional and moral themes that will permeate the rest of the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Legends -- China China -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 169400 169448 2024-10-07T09:30:29.294956 2023-09-07T10:15:37.512104 text/html text/html 171184 2020-12-12T02:10:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 133303 2020-12-12T02:10:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 196957 2024-10-07T09:30:35.521919 application/epub+zip 198103 2024-10-07T09:30:31.547962 application/epub+zip 133309 2024-10-07T09:30:30.095939 application/epub+zip 360792 2024-10-07T09:30:38.191935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343916 2024-10-07T09:30:34.482957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219710 2022-09-08T04:21:01.207386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151319 151215 2024-10-07T09:30:28.744943 2023-09-07T10:15:37.110111 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 151111 2020-12-12T02:10:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59648 2020-12-12T02:10:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151102 2020-12-12T02:10:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59537 2020-12-12T02:10:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22184 2024-10-07T09:30:38.324897 application/rdf+xml 13547 2024-10-07T09:30:30.670958 image/jpeg 3460 2024-10-07T09:30:30.381934 image/jpeg 199981 2024-10-07T09:30:29.334945 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia