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Chinese Vampires!

Vampire popularity waxes and wanes. When I was in high school (don't ask when!) a friend of mine was totally into Anne Rice novels. More recently the Twilight franchise has spawned a new generation of vampire fans.
The next wave of vampire popularity shouldn't be about pale-faces, long-hair, superhuman senses or seductive party lifestyles. It should be about hopping around with arms outstretched, Taoist spells and sticky rice!
What am I talking about? Chinese Vampires of course!!!

Jiang Shi Fact Box

Important things to remember about these hopping vampires.

Chinese Vampire

  • Jiang Shi are reanimated corpses.

  • They don't want to "Eat yor braaiinsss" nor do they "Vant to sahk your blahd". They just want to absorb your life essence.

  • They don't walk. They hop.

  • They love Qing dynasty Imperial clothing.

  • To defeat them you need a Taoist priest. And little yellow pieces of paper.

  • Sticky rice can also come in handy.

Jiang Shi Movie Time!

You've read about them, now watch them in action! Movies not only entertain, they also inform. Watch these movies to prepare yourself for the coming Chinese vampire invasion!
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YouTube Chinese Vampire Goodness

Check out the trailer for Mr. Vampire 2:
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What do you do now that you've read this?

Dress up as a Jiang Shi! Do it now!

First the robe:

Qing Dynasty baby!

We want a Qing/Ching dynasty robe like these.
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Next the Mandarin hat

This is going to be so cool!


Mandarin Hat with Braid

No Jiangshi costume is going to be complete without the Mandarin hat. It's especially important on chilly nights. Even Chinese vampires don't want to catch a cold!


Big sale at Costume Craze, don't miss it!

And the make-up:

For that terrifying undead look!

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Now the bead necklace:

We're getting closer!

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The shoes:

Excited yet? These shoes were made for hopping!

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Yellow Paper!

Write some Taoist spells (or make something up) on it and stick it on your forehead!
Now you're good to go!

For the collectors

so you want to collect everything Chinese Vampire-y

These books have Jiang Shi in them. For the real collector, that's good enough. Complete your collection!
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Learn about Taoism

So you want things to be authentic!
Taoism is a family (there are several branches) of ancient Chinese philosophy/religion. Read up on Taoism and learn more about the supernatural. Who knows, you might even find the perfect spell for your Jiangshi costume!
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More Jiang Shi videos!

Ghouls (Jiang Shi) - Part 1
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14 ratings | 9,064 views
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Coolness Duel:

Chinese Vampires or Western Vampires?

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Chinese vampires of course!

Sturmco says:

Loads of bad makeup can hardly beat hopping, soul-sucking monsters.

jp1978 says:

Jiang Shi! I did make this lens didn't I?

emmalarkins says:

I'm a little tired with the Western ones, so bring on something new!

nnaij says:

Chinese Vampire seems more scary and give me an akward feeling when I see it.

Western vampires, duh!

LucyClaire says:

Western vampires are more good looking

 

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  • Kumarastylez Oct 23, 2011 @ 3:11 pm | delete
    Nice thank you for sharing this, never seen such type of undead :)
  • kab Oct 28, 2010 @ 7:42 am | delete
    I am completely unfamiliar with Chinese vampires. Very cool.
  • pmolinero Oct 18, 2010 @ 12:10 pm | delete
    I didn't know that there are also Chinese Vampires, very interesting... and scaring of course.
  • Sturmco Oct 13, 2010 @ 2:08 pm | delete
    You've opened my eyes to a new type of undead! Something rare for me, haha, so thanks! Very cool.
  • emmalarkins Oct 3, 2010 @ 4:33 pm | delete
    Interesting! Never heard of this before!
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