Jiangshi: Zombies? Vampires? Neither....

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[@jamesmacdonald3426]

Big Trouble in Little China is a classic

[@vJaxz]

Hi, thanks for sharing this pop culture myth of the Chinese/Orient Jiang Shi, I learn many insights on how to relate it properly to the Western Version. Yes I often rely on Google Translate myself. 😂 I grew up watching Hong Kong zombies ahem…. Hong Kong “Jiāng Shī” movies by Lam Ching-Ying. At video timing @8m50s some slight correction, the “Jiāng Shī” do not sense humans through the sound of breathing, they detect humans through the smell of “Yáng Chì”, or the Yáng energy when humans attempt to exhale or breathe out. Anyway kudos thanks for helping me to bridge my childhood memories into the English language.

[@Wade_Wiley]

Thanks for the correction! It was harder than I thought to track down reliable confirmation on some of the info as I think it gets clouded with a lot of pop-culture movie references!

[@x2ak]

Haha! Very funny and informative!

[@dammitanothername]

Visiting Beijing in an 800ish year old neighborhood I woke up in the middle of the night. I saw two shadowy figures. One was in a chang shan and fedora. What ip man may have worn back in the day. Next to him was a young boy in a dynasty robe for young princes. Years later back at home I learned about Jiangshi. So the hat man was supposed to be a handler and the prince was supposed to be the jianshi. Two mischievous spirits whose prank flew right over my head. I didn't have the cultural references to be scared of them. Then they vanished. Also, if it was my imagination then why would I conjure up something I know nothing about at the time...

[@Wade_Wiley]

I think a lot of these things are born out of a way of explaining things we didn't understand, and it evolves over time through tradition. A good example of this is the sleep paralysis 'demon' - people thought it was an actual spirit sitting on your chest as you slept

[@scorpiolyfeofdre13]

I love this. I like your sense of humor. Thank you for sharing amigo

[@mrsemmajallen]

I have the appearance of a white Jiangshi, and now thanks to this video I’m living in constant fear of people pushing me over 😋

[@Wade_Wiley]

Are you sure you're not a green one, secreting a stinkin green gas cloud...?