| "Dragon Dormant" | |||
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| Short story by Pu Songling | |||
 19th-century illustration from Xiangzhu liaozhai zhiyi tuyong (Liaozhai Zhiyi with commentary and illustrations; 1886) | |||
| Original title | 蟄龍 (Zhelong) | ||
| Translator | John Minford (2006) | ||
| Country | China | ||
| Language | Chinese | ||
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| Published in | Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio | ||
| Publication date | 1740 | ||
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"Dragon Dormant", also known as "The Hibernating Dragon" (simplified Chinese: 蛰龙; traditional Chinese: 蟄龍; pinyin: Zhélóng), is a short story by Chinese author Pu Songling collected in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai; 1740). The story is about a character named "Commissioner Qu" and his encounter with a supernatural creature in his study.