This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved. Overview The Jiang-Shi pronounced " chong-shee " , a creature of legend concieved in China , is a vampire that leaps around, killing living things in order to absorb their life essence Known in China as "chi".
Origins Under his command The origins of the Jiang Shi can be traced back to the divination of Chinese Taoism and supernatural superstitions. Other Interpretations Moving in uniform The look of the Jiang Shi, has been established in popular culture pattern by Hong Kong Cinema and the filmmakers interpretations of Chinese Taoism, supernatural incorporealism and period of events.
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Touhou Ten Desires The 'loyal corpse' Miyako Yoshika , a dim-witted but dutiful jiang-shi, made her debut in Touhou Tweet Clean. Cancel Update. What size image should we insert?
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Cancel Insert. Go to Link Unlink Change. Cancel Create Link. Disable this feature for this session. Rows: Columns:. Enter the URL for the tweet you want to embed. Game appearances. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for: Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits. Make sure this is what you intended. This will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live. You'd think people would stop reanimating their loved ones like this after, like, the third missed delivery, but the news cycle was considerably slower in ancient China.
As time went on, the legend the jiangshi changed a bit. Rather than a finite number of vampires who died in the early days of the country roaming China, it's now believed that people who died violently or didn't receive a proper burial were also drafted into the army of the undead.
Golden Harvest. The Hopping Is Scarier Than It Sounds As goofy as a bunch of undead creepies jumping around the place sounds, the reality of the situation is terrifying. These are creatures who've stiffened from rigor mortis, and their muscles can never relax. Their ups are magnificent , with leaps that can cover quite a bit of ground. They're trying to jump all the way home, after all. If you're out for a late-night stroll without your jiangshi -repelling equipment more on that later , you don't stand a chance.
They can hop up on you when you least expect it and suck your soul straight out of your face. Sup China. Are they a vampire coming for your life force or just a weirdo? While the jiangshi keep their human form, they're also extremely decomposed. They have pale white skin with a greenish tint, and in some instances, they can turn into a floating ball of light.
Their teeth have transformed into jagged blades, and their fingernails are long, thick, and sharp. The Hopping Vampires jiang shi are a type of undead creature found in Chinese folklore. These creatures may be identified by their attire — the uniform of a Qing Dynasty official.
Additionally, the jiang shi is recognizable by its posture and movement. The arms of these creatures are permanently outstretched, apparently due to rigor mortis , and they hop, rather than walk. As a result of the stiffness in their bodies, there are many ways to turn a corpse into a jiang shi, and as many ways to defeat them.
These undead creatures appear in quite a number of Chinese films. While most jiang shi share the same type of attire, bodily posture, and mode of movement, variations also exist among these creatures. For example, some of these beings look like normal humans, while others are a little more decomposed as a result of being dead for a longer period of time. Yet others have been depicted with sharp teeth, long nails, and emitting a green phosphorescent glow.
In some versions of the story, jiang shi are said to be able to grow stronger, thus allowing them to acquire skills such as flying and transforming into wolves. A Chinese vampire. The Paranormal Corner. There are apparently many ways for a dead body to turn into a jiang shi. For instance, according to one version of the myth, a jiang shi is created when a person suffers a violent death, for instance, suicide, hanging or drowning.
Such deaths cause the soul to be unable to leave the body, thus resulting in a reanimated corpse. Another belief is that a corpse may become a jiang shi if it is not given a proper burial. For instance, if a burial was postponed after death, a dead body may become restless, and return to haunt the living. Another supposed way of a corpse turning into a jiang shi is that it fails to decompose even after burial.
Corpses that have been struck by a bolt of lightning or hopped over by an animal particularly cats are also said to turn into this undead creature. Stories about the jiang shi are not entirely without basis in fact. During the Qing Dynasty, efforts were made to return the bodies of Chinese workers who died far away from home back to their place of birth. This was done so that their spirits would not grow homesick. It seems that there were those who specialized in this trade and handled the transportation of the corpses back to their ancestral homes.
The coffins were attached to bamboo poles that rested on the shoulders of two men. As they went on their journey, the bamboo poles would flex. Viewed from afar, this would look as is the dead were bouncing on their own accord. Traditional Chinese funeral march, circa Public Domain. It is from here that rumors about reanimated corpses began.
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