Jiangshi

In Chinese mythology, a deceased person who died an unnatural death or was left without burial, who became a vampire.

"Jiangshi" is read as ken-si in Cantonese, kyong thi in Vietnamese, Kangxi in Korean, Kensi in Japanese, and Hantu pochon in Malay.

It is usually depicted as an ossified body (depending on the age of death - different stages of decomposition), dressed in official robes of the Qing dynasty, which moves with jumps, arms outstretched.

Jiangshi kills living beings, usually at night to absorb their qi, or life force, while during the day he rests in a coffin or hides in dark places. It glows with a green phosphorescent fire, it has sawtooth teeth and long claws.