Jiangshi
Creatures entity
Features any kind of "Jiangshi", a hopping vampire originating from Chinese folklore.
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Alternate name: Kyonshi
NES 1987-09-25
9801 1990-03
GG 1991-04-26
NES 1990-10-19
PCE 1990-02-23
NES 1988-09-16
8801 1989-12
NES 1989-01-26
GB 1989-04-21
MSX2 1990-01-18
ARCD 1987
A jiangshi, also known as a Chinese "hopping" vampire or zombie, is a type of reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore. "Jiangshi" is read goeng-si in Cantonese, cương thi in Vietnamese, gangshi in Korean and kyonshī in Japanese. It is typically depicted as a stiff corpse dressed in official garments from the Qing Dynasty, and it moves around by hopping, with its arms outstretched. It kills living creatures to absorb their qi, or "life force", usually at night, while in the day, it rests in a coffin or hides in dark places such as caves. Jiangshi legends have inspired a genre of jiangshi films and literature in Hong Kong and East Asia.
Source: Wikipedia
Source: Wikipedia