The Imperial Physician

"The Imperial Physician"
Short story by Pu Songling
19th-century illustration from Xiangzhu liaozhai zhiyi tuyong (Liaozhai Zhiyi with commentary and illustrations; 1886)
Original title太医 (Taiyi)
TranslatorSidney L. Sondergard (2012)
CountryChina
LanguageChinese
Genre(s)
Publication
Published inStrange Tales from a Chinese Studio
Media typePrint (Book)
Publication date1740
Chronology
 
Zhang Hongjian (张鸿渐)
 
Wang Zian (王子安)

"The Imperial Physician" (Chinese: 太医; pinyin: Tàiyī) is a short story by the Chinese writer Pu Songling collected in Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio in 1740, and translated by Sidney L. Sondergard in 2012.