central China which is nicknamed the country’s “ghost village”. The settlement has appeared in numerous Chinese horror films, and local legend has it that anyone who sleeps there will never ...

Tony Ching Siu-tung is best known for modernising martial arts choreography in the 1990s, and for directing the A Chinese Ghost Story films alongside his powerful producer and friend Tsui Hark.

Chu sat down with Yale News to talk about Tolstoy’s fascination with the “Dao de Jing,” poetry translation as competition, and rethinking a Chinese ghost story. The interview has been condensed and ...