Ghosts building a wall
In Chinese folklore, ghosts building a wall (simplified Chinese: 鬼打墙; traditional Chinese: 鬼打牆; pinyin: Guǐ dǎ qiáng; lit. 'ghosts beating the wall') refers to ghosts using some means to trap people in a certain area at night without being able to leave, so named because it is similar to building a wall to trap people.
Description
[edit]When people walk at night, they sometimes find themselves lost and spinning in place. Depending on some descriptions, people may find that they are surrounded by walls, or they may simply be spinning around in the same spot.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Swallow, Robert William (1930). Sidelights on Peking Life. French Bookstore. p. 129.
- ^ Boden, Jeanne (6 May 2022). Contemporary Chinese Art: Post-socialist, Post-traditional, Post-colonial. PUNCT. ISBN 978-94-645903-2-6. Retrieved 31 October 2024.