yí​jiān​zhì

Record of the Listener

夷坚志 夷堅志 yí​jiān​zhì
Record of the Listener
A major collection of supernatural tales and anecdotes compiled by the Southern Song scholar Hong Mai. Originally comprising 420 volumes, of which only 50 survive, the title refers to a passage in 列子 liè​zǐ describing a man who recorded the wonders he heard. It is an important source for Song dynasty folklore and later literature.

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