Pipa Jing

Relief of Pipa Jing Spirit

Pipa Jing (Chinese: 琵琶精; pinyin: Pípa Jīng), or Wang Guiren (Chinese: 王貴人; pinyin: Wáng Guìrén), is a character featured within the classic Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods).[1] She is a yaojing (seductive spirit) transformed from a jade pipa after thousands of years of cultivation. She later becomes a favored concubine of King Zhou of Shang.[2]

  1. ^ Xu, Zhonglin (1600). Investiture of the Gods; Fengshen Yanyi.
  2. ^ Hammond, Paula (2015-12-16). Fantastic Fearsome Beasts. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78274-286-9.