The Painted Skin
"The Painted Skin" (Chinese: 畫皮; pinyin: Huàpí) is a short story by the Chinese writer Pu Songling collected in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio in 1740. Literary critics have recognised it as one of the best and best-known entries in Strange Tales; in particular, its textual detail and in-depth characterisation are lauded. "The Painted Skin" has also received numerous adaptations in popular media, especially in film. The story's original title has become a common phrase in Chinese vocabulary, "a synonym for duplicity that wears an outwardly human face but is inwardly demonic".
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The Painted Skin
"The Painted Skin" (Chinese: 畫皮; pinyin: Huàpí) is a short story by the Chinese writer Pu Songling collected in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio in 1740. Literary critics have recognised it as one of the best and best-known entries in Strange Tales; in particular, its textual detail and in-depth characterisation are lauded. "The Painted Skin" has also received numerous adaptations in popular media, especially in film. The story's original title has become a common phrase in Chinese vocabulary, "a synonym for duplicity that wears an outwardly human face but is inwardly demonic".
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"The Painted Skin" (Chinese: 畫 ...... between good and evil ensues.
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《畫皮》,是中国清代著名小说家蒲松龄的著作,出自短篇小說集《 ...... 減,經改編成小說、戲曲、電視劇、電影,膾炙人口,為人所熟悉。
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"The Painted Skin" (Chinese: 畫 ...... face but is inwardly demonic".
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《畫皮》,是中国清代著名小说家蒲松龄的著作,出自短篇小說集《 ...... 減,經改編成小說、戲曲、電視劇、電影,膾炙人口,為人所熟悉。
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