New Interpretation of Strange Tales.

Summary

The narrative recounts a childhood memory of attending a grand Chinese New Year celebration in Jinan, filled with vibrant festivities and the excitement of a magical performance. A trickster magician, pressured by officials to demonstrate his skills, promises to retrieve peaches from the mythical Immortal Peach Garden. He sends his son up a seemingly magical rope into the sky, but when the rope snaps, tragedy strikes as the son's dismembered head falls, followed by his body parts. The atmosphere shifts from festive to horrific, emphasizing the consequences of ambition and the fragility of life.

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