''Lĩnh Nam chích quái'' ( vi-hantu, 嶺南摭怪 lit. "Selection of Strange Tales in
Lĩnh Nam") is a 14th-century Vietnamese semi-fictional work written in
chữ Hán
( , ) are the Chinese characters that were used to write Literary Chinese in Vietnam, Literary Chinese (; ) and Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary in Vietnamese language, Vietnamese. They were officially used in Vietnam after the Red River Delta region ...
by . The title indicates strange tales "plucked from the dust" of the
Lingnan
Lingnan (; ) is a geographic area referring to the lands in the south of the Nanling Mountains. The region covers the modern China, Chinese subdivisions of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hong Kong & Macau and Northern Vietnam.
Background
The ar ...
region of
Southern China
Northern China () and Southern China () are two approximate regions that display certain differences in terms of their geography, demographics, economy, and culture.
Extent
The Qinling–Daba Mountains serve as the transition zone between ...
and
Northern Vietnam
Northern Vietnam or '' Tonkin'' () is one of three geographical regions in Vietnam. It consists of three geographic sub-regions: the Northwest (Vùng Tây Bắc), the Northeast (Vùng Đông Bắc), and the Red River Delta (Đồng Bằng Sôn ...
.
[Olga Dror Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Liễu Hạnh in Vietnamese History – Page 249 Lĩnh Nam chích quái (Wonders Plucked from the Dust of Linh Nam). Trans. Đinh Gia Khánh and Nguyễn Ngọc San. Hanoi]
Later editors who worked on the collection include
Vũ Quỳnh (1452–1516) and
Kiều Phú (1447–?).
History
See also
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Việt Điện U Linh Tập''
References
External links
The Ming-occupation-period origins of the Lĩnh Nam Chích Quái ?
{{Vietnamese mythology
Vietnamese history texts
Vietnamese short story collections
Chinese-language literature of Vietnam