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Readers who love ghost stories, clever women, sly swindlers, and tales where kindness is tested and rewarded will feel at home here. It suits anyone drawn to Chinese folklore and wit with a moral.
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Picture a young beggar leaning against a temple gate, picking lice in the sun. A maid walks past and drops a brocade bundle on the path. Inside are gold and jade hairpins and a love letter from a rich girl to her poor fiancé. The beggar could vanish with all of it. What does he do instead, and what does Heaven make of it?
That scene opens Tales of the Night Rain and Autumn Lamp, a collection by Ding Xuan, a Chinese writer of the nineteenth century. It gathers stories of ghosts, spirits, fearless women, swindlers and scholars, and nearly every tale closes with a comment signed Aonong. A small act of honesty, done when no one is looking, can change a life.
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- 1A beggar returns lost jewels and walks awayFree
- 2A cruel aunt and a kind nun shape a girl's fate
- 3Quick thinking saves a whole clan from rebels
- 4A proud painter walks into a quiet trap
- 5Kindness to a forgotten grave brings strange allies
- 6A courtesan sets a dice game as her marriage test
- 7Swindlers prey on greed with patient stagecraft
- 8Women meet danger with courage, wit and loyalty
- 9Heaven records good deeds and rewards them
- 10The storyteller's voice, humor and shifting forms
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A beggar returns lost jewels and walks away
Nangong Ren'an is a boy from Zhejiang who has lost both his parents. He carries their ashes to Suzhou, buries them, and lives beside the grave in a thatched hut.
One day a maid named Juan drops a brocade bundle near an old temple. Inside are gold and jade ornaments and a letter from a rich girl to her fiancé, who has fallen into poverty. Ren'an sees that the maid will lose her life if a stranger finds it. When Juan comes back pale and searching the brambles, he hands the bundle over. She asks how she can repay him, and he names a reward that a beggar should not ask.
Three days later Juan offers herself to him once. As he moves to embrace her, she points at the sky and asks whether he is not afraid of the gods, under a clear sky in broad daylight. The words strike him like a blow, and his desire is gone. Honest choices made in secret are the ones that count.
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Questions about Erzählungen von nächtlichem Regen und herbstlichem Lampenschein
What is Tales of the Night Rain and Autumn Lamp about?
It is a collection of short Chinese stories about ghosts, spirits, bandits, swindlers, scholars and courtesans. Most tales end with a comment by the author's voice, Aonong, which draws a lesson about honesty, loyalty, greed or courage.
Who is Aonong in these stories?
Aonong is the name signed to the comments at the end of most tales. It is the voice of the storyteller, who jokes, praises, scolds and adds a second story or a thought on what the tale means.
Is Tales of the Night Rain and Autumn Lamp a true story?
No. The tales are folk and literary stories from nineteenth-century China, mixing real places such as Yangzhou and Suzhou with ghosts, spirits and magic. Some are presented as heard from friends, which adds a feel of truth.
Is the book easy to follow in order?
Each tale stands alone and opens with a clear scene, so you can listen to one at a time. The comments at the end of each story make the point plain, and the cast is small.
What is the main message of the stories?
Honest, kind and loyal actions are noticed by Heaven and by the unseen world, even when done in secret. The tales also warn that greed, pride and cruelty open the door to trouble.
Cite this edition
Xuan, Ding. Tales of the Night Rain and Autumn Lamp. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/tales-of-the-night-rain-and-autumn-lamp.
Xuan, D. (2026). Tales of the night rain and autumn lamp. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/tales-of-the-night-rain-and-autumn-lamp (Original work published 1877)
Xuan, Ding. Tales of the Night Rain and Autumn Lamp. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/tales-of-the-night-rain-and-autumn-lamp.
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