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 depict
Two people dressed up as jiāngshī. Here, the fulu is hanging from the forehead.
Official uniform of a mandarin from Qing dynasty, which jiangshi are usually portrayed wearing
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A jiangshi costume on Halloween in Osaka
Xiamen
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Xiamen, historically romanized as Amoy, is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, To
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…and by severe cultural taboos concerning postponement of burial. These fears are described as having preoccupied "credulous and superstitious minds in Amoy". The belief in jiangshi and its representation in the popular imagination was also partly derived from the habit of "corpse-driving", a practice…
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Xiamen night cityscape 2018 Flickr Jaykhuang