Editing Jiangshi (section)

==Methods and items used to counter jiangshi==
[[File:Bagua mirror.jpg|thumb|150x150px|Bagua mirror]]

* Mirrors: According to [[Li Shizhen]]'s medical book ''[[Bencao Gangmu]]'', "A mirror is the essence of liquid metal. It is dark on the outside but bright inside." ({{zh|labels=no|t=鏡乃金水之精，內明外暗。}}) Jiangshi are also said to be terrified of their own reflections.
* Items made from the wood of a [[peach]] tree: According to the {{zhp|p=Jingchu Suishi Ji|t=荊楚歲時記}}), "Peach is the essence of the [[Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)|Five Elements]]. It can subjugate evil auras and deter evil spirits." ({{zh|labels=no|t=桃者，五行之精，能厭服邪氣，制御百鬼。}})
* A rooster's call: According to [[Yuan Mei]]'s book ''[[Zi Bu Yu]]'', "Evil spirits withdraw when they hear a rooster's call" ({{zh|labels=no|t=鬼聞雞鳴即縮。}}), because the rooster's call usually occurs with the rise of the sun.
* [[Jujube]] seeds: According to ''Zi Bu Yu'', "Nail seven jujube seeds into the [[acupuncture point]]s on the back of a corpse." ({{zh|labels=no|t=棗核七枚，釘入屍脊背穴。}})
* Fire: According to ''Zi Bu Yu'', "When set on fire, the sound of crackling flames, blood rushes forth and bones cry." ({{zh|labels=no|t=放火燒之，嘖嘖之聲，血湧骨鳴。}})
* Hooves of a black donkey: Mentioned in Zhang Muye's fantasy novel ''[[Ghost Blows Out the Light]]''
* Vinegar: Mentioned by coroners in eastern [[Fujian]].
* ''[[Fulu]]'' (Taoist talisman), stuck on the forehead to immobilise them. With a unique spell, it can be used to transport the creatures with the handbell.
* Holding one's breath, which makes the jiangshi unable to find you as they are blind, though this contradicts the earlier statement that they are afraid of their own reflection.
* [[Ba gua]] sign
* ''[[I Ching]]''
* ''[[Zhou Dunyi#Tong Shu|Tong Shu]]''
* [[Glutinous rice]], rice chaff
* [[Adzuki bean]]s
* [[Handbell]]
* Thread stained with a concoction of black ink, chicken blood and burnt talisman
* Blood of a black dog
* Stonemason's awl
* Axe
* Broom
* Dropping a bag of coins can cause the jiangshi to count the coins.
On [[EHow|''eHow.com'']], there was a list of five methods:<ref name="Lam 2009 46–51" />
*To subdue a hopping vampire the person must take a thin yellow piece of paper and write out a distinct spell in chicken's blood, which will then be attached to the vampire's forehead.
*A person defending themselves against a hopping vampire/zombie can use an 8 sided mirror called Ba-qua mirror, which is often used in Feng Shui. The mirrors purpose is to reflect the light, which in turn scares the creature away.  
*A sword charged under the light of the moon made of Chinese coins can be used in an attack against the vampire.
*To stop a hopping vampire (zombie) in its place, take a small amount of blood and place it on the creature's forehead.
* To banish the hopping vampire, a person can throw sticky rice at the creature drawing out the evil in it.
'''Architectural features'''

It is also the conventional belief of [[feng shui]] practitioners in Chinese architecture that a [[threshold (door)|threshold]] ({{zh|t=門檻|s=门槛|p=ménkǎn|first=t|links=no}}), a piece of wood approximately 15&nbsp;cm (6&nbsp;in) high, be installed along the width of the door at the bottom to prevent a jiangshi from entering the household.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hopping Mad: A Brief Look at Chinese Vampire Movies |url=http://www.pennyblood.com/chinesevampires.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071121020116/http://www.pennyblood.com/chinesevampires.html |archive-date=2007-11-21 |access-date=2007-12-16 |work=Penny Blood Magazine}}</ref>