Asymmetrical Marital and Love Relationship in Liaozhaizhiyi

Liaozhaizhiyi,a collection of short stories about the love between human beings and spirits,has differences as well as similarities with the traditional love between scholars and beauties.Through the description of the contrasts between the traditional beauties and the ideal beauties,Pu Songling,the writer of this book,shows clearly the value and hardships of women's existence in the asymmetrical relationship.This also reflects the deep psyche of the writer's sense of love.