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September 19, 2025Literature and Modern ChinaOpen Access

Otherworldly Travels

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Late Qing zhiguai transforms utopian themes, incorporating realistic journeys and new technologies into narratives.
The use of lithography reshapes visual experiences, merging the fantastic with tangible foreign landscapes for readers.
Wang Tao and Zou Tao's fiction illustrates how these writers navigate between traditional tropes and modern realities in their storytelling.
This work highlights a unique transition in narrative forms as zhiguai seeks to reflect and respond to contemporary cultural phenomena.

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Analysis reveals how late Qing zhiguai merges utopian elements with realistic concerns and foreign narratives, indicating deep cultural exchanges.

Song Abel Han (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis reveals how late Qing zhiguai merges utopian elements with realistic concerns and foreign narratives, indicating deep cultural exchanges.