Nie Xiaoqian
Chinese literary fictional character / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nie Xiaoqian or Nieh Hsiao-chien is the lead female character in "The Magic Sword", a fantasy story in Pu Songling's short story collection Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.[1] Pu describes her appearance as "gorgeous; girl in paintings" (traditional Chinese: 艷絕;畫中人; simplified Chinese: 艳绝;画中人). The story has been adapted into numerous films and television dramas. The name is commonly rendered as Nip Siu Sin in Hong Kong adaptations in accordance with its Cantonese pronunciation.
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Short story by Pu Songling | |||
Translator | Sidney L. Sondergard | ||
Country | China | ||
Language | Chinese | ||
Genre(s) | Zhiguai | ||
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Published in | Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio | ||
Publication type | Anthology | ||
Publication date | c. 1740 | ||
Published in English | 2008 | ||
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Traditional Chinese | 聶小倩 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 聂小倩 | ||||||||||||
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