Vengeful resident blares ‘ghostly mountain sounds’ through dividing wall, tries to evade penalties by keeping decibel level within legal limits
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenYating Yangin BeijingPublished: 2:00pm, 3 Apr 2026Following a dispute with his neighbour, a Chinese man resorted to blasting ghost stories for more than 10 hours a day as revenge, deliberately keeping the volume just below the legal limit, drawing widespread ridicule online.
The case was revealed by the Ministry of Justice of the People’s Republic of China.
The man, surnamed Lu, and his cohabiter, surnamed Li, both from Guangzhou in Guangdong province, southern China, became embroiled in a dispute with their neighbour, surnamed Xie.
In retaliation, Li and Lu began playing ghost stories through a loudspeaker placed against the shared wall every day, from 8.45am to noon, and again from 3.30pm to 10pm.
During these periods, eerie “ghostly mountain sounds” echoed through the neighbour’s home, looping continuously for more than 10 hours a day.
It is unclear how long they continued this form of revenge.
His actions not only targeted his neighbour in retaliation but also disturbed residents upstairs, disrupting their peaceful lives.
