Tiger Son is based on one of the tales of Po Chung-ling, a Chinese writer who lived 300 years ago. His account of Tiger Son was based on a true incident. Po Chung-ling (1640 to 1715), the talented author of Strange Stories, was a resident of Shan Dong Province in China during the Qing Dynasty (1644 to 1911). The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty to have an emperor. It was followed by the Republic of China (1911 to 1949) and President Chiang Kai-shek. Following that was The People's Republic of China (Communist China), declared in 1949.