Happy Year of the Tiger!

Happy Year of the Tiger!

Cat lying on grass surrounded by fallen autumn leaves

Check out the tiger lore we translated to celebrate the year of the tiger!

The Stripe Siblings – this supernatural tale of a refugee doctor who meets a strange family in the mountains comes from the 19th century Liaozhai story collection.

Guardians of the Ginkgo Forest – this story of a 3rd century human social entrepreneur aided by tigers comes from a 4th century Biographies of the Deities and Immortals.

Of Cats and Tigers – superstitions and folklore recorded in the 19th century cat compendium Mao Yuan.