"Classic Collection: Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" Author: [Qing Dynasty] Pu Songling Zhejiang Ancient Books Publishing House

The book "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" contains nearly 500 chapters, which can be divided into the following categories:

The first is love stories, which occupy the largest proportion of the whole book. Most of the main characters in the stories are not afraid of feudal ethics and bravely pursue free love. Representative works of this type include "Lianxiang", "Xiaoxie", "Liancheng", "Huanniang", "Yatou", etc.

The second is to criticize the destruction of scholars by the imperial examination system. "Ye Sheng", "Si Wenlang", "Yu Qu'e" and "Wang Zi'an" are all works of this type.

Third, they expose the cruelty of the ruling class and their oppression of the people and have social significance, such as "Xi Fangping", "Cricket", "Dream Wolf", "Plum Girl", etc.