Kong Shufang

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Kong Shufang is a ghost who seduces a young merchant named Xu Jingchun. She claims to be the daughter of a local official and lures Jingchun into spending the night with her. After being caught, she confesses under torture that she was a ghost seeking love.

When

First attested
1488 CE
Attested period
1488 – 1505
Historical notes
Appears in "The Double Fish Fan Pendant" during the Hongzhi era (1488–1505).

Relationships

serves
King of Hell
allied with
Yumei

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Sources

Source passages

“Xu Jingchun, a 26-year-old merchant, met a beautiful woman named Kong Shufang and her maid Yumei. She claimed to be the daughter of a local official. Jingchun was seduced and spent the night with her. Neighbors found him passed out in a graveyard. Although cured by rituals, he later encountered Kong Shufang again upon returning from a business trip”

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