Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio epitomizes the literary style of short story in China' ancient times.When creating this collection of tales,Pu Songling absorbed the factors of traditional poems and songs,historical biography literature,classical Chinese novels,etc.He also utilized patterns of popular literature,especially the storytelling scripts of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.This article,from character image,plot and artistic form,attempts to elaborate the influence of the Song-Yuan Scripts on Strange Ta...