Nie Xiaoqian | The Ghost of Lanruo Temple | 聂小倩

A scholar stops for the night at a crumbling temple he was warned not to enter. A woman appears in the moonlight, offering gold, then herself — and he refuses both. What follows is one of the most beloved stories from Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (聊斋志异): a ghost enslaved by an ancient demon, a swordsman's blade, a promise kept long after it was needed, and a love that asks for nothing until it's earned everything. Not a horror story — a story about what it costs to be seen, and what it takes to come back to life. A film by JudyFan & Capy Films | Soul & Light. #NieXiaoqian #ChineseClassics #Liaozhai #StrangeTales #ClassicalChina #Documentary #AIFilm #SoulAndLight