Zu Taizhi zhiguai () or shortly Zhiguai , is an early collection of fantastic stories (of the zhiguai xiaoshuo genre) compiled by the scholar Zu Taizhi (, courtesy name (zi): Yuanchen ) during the Eastern Jin period (317–420). The work spans two scrolls (juan) and features accounts of miraculous events, supernatural phenomena, and individuals with magical powers, including historical figures such as Dongfang Shuo (), Zhang Hua (), and Tao Kan (). Some stories depict romantic relationships between ghosts and humans, for example in the tales Chen Kui () and Lushan furen ().cf. chinaknowledge.de: Zu Taizhi zhiguai
The language of the collection is noted for its richness and elegance. Although the work was mostly lost shortly after its compilation, the Republican-era scholar Lu Xun () reconstructed 15 surviving fragments in his collection Gu xiaoshuo gouchencf. Gu xiaoshuo gouchen (). Additional smaller fragments are preserved in the collections Shuofu () and Gujin shuobu congshu ().Siku da cidian II:2167 f.
The Hanyu da zidian f.e. uses the edition of the Gujin shuobu congshu.Hanyu da zidian, bibliography no. 161 (with the abbreviation Zhiguai )
References
Bibliography Li Xueqin , and Lü Wenyu (eds.): Siku da cidian . Changchun: Jilin daxue chubanshe, vol. 2, p. 2167 f. Hanyu da zidian. 1993 (one-volume edition)
External links
Zu Taizhi zhiguai 祖台之志怪 - chinaknowledge.de