Feline Dystopias in Republican China: From Lao She’s Cat Country to Liao Bingxiong’s Kingdom of Cats
Feline Dystopias in Republican China: From Lao She’s Cat Country to Liao Bingxiong’s Kingdom of Cats
In ancient China, the cat was rather considered as a beneficent animal whose attitude was mimicked in agrarian dances (Marcel Granet, 1926), even if it was associated with theimage of a demon around the 6th century. For a long time it played a marginal role, probably because its cousin the tiger received all the attention […]