Meet the Chinese zombie and vampire. “Jiangshi” roughly translates to “rigid bodies.” They are corpses who have awoken with the purpose of killing the living to absorb their life essence. They have greenish white skin, and are sometimes depicted with rotting flesh. The special characteristic of a Jiangshi is that they can only move by hopping, since their bodies and limbs are stuff due to rigor mortis. The “thump thump thump” sound of a hopping monster can often send Chinese children cowering.
It is said that mirrors can be used to ward off Jiangshi. Jiangshi are afraid of their own reflections, as well as the brightness of mirrors.
