Case file · Folklore / legend

The tale of Miss Ren

Shen Jiji's 781 story tells of a beautiful fox woman in Chang'an who is loyal to her poor lover and is killed by hunting dogs on the road.

781 CE · 34.26, 108.94 · status: legend

The account

It was one of the first Chinese tales to portray a fox spirit sympathetically.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Huli jing
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