Why do rumors related to zombies all happen in Xiangxi, Hunan?

Because there is a Miao Autonomous Prefecture in the concept of Xiangxi.

We often say a word called "Miaojiang", which includes Hunan, Yunnan, Guangxi and other northwest areas of China, and Xiangxi is also among them. When it comes to "scenic spots", everyone will subconsciously think of "using magic". What is reflexive, using the method of physical support, girls trapping ungrateful people with methods, and the more serious stories of 7788 are all related to the methods of poison, including some novels, such as The Method of Scenic Spot, Notes on the Corpse Removal, The Wrath of Blowing Lights in Xiangxi, The Story of Xiangxi and so on. To some extent, it has put a layer of zombie coat on Xiangxi.

Then why do stories like Xiangxi corpse drive and Xiangxi zombie village all happen in Xiangxi, Hunan? Before telling the story, let's look at the necessary conditions for zombies to happen.

First, geographical location. Xiangxi area is mostly located in places with dense mountains and rivers, rugged terrain and inconvenient transportation. Since ancient times, the authorities have been difficult to govern. Up to now, the economic development of Xiangxi still can't catch up with the development of the eastern and central regions, and the national aid plan for the western region continues. So in ancient times, in this rugged and inconvenient place, how could we communicate with the outside world smoothly? People tend to add more imagination to unfamiliar things, which also lays a geographical foundation for zombie rumors.

Second, the ancestral advantage. There are many ethnic groups living in Xiangxi, and most of them take Chiyou as their ancestor. Who is Chiyou? It was the God of War who fought against the Yellow Emperor and Yan Di and was defeated by the Yellow Emperor. Chiyou people take snakes as totems, especially the totem code of snakes. The ancient sound of snake is similar to that of Jiuli, so people also call it Jiuli people. Snake has always been a symbol of malice. So now it gives people the impression that the Jiuli clan is poisonous.

Third, literary rendering. The earliest description of zombies is the Qing Dynasty, which can be seen in Yuan Mei's Wuziyu and Ji Yun's Yuewei Caotang Notes. Therefore, in the film and television works we see now, zombies are all costumes of the Qing Dynasty. You said there was a Hiderigami who could be a zombie during the battle of the Yellow Emperor, but the problem is that Hiderigami, the daughter of the Yellow Emperor, only caused drought, and she didn't drink human blood. So all the ancestors of zombies and the four kings of zombies are misinformed.

To sum up, the closed geographical conditions in Xiangxi, Hunan, the origin of primitive ethnic tribes, and the scene rendering of various literary novels all provide excellent conditions for zombie rumors to come out in Xiangxi. After a long time, unknown people will have a stereotype: there must be zombies in Xiangxi.