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Jiangshi

Aussi appelé: 殭屍, 僵尸, chiang-shih, geung si, kyonshī, gangsi
Folklore et mythesMort-vivantSauteUne mauvaise mort ou un enterrement bâclé1500 à 1899

The jiangshi is the reanimated corpse of Chinese folklore, a rigid body driven by the residue of its own soul to attack the living and drain their vital energy. It was described in detail by Qing-dynasty writers and explained by the Dutch sinologist J. J. M. de Groot through the Chinese dread of delayed burial and exposed corpses. Hong Kong cinema of the 1980s turned it into the hopping, talisman-stuck figure known worldwide. Mindless, physically decayed and stopped only by ritual or force, it is East Asia's main native counterpart to the zombie.12

⚔️ L'affronter
Première mention
1789
Discussed in Ji Xiaolan's Yuewei Caotang Biji (c. 1789-1798) and Yuan Mei's Zi Bu Yu
Origine
Chinese
Chine, Hong Kong, Taïwan
Ce qui le provoque
Une mauvaise mort ou un enterrement bâclé
Qing writers explain it by the body's lower soul (po) staying behind after the higher soul (hun) has left, especially when burial is delayed or the death was improper.
Comment on en devient un
A corpse left unburied, struck by lightning or jumped over by a cat may rise; so may a suicide or a body revived by sorcery.
Comment il se déplace
Saute
Modern depictions have it hop with arms outstretched; in older accounts it runs its victims down, and very old ones can fly.
Intelligence
Sans cervelle
Points faibles
  • a paper talisman (fulu) fixed to the forehead
  • peach wood
  • mirrors
  • a rooster's crow
  • glutinous rice
  • black dog's blood
  • fire
  • seven jujube stones nailed into the back (Yuan Mei)
  • holding one's breath, since it is blind and tracks by breathing
  • a raised door threshold

Quand est-il apparu pour la première fois ?

Monde antique
Moyen Âge
1500 à 1899
1900 à 1967
1968 à 1999
2000 à 2009
2010 à aujourd'hui
1789

Discussed in Ji Xiaolan's Yuewei Caotang Biji (c. 1789-1798) and Yuan Mei's Zi Bu Yu

notes de terrain

Ce que disent les sources

1

The name means 'stiff corpse'12

2

Folklore describes greenish-white skin, sometimes furred with mould, and anything from fresh rigor to advanced decay12

3

It kills with brute strength and absorbs its victims' qi; blood-drinking is a modern borrowing from Western vampires12

4

Ji Xiaolan distinguished the newly dead who revive from long-buried corpses that never decay12

5

The Qing official's robe and hat became standard through the Hong Kong film Mr. Vampire and its sequels12

6

The hop may derive from the Xiangxi trade of carrying corpses home upright on bamboo poles12

Pourriez-vous le distancer ?

Classe de vitesse d'après la description des sources (saute), pas une mesure.

Vous, en marchant environ 5 km/h
Jiangshi environ 5 km/h
Vous, en jogging environ 10 km/h
Un adulte en forme qui sprinte environ 24 km/h
Un cycliste rapide environ 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Jiangshi - Wikipedia
  2. Vampire folklore by region - Wikipedia

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Même époque : 1500 à 1899

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