Why do Chinese zombies wear Qing dynasty official robes?

Most Chinese people have probably watched the zombie movies starring Lam Ching-ying, a Hong Kong artist. At that time, the zombie movie genre had just emerged, but it had already reached its peak. No one has made any classic zombie movies like Lam's since then. The unchanging zombies in Qing dynasty official robes, clichéd and boring plots, and poor acting are all problems. So the question is, why are all zombie movies obsessed with Qing dynasty official robes?

The reason why zombies wear Qing Dynasty official costumes has a great connection with the Manchu's entry into China proper in the past. When the Manchus established the Qing Dynasty by entering Shanhaiguan, they learned from the lessons of the Yuan Dynasty's rulers being assimilated by Han culture and eventually perished. Therefore, the Manchus promoted Manchu culture throughout the country, including making Han people wear Manchu clothes and cutting their hair in the Manchu style.

This policy of the Qing Dynasty was strongly resisted by the Han people, and as a result, the Qing Dynasty resorted to massacres to solve the problem. This led to massacre events such as the Ten Days of Yangzhou, the Three Massacres of Jiading, and the Sichuan Massacre. At that time, the whole country was full of corpses, and in the southern region, there arose the profession of corpse transporters, who were responsible for transporting corpses back to their hometowns. In order to save labor, a method was invented that allowed the corpses to walk in a jumping motion alongside the transporter, which is also the earliest prototype of zombies.

Therefore, the Qing Dynasty created too much killing and caused dissatisfaction among the people. Dressing the corpses in Qing official robes was a way to show contempt for the Qing Dynasty. In addition, in ancient times, it was traditional to add glory to the deceased, and portraits were always depicted in official clothing. Therefore, wearing official clothing after death became a tradition. Later, in movies, the fixed image of a Qing Dynasty zombie wearing official clothing was formed.

In addition, many filmmakers follow the latest trends and often jump on the bandwagon of popular themes. After the first zombie movie received widespread acclaim, many people copied its settings to shoot movies of the same genre. Therefore, the setting of zombies wearing Qing Dynasty clothing was passed down.

In addition, the official uniforms of the Qing Dynasty were mainly blue and black, which gives people a gloomy feeling. When combined with the pale or terrifying faces of zombies, it can create a good atmosphere of horror. Therefore, zombies in movies have always been dressed in Qing Dynasty official uniforms. In some TV dramas, even the four ancient zombie kings from a distant era are dressed in Qing Dynasty official uniforms, which is somewhat regrettable.

The truth behind the 1949 Zhū Xiùhuá's "borrowed corpse to return to life" incident, in which she returned to the human world by possessing a dead body after her death.

We have heard a lot about the phenomenon of resurrection after death, and there are also medical explanations for it. However, the 1949 case of Zhu Xiuhua's "borrowing a corpse to return to life" in Taiwan went beyond the realm of science and caused a stir in the world. A young girl named Zhu Xiuhua was killed by pirates, but half a century later, her soul was reincarnated into the body of a dead woman named Lin Wangyao, and returned to the world of the living. Was this a real event or was it partly fictionalized? Today, we will uncover the truth behind the incident.

The "Borrowing a Corpse to Return to Life" Incident of Zhu Xiuhua in 1949

On that day, a woman named Lin Wangyao suddenly fainted and became unconscious. Her husband Wu Qiude discovered her and immediately took her to the hospital. However, by the time they arrived, Lin Wangyao had already died, but the doctor could not find a cause of death. At that time, everyone thought it was an accident, so her husband began to prepare for her funeral.

However, on the day of Lin Wangyao's funeral, her body suddenly rose up in front of everyone, and she said to the crowd, "My name is Zhu Xiuhua. I have come back to life using Lin Wangyao's body." At that time, including Lin's husband Wu Qiude and others, were all stunned by this scene. Later, this incident was widely reported and spread overseas. Paranormal investigators from around the world, including the United States and Japan, came to Taiwan to visit Zhu Xiuhua, making her an international sensation.

So who is Zhu Xiuhua, and why did she borrow a corpse to return to life?

Zhu Xiuhua was born in 1930 and lived in Jinmen New Street. At the age of fifteen, she began practicing Buddhism and became a vegetarian. When she was eighteen years old, she fled due to war and was robbed of her belongings and thrown into the sea, where she died. Later, she was taken in by a prince of Zhang-Li-Mo Sanfu on Haifeng Island. According to the prince's instructions, she had not yet reached the end of her life span, so she could use the body of Wu Lin Wangyao from Mailiao Township to return to life temporarily and stayed at the prince's temple. Soon after, she coincidentally met Wu Qiude during his construction project in Wutiao Harbor and befriended him. After Wu Qiude's project was completed, she followed him back to his hometown to wait for an opportunity. During this time, Lin Wangyao was critically ill and died, and Zhu Xiuhua took the opportunity to borrow her corpse and return to life.

 In the article, the author Li Yuhuan believes that the reason for Zhu Xiuhua's "borrowing a corpse to revive the soul" is true, as follows:

 Xu Niang, who was around forty years old, became as lively and graceful as a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl after being revived.

 Lin Wangyao is from Mailiao, and the accent there is the same as that in Lukang. However, after the revival, she spoke with a Xiamen accent. (Note: the accent in Kinmen is the same as that in Xiamen).

 Before the revival, Lin Wangyao was illiterate and couldn't write or calculate. After being revived, she could write, calculate, and speak fluent Mandarin.

 Before the revival, Lin Wangyao ate meat and fish. After being revived, she became a vegetarian and has not touched meat since. She eats separately from her family.

 Before the revival, Lin Wangyao was weak and could only cook. After being revived, she became physically strong and capable of doing heavy work. However, she cannot work in the kitchen and only helps out in the shop.

 Mr. Wu Qiude is not a charlatan and did not use the name of "borrowing a corpse to revive the soul" to make a profit. On the contrary, he spent a lot of money on hospitality for his guests.

 After the story of Zhu Xiuhua borrowing a corpse to revive her soul came out, many newspapers and magazines scrutinized it. Currently, in addition to Li Yuhuan's interview article, which has been widely circulated online, there are also interview videos with people who appear in person. Many programs in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China have followed up on this matter. However, many people believe that this event is entirely fictitious, and their rebuttal reasons are as follows:

The article only has the testimony of "Wu Lin Wangyao's" relatives and no testimony from "Zhu Xiuhua's" relatives in Kinmen. Furthermore, it was written by a Buddhist, which is not convincing.

One of the interviewees in the video circulating online is the neighbor of "Wu Xiuhua" in Kinmen, and the other is Zhu Xiuhua's relative, Ms. Xu.

(1) The neighbor is the director of the local social security bureau in Kinmen. He said that when he was a child, there was a neighbor named Zhu Qing, who cooked for the police station. However, the article states that "Zhu Xiuhua's" father is named "Zhu Qinghai" and is a businessman. The two names differ by only one character, and their professions are different.

(2) Ms. Xu, Zhu Xiuhua's relative, only described the scene when she met "Wu Lin Wangyao" and did not directly confirm that "Lin Wangyao" was "Zhu Xiuhua."

(3) In the video, the reporter asked "Lin Wangyao," "Have your brothers and sisters from Kinmen visited you?" "Lin Wangyao" replied, "They only came once and never came again. They said it was okay to have a place to live."

This indicates that the siblings of "Zhu Xiuhua" do not agree with the idea of "possession" through their conversations with "Lin Wangyao". Otherwise, according to human nature, they would have likely visited their "sister" often.

The skeptic believes that the truth of this incident is likely that "Lin Wangyao" has "multiple personality disorder," with another "young girl" personality in control. The reason she used the name "Wu Xiuhua" may have been a coincidence, or she may have heard of Wu Xiuhua's related experiences.

This is a reaction produced by humans under extreme repression, to depersonalize or create an unreal feeling, resulting in some cases where memories before death cause them to believe they are someone else. This symptom is mentioned in dissociative disorder as multiple personality, also known as possession.

Therefore, we can conclude that there is some truth to the claim that Zhu Xiuhua returned from the dead by taking over another person's body. The question is whether this was due to the Daoist practice of "body snatching" or scientific explanation of dissociative identity disorder. What do you think is the truth behind this?

Where is the ghost building in Shenyang, China located? Have many death events occurred there?

For those who are interested in paranormal events, it is worth getting to know the story of China's Shenyang Ghost Building in Tieli. It is said that residents here always hear mysterious laughter in the middle of the night, and some have found themselves waking up from a sleep on the second floor to find themselves on the fourth floor or even on the ground floor. All sorts of strange things happen here, so where exactly is the Shenyang Ghost Building located? Let's take a look together!

1.Where is the Shenyang Ghost Building located?

The location of the ghost building in Shenyang is near Wanda Square in Tiexi, Shenyang. The building is two panel residential buildings, built in the style of the 1970s, located at No. 31 and No. 33, Yanfen Street, Shenliaozhong Road. It has nine floors and was originally run by a collective economic housing development company, but it has since stopped operations due to funding issues and is now virtually an empty house with no one living there.

2.What is the story behind the Shenyang Ghost Building?

The predecessor of the Shenyang Ghost Building was quite lively. At that time, a bathhouse and a door and window store were opened in building 31, and building 33 was connected to building 31. Building 33 was a housing development company, but after the company went bankrupt, a Yongshanli store was opened in 1998. At this time, there were many deaths in building 31, which may be one of the reasons for the later spread of supernatural events.

When the 31 building was just built, a person was crushed to death by a collapsing wall. When all the floors started to move in and decorate, another room had an accident. It is said that a worker was lazy when decorating and threw the wall skin he had taken down out of the window. As a result, he accidentally killed a scavenger. After the decoration, a mentally ill person died of frostbite because it was too cold to spend the night in the hallway.

3.The supernatural events of the Shenyang Ghost Building.

At the beginning of the haunting in the Shenyang Ghost Building, people didn't pay much attention to it. It was said that some residents remembered sleeping comfortably in their beds the previous night, but when they woke up they found themselves lying on the ground. At the time, people thought they were sleepwalking or had accidentally fallen out of bed, but the paranormal events that followed became increasingly frequent.

At first, guests who slept on the third floor found themselves sleeping in someone else's home the next day. Some people who slept next to their wives woke up to find a strange woman lying next to them. They later found out that they had slept in their neighbor's house across the hall. You may not think this is too scary, but the situation became increasingly out of control.

The winter nights in Shenyang are always very long, it's dark around four o'clock every day, and at that time the residents of the area usually finished work and started lighting up their homes to cook. However, it was often discovered that the food that was just cut suddenly disappeared for no reason, and when residents were putting oil in the pan, the food disappeared again when they turned their heads. It can be said that almost all the residents of the haunted building in Shenyang were scared, but it is still unknown today whether these things were true or false, whether it was a coincidence or intentional, but the haunted building in Shenyang is still not as scary as the top ten haunted houses in the Chinese ghost house ranking.

Penang Ghost King True Event: After casting a spell on a man (the man drank water violently/ate raw meat)

The Penang Ghost King is very well known in Southeast Asia, with rumors that he is highly skilled in head-lowering spells, and is the strongest head-lowering spell master in Southeast Asia. His body is covered with various talisman tattoos, which are said to be immune to all poisons. But is it true or false? Let's take a look!

1.Who is the Penang Ghost King?

The Penang Ghost King, whose real name is Situ Fazheng, according to his own description, was abandoned by his relatives due to a serious illness when he was young. He was close to death and therefore, with the last bit of hope, he prayed to the gods and ghosts for help, stating that whoever could save him, he would offer everything. This is how he made a contract with the devil, and thus began his journey as the Ghost King. The devil protected him from illness throughout his life, but he had to constantly increase his magic power to scare off evil spirits and ghosts.

2.The real story of the Penang Ghost King.

The Penang Ghost King is most skilled in casting spells on people. In his basement, there are many photos of live people hanging, as well as numerous images of artifacts, ghosts, and spirits. According to him, these are all people he has cast spells on. For just 3000 MYR, anyone can hire him to cast a spell on someone else. There was once a man in Penang that the Ghost King cast a spell on using poison, such as snakes, scorpions, and spiders, even adding the ovarian sacs, eggs, and venom of the black widow spider. It is said that the spell can cause death, while casting spells can control another person's will and even produce hallucinations.

The man who was later cursed by the Penang Ghost King actually developed symptoms of fever and extreme thirst, which eventually led him to start drinking water like crazy every day until his stomach could no longer hold. According to the Penang Ghost King, he would then exhibit a love for eating raw meat, and the raw meat he ate was the food for the larvae, which would then grow and start to feed on the person's stomach and organs, ultimately leading to death by misadventure, even seeking a doctor could not cure it.

In the basement of the Penang ghost king, there is also a very strange photo of a woman. It is said that the woman in the photo committed suicide for love and that the ghost king inadvertently found her with nowhere to go and brought her home. She can help the ghost king predict some questions about marriage, so as long as someone comes to ask about marriage, they can find her. If you see the woman blink in front of the photo, it means that there is hope for marriage, but if you don't see the woman move, it means that there is no hope for marriage, similar to the Thai practice of keeping a ghost child.

Is the Belmez Faces ghost real? Mysterious and unknown events (could be hoaxes)

The Bellmunt ghost face has always been a very mysterious unknown event, and it was revealed later that it was not true. The time when the Bellmunt ghost face occurred was actually in Spain, in a house where a very bizarre face appeared without reason. This incident may not have happened just once or twice to one person, and many people felt that it was the work of ghosts, while others believed it was a practical joke.

1.Where does the Bellmize ghost face appear?

Actually, in a village in the Spanish city of Cordoba, many villagers say that a farmer's home has a ghost face, and the woman is named Maria. It is known that Maria was making breakfast for her family in the kitchen when suddenly a face of a person appeared under her feet. At that time, the expression on this face was very cruel and looked like there was no color painted, so Maria was frightened. Originally, she wanted to wipe it off as soon as possible, but she couldn't no matter how hard she tried. And the more she wiped, the longer and larger the eyes of the ghost face became. Many people spread the news that Maria's house was haunted.

A few days later, Maria asked her son to quickly remove the tiles in the kitchen and replace them with concrete. However, to her surprise, after a few days, the face reappeared in the same place and was even more noticeable. It was clearly a male face and many people were curious and came to Maria's house to see it. Regardless of using cleaning agents or sharp tools, the face on the ground was not damaged in any way.

2.What is the truth behind decoding the Belmez ghost face?

Actually, these ghost faces are all a good scam, mainly for making money. After being examined in hospitals, many things are actually intended to attract people to come and watch, so that it will become a peak tourist season. People can make money from photography, such as taking pictures with ghost faces, thus earning a lot of profit.

Later, after being researched by psychology enthusiasts, many of these ghostly faces were found in Maria Goméz's house after her death. In fact, the method of making them is very simple. Firstly, the floor is soaked, then after the water stain dries, a distinct image is found and then retraced using water, oil, and vinegar, which basically ensures that it won't fade away.