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tanya-shiza · 24 days
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Design of the Lady Bone Demon // LMK Medicinal Flower AU
(We) I’m used to seeing the Lady as a woman of incredible cleanliness, striving for perfection in everything, including her appearance. However, that didn't stop me from making the design of the Lady in the Medicinal Flower AU horrific, dirty, disgusting and scary.
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An evil ghost eager to return to her plan to fulfill destiny, but her ideals are so outdated that even her faithful servant didn't wait for her. The Lady's design is deliberately dirty and repulsive to show how outdated her ideals and aspirations are, especially in the Medicine Flower AU, where the Mystic Mayor(Shi Tiao) has become a real Mayor and now leads a quiet, peaceful life in a town near the Megapolis.
Sketch without color and the first draft I started with:
(Just funny how the first draft and the final result look—) Also the school sketch>>>
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I curse ribs— why are they so difficult to draw—
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movieshaswposter · 3 months
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第二十条
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Tongues and Teeth (The Crane Wives)
If you're fine with that you can be mine.... I WILL POISON ALL YOUR HAPPY THOUGHTS! I WILL LOVE YOU LIKE THE ASHES IN MY CIGARETTE BOX!
I've grown a mouth so sharp and cruel It's all that I can give to you, my dear And when you come in quick to steal a kiss My teeth will only cut your lips, my dear
And I know that you mean so well, But I am not a vessel for your good intent.
"I quote the above passage."
"It sounds happy until you listen to the lyrics and then you're like. Oh"
"Can I submit The Crane Wives whole catalog? Just every song they've ever made? Tongues & Teeth is so good tho so I'll make it my flagship, its both so personal and so universal cause you can interpret it in so many ways to apply it to so many blorbos. I've applied it to 10 and it fits and hits different every time. Absolutely Iconic song."
迢迢 Tiao Tiao (黄诗扶 Huang Shi Fu)
It's sooo beautiful. I could listen to it on repeat for days on end
Tongues and Teeth submitted by @they-thespian666 + others
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shookethdev · 1 year
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a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun
NAKU 🫵
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eyenaku · 1 year
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Ji ji fu ji ji
a o e i i er ai ei ao ou an en ang eng ong i ia iao ie iu ian in iang ing iong u ua uo uai ui uan un uang ueng ü üe üan ün a o e er ai ao ou an en ang eng yi ya yao ye you yan yin yang ying yong wu wa wo wai wei wan wen wang weng yu yue yuan yun b ba bo bai bei bao ban ben bang beng bi biao bie bian bin bing bu p pa po pai pei pao pou pan pen pang peng pi piao pie pian pin ping pu m ma mo me mai mei mao mou man men mang meng mi miao mie miu mian min ming mu f fa fo fei fou fan fen fang feng fu d da de dai dei dao dou dan den dang deng dong di diao die diu dian ding du duo dui duan dun t ta te tai tei tao tou tan tang teng tong ti tiao tie tian ting tu tuo tui tuan tun n na ne nai nei nao nou nan nen nang neng nong ni niao nie niu nian nin niang ning nu nuo nuan nü nüe l la le lai lei lao lou lan lang leng long li lia liao lie liu lian lin liang ling lu luo luan lun lü lüe g ga ge gai gei gao gou gan gen gang geng gong gu gua guo guai gui guan gun guang k ka ke kai kei kao kou kan ken kang keng kong ku kua kuo kuai kui kuan kun kuang h ha he hai hei hao hou han hen hang heng hong hu hua huo huai hui huan hun huang z za ze zi zai zei zao zou zan zen zang zeng zong zu zuo zui zuan zun c ca ce ci cai cao cou can cen cang ceng cong cu cuo cui cuan cun s sa se si sai sao sou san sen sang seng song su suo sui suan sun zh zha zhe zhi zhai zhei zhao zhou zhan zhen zhang zheng zhong zhu zhua zhuo zhuai zhui zhuan zhun zhuang ch cha che chi chai chao chou chan chen chang cheng chong chu chua chuo chuai chui chuan chun chuang sh sha she shi shai shei shao shou shan shen shang sheng shu shua shuo shuai shui shuan shun shuang r re ri rao rou ran ren rang reng rong ru rua ruo rui ruan run j ji jia jiao jie jiu jian jin jiang jing jiong ju jue juan jun q qi qia qiao qie qiu qian qin qiang qing qiong qu que quan qun x xi xia xiao xie xiu xian xin xiang xing xiong xu xue xuan xun
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yeonri14 · 2 years
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Jia Fei😍🥰
ye ye ye ye ye hua xiang ye ye ye ye ye hua xiang mei ci dou xiang zhuang hen jie jiang dan shi jian mian zi ji que jiao xie tou xiang yin wei ai ni wo yi ri ji wang zai dou ya li dou wu fa zu dang no de chi re wo wu fa she fang hai zong shi rang wo shi rang wo xin hua nu fang xing kui wo yong you ai de li liang yuan yi pei ni man ni man shi jie feng kuang qing ni ya lai daw wo de shen pang rang wo de xin ya bu zai liu lang chang de tiao wu wo men yi zui dao tian liang xing lai yi shi man di ye hua xiang qing ni ya lai dao wo de shen pang rang wo ya wei ni xie xia xing zhuang jin ye wo jui shi ni zui mei de xin niang zui zai zhe yi di ye hua xiang ye hua xiang ye hua xiang zhe di fang zhen mei niao yu hua xiang yuan fei dai wo liu lang mei li de gu niang ai qing fen fang ye hua xiang ye hua xiang wo men zhui zhu meng xiang li kai gu xiang we nuan de huai bao zui dao zai ni shen pang you ni de di fang jiu shi tian tang AHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH~~~~~~~~ (scream*) no de chi re wo wu fa she fang hai zong shi rang wo xin hua nu fang xing kui wo yong you ai dei li liang yuan yi pei ni man shi jie feng kuang qing ni ya lai dao wo de shen pang rang wo de xin ya bu zai liu lang chang de tiao wu wo men yi zui dao tian liang xing lai yi shi man di ye hua xiang qing ni ya lai dao wo de shen pang rang wo ya wei ni xie xia xing zhuang jin ye wo jiu shi ni zui mei de xin niang zui zai zhe yi di ye hua xiang zui zai zhe yi di de hua xiang ye ye ye ye ye hua xiang ye ye ye ye ye hua xiang
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filmonizirani-filmo · 2 months
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Article 20 (2024) - Godina: 2024 / 第二十条 / Di er shi tiao Žanr: Drama Režija: Yimou Zhang Glavne uloge: Jiayin Lei, Li Ma, Zanilia Zhao, Ye Gao, Yaowen Liu, https://filmonizirani.net/article-20-2024/
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boneless-mika · 11 months
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Listening to the songs for the first leg of the fuck you up music bracket (this post is absurdly long)
The Wrong Child (R.E.M)
I'm not sure how I feel about this song. It won't go on my playlist because the doubling vocals feel really weird to me but it seems really sad. Maybe an explanation for why it fucks you up will change my mind about it.
Some Kind of Hero (Leslie Fish)
This song was really hard to find so I don't even know if I listened to the right song. I like songs that are just stories set to music but this one is a little long to me. It's like closer to story than song if that makes sense. Like the story is great and the music is enjoyable but I wouldn't want to listen to this as part of a playlist with "regular" songs. I really like the singer's voice so I'll definitely listen to more music by Leslie Fish. I was writing this while listening and omg that ending, I really get why it's in this tournament, it did make me cry.
Glassy Sky (Tokyo Goul)
Not a huge fan of this one. I just don't really like ballads and this feels like a ballad.
Bet On Losing Dogs (Mitski)
I don't love this one either.
world.execute(me); (Mili)
Enjoying this one. Still won't put it on my playlist because it's not exactly my thing. I have to admit I don't completely understand this one so I'm curious what people have to say about it when the tournament starts.
I Know Where I've Been (Hairspray)
I'm a huge fan of musicals so obviously I've listened to Hairspray but I admit I did not remember this song. It's far too ballad-like for me.
Kiss Me, Son of God (They Might Be Giants)
First contender for going into my likes on Spotify. I do see how it could fuck you up (bc the whole scenario is fucked up) but it didn't fuck me up at all, I just enjoyed it.
If I Killed Someone For You (Alec Benjamin)
I kept wanting a lyric to recontextualize the whole song and imagine my surprise when there actually was one. Yeah, this one is going in the liked songs. It did fuck me up somewhat but I didn't cry (this is my metric of fucking me up because fucking Cowboy Lullaby has made me fully sob before, it has nothing to do with sadness just emotion in general)
Bathtub Mermaid (Mili)
Another song by Mili, interesting. Too much like a ballad for me and the like pitch of the song makes it really hard for me to listen to.
After All (Dar Williams)
Not really to my personal tastes but I can clearly see why it's in this tournament. If I liked slow songs this one would probably be in my likes.
Ruin (The Amazing Devil)
Too ballad-y for me lol. I claim to like songs that fuck you up but I really don't like ballads, it's a complicated relationship.
Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes)
Oh I like that bass. I think I've heard this before, it might be popular with classic car fans. I absolutely would put this on a partying or cruising playlist with this fucking bass.
Light (Next to Normal)
You remember how I said I love musicals? Yeah, not this one. This is my least favorite musical ever. I mean it does have good songs but this one isn't to my tastes at all.
Dr Sunshine Is Dead (Will Wood & The Tapeworms)
So far this sounds upbeat which is how I like my fucked up songs. The vocals sort of blend in with the instrumentals to me. Overall this one is really enjoyable to me, makes me want to dance.
Tongues And Teeth (The Crane Wives)
I really like this one. It's getting liked for sure.
Tiao Tiao (Huang Shi Fu)
It sounds nice but still too ballad-like for me. One thing about me is I'm super picky with music as I'm sure you've noticed by now.
Step On Me (The Cardigains)
Not really for me either.
Jungleland (Bruce Springsteen)
Nine minutes??? I like Bruce Springsteen but I'm having a lot of trouble understanding him in this song.
Can't Reach (Houseki no Kuni)
Listened to too much music, have no real opinion on this because I don't really enjoy instrumental music.
When The World's At Stake (The Trail to Oregan)
Of course I have heard this one but the problem is I've heard it so many times it doesn't fuck me up at all anymore. I prefer the reprise to be honest
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Top 5 songs on repeat right now?
Oh hello! Um let's see... Recently I've been listening to:
Start Ours - ST☆RISH
Night Driving - THRIVE
Can You Stand The Rain - New Edition
Akkishourai - ZERO[Hz]
Tiao Tiao - Huang Shi Fu
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tanya-shiza · 21 days
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Shi Tiao and his hair // LMK Medicinal Flower AU
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Shi Tiao (the mystic mayor) combed his messy hair for the first time in a long time. (Because Mr. Wei promised to come visit him 😉)
The Mayor didn't just wash his hair and comb his hair. He even washed his face and doesn’t look so tired anymore, hm? 😏
I finally gave this AU with Shi Tiao and Wei Jian a name. Medicine Flower, because I discovered that the blue poppy (a flower associated with Wei Jian) is a medicinal flower. And do you know what Wei does? He heals Shi Tiao.
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bdbdhdjdhdh · 1 year
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My Hero PSLE: S2E7 "Clearly you haven't learnt your lesson"
"Is no one going to talk about how number 3 nailed the vocal intonation?"
-Random guy on the internet
This time we'll take a short break of one episode from the main gang and focus on the villains instead (I wanted to give them a bit more backstory)
"Well, sir, Ma Xiao Tiao is here, and he wants to have your palace toilet to *clears throat* AHEM. He, quote unquote, wants a quite place with Ou Yang Tian Tian to do something not so cultured,"
Oh that must be Rainslasher talking. As the name suggests, he slashes rain. Not sure what kind of god he is tho. He's on the head of the Board of Directors that serve Kain, which actually is only him on the Board of Directors but ok.
"Ok ok, just let him have it," Then obviously everyone already knows Kain. He always speaks through that annoying gritted teeth thing, bruh, it makes him sound like some uncultered gorilla.
Oh wait maybe he is one
"And he also wants your palace chamber bedroom,"
"Ok lah ok lah, let him have it lah,"
"And he also wants your entire fucking palace,"
"THE HELL DOES HE NEED AN ENTIRE FUCKING PALACE FOR? TO FUCK? Oh wait yah hor, ok ok anyway just give it to him lah,"
"Wa lao sir, why you let him have anything he wants?"
"Because we can't afford to offend the god of all gigachads,"
Yeah bro. The god of all gigachads will chad you out if you offend him.
Also I must say that it's worth noting that of Kain's entire army, everyone except him, Rainslasher and Ma Xiao Tiao are robots.
Which basically means that the "evil gods" Xiao Ming and gang have to fight... are literally only 3 gods.
But like they're all really strong gods, we all know Kain is the god of all gods, Ma Xiao Tiao is the god of all gigachads, and Rainslasher is said to hail from another world where everyone is powerful there, but like people see him as the powerful among the powerful.
So why is he working for Kain tho? Like he has his own nation to return to.
Simple-he doesn't. Rumour has it that his nation was destroyed and is ruled over by a tyrant king now, and his only hope lies in Kain being able to rule this world at the very least.
Also should I mention what he needs to attain unlimited power? The soul and life force of The Amulet of the Shadow Alicorn.
"Bruh! I haven't had to be this accommodating ever since Izanagi abandoned us,"
"Just bear with it lah, Sir, if not he will kill us,"
"True, also have you already made final preparations to.. receive our "guests"?"
"Yeah duh, sir, I also need to say that... the bloodseers reported to me about your corruption... Sir you k or not?"
"Simi dai ji? You program the bloodseers (the robots that serve Kain) to check for my corruption? And then you use that information to attempt to strike a conversation? Wah, I'm beginning to question your sexuality here, sia,"
And then you know what Rainslasher did? He fucking reached over TO HUG KAIN.
Yeah that man has every right to question his sexuality right now.
"Ok ok I'm fine you know, I've been enduring this shit for hundreds upon thousands of years now, mei shi de lah!(没事的 lah!) Please... get off from me,"
"Oh yeah, ok, sorry sir, I'm a bit drunk right now," And he immediately got off from him.
Yeah yeah yeah the classic "I was drunk" shit whenever a character accidentally confesses their deepest darkest sins to another character.
"You sure you're ok sir?"
"Yeah yeah yeah, WHY THE HELL DO YOU EVEN CARE ANYWAY,"
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alteredphoenix · 3 years
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Started reading Shaman King.
I can foresee myself dabbling in Shaman King x WoW fics in the future if I don’t suddenly drop the manga out of the blue again.
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miisart · 4 years
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Yusen is spoiled rotten by his bandmates
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vernybvitday · 6 years
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bookofjin · 3 years
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Commentary on the Warer Classic: Kunlun
[We return again to Kunlun and its many marvels. Attempts by some authors to equate Kunlun with Anavatapta from Buddhist tradition are difficult to reconcile with Daoist supernatural geographies, which I suppose is not too surprising.
Dongfang Shuo was a historical person who lived in the times of Emperor Wu of Han. The Records of Ten Islands and Classic of Gods and Wonders, though attributed to him, are quite likely to be much later works though.
Mr. Shi's discussion: Fotutiao arranges Classic of Mountains and Seas to say: South of the Western Sea, adjacent to the Flowing Sands, behind of the Red River赤水 and before of the Black River黑水 there is a great mountain, named Kunlun崑崙.
He also says: Six hundred li west of Zhong Mountain鍾山 is Kunlun Mountain崑崙山 from where sets out five rivers, carrying on hence the Account of Fotutiao.
Also recently pushed forward and obtained Kang Tai's Account of Funan. The Account's Kunlun Mountain崑崙山 exactly combine with Tiao's. According to the Account, from Jiao province交州 you arrive at the near-most of Tianzhu天竺. Tai's Account likewise knows that Anavatapta Mountian阿耨達山 is Kunlun Mountain崑崙山.
Shi states: Depending perhaps on Tiao's Account, openly making explanations, and then circulating them as the Map of the Western Region, to then tell of [Zhu?] Faitai. Faitai uses the common to see the unusual. He speaks of various famous people from Han and onward [?], he does not respond to the He河 being several thousand li south of Dunhuang敦煌, and does not know where Kunlun崑崙 is.
Shi states: Then the book says: Relying on Transmittals on the Majestic Son of Heaven, King Mu at the sides of Kunlun崑崙 and upon the Jade Pool瑤池 toasted the Queen Mother of the West, and states the distance to Zongzhou宗周, the Chan瀍 and Jian 澗, eleven thousand, one hundred li, how might it not be like Tiao tells? When Sir now sees Tai's Account, it is not making previous people unknowledgeable. But from now and afterwards then knowing that Kunlun Mountain崑崙山 is without a Hot Hill熱丘, how then to state it is outside of the foreign states?
I have examined Mr. Shi's words, but not yet made satisfactory proof. The Majestic Son of Heaven, Bamboo Book, and the Classic of Mountains and Seas all were buried and concealed years long past, the bamboo slips and leather are scarce and broken off, the books and records in scattered order. It is difficult to sew and patch them together. Later people made use of combining, but often deviated from the distant ideas. Reaching the desire to inquire into the earth's veins and streams, they do not fit together with the Classic. Inspecting the journeys and measuring the paths, assuredly they have no meetings with themselves. Mr. Shi did not restore to the root the vast causes of their multitude returns, [but] displayed his unsparing interest [?], to separate their faults, and not what is settled.
Now according to the Classic of Mountains and Seas which says: The Kunlun Barrens崑崙墟 are in the north-west, they are the Deity's lower capital. The barrens of Kunlun崙崑 are eight hundred lisquare, and ten thousand ren tall. Upon them are wooden standing grain. On the sides there are nine wells with jade as the enclosure. On the sides there are nine gates, the gates have enlightened beasts defending them. It is the place where are the hundred gods.
Guo Pu says: Separate from them there is Lesser Kunlun小崑崙.
Also according to the Book of Huainan, upon Kunlun崑崙 there are wooden standing grain, gem trees, jade trees, and jadestone璇 trees. The unding trees are west of them. The sand crab apple trees and and malachite are east of them. The scarlet trees are south of them. The blue-green trees and chalcedony trees are north of them. There are four hundred and forty gates, between the gates are four hamlets, and between the hamlets are nine chun. A chun is a zhang and five chi. On the sides are nine wells, with jade horizontal supports on their north-western crooks. The northern gates open to admit the winds that do not circle [?].
The slanting palace, revolving chamber, suspended gardens, cool winds, and fenced paulownia are within of Kunlun's崑崙 opening and closing gate. This is its wide-apart park. The pool of the wide-apart park is irrigated with the Yellow River黃水. The Yellow River黃水 circles three times and returns to its source, it is spoken of as the Cinnabar River丹水. [Those who] drink from it do not die.
The He River河水 sets out from its north-eastern corner. The Red River赤水 sets out from its south-eastern corner. The Immense River洋水 sets out from its north-western corner. Altogether these four rivers are the divine springs of the Deity, which harmonizes the hundred herbs, and which moisten the ten thousand things.
The hills of Kunlun崑崙, some are multiple times above them, they are spoken of as the Mountains of Cool Winds涼風. Those who climb them do not die. Some are multiple times above them, they are spoken of as the Mountains of the Dark Garden玄圃. Those who climb them then become unearthly, and are able to make wind and rain. Some are multiple times above them, these then uphold High Heaven. Those who climb them then become divine. These are spoken of as the dwellings of the Grand Deity. Yu then used the comforting earth to fill in the vast flood, and used it as the name for a mountain, digging out the Kunlun Barrens崑崙虛 to use as its lower ground.
Gao You says: Some of the land was made into a pool. Hence conforming with Fotutiao's explanation. Anavatapta's阿耨達 six rivers are the boundaries of Congling 蔥嶺 and Yutian's于闐 two rivers. He and the classics, histories and various books fully are inconsistent and different.
Also according to the Records of Ten Continents, Kunlun Mountain崑崙山 is the xu戌 land of the Western Sea and the hai亥 land of the Northern Sea. The distance between the banks is a hundred and thirty thousand li. There is the Weak River弱水 that encircles and goes around the mountain. To the south-east it joins the Piled-up Rocks Garden積石圃. To the north-west it joins with the House of the Northern Door北戶之室. To the north-east it overlooks the Well of Great Width大闊之井. To the south-west it is near the Valley of Accepted Abyss承淵之谷.
These four corners are great mountains, in truth the supporting buttresses of Kunlun崑崙. The Piled-up Rocks Garden積石圃 is the southern head. Formerly the Queen Mother of the West informed King Mu of Zhou, stating: The distance to Xianyang咸陽 is four hundred and sixty li, the mountain's hight above the level ground is thirty-six thousand li. Upon it there are three corners. Their faces are square, ten thousand li wide, and shaped like a resting pot, narrow below and wide above.
For that reason they say Kunlun Mountain崑崙山 has three corners. One of the corners is straight north, shielding the glow of the Morning Star [Mercury], its name is Wind-on-the-Fells Summit閬風巔. One the corners is straight west, its name is Dark Garden Terrace玄圃臺. One of its cornes is straight east, its name is Kunlun Palace崑崙宮. In that place there are piles of gold, it is the Heaven-Walled City天墉城. Its faces are a thousand li square. Upon the city are installed five gold terraces and twelve jade towers. Its Northern Door Mountain戶出山 and Accepted Abyss Mountain 承淵山 also have walled cities, with gold terraces and jade towers similar to the first one.
The watchtower of abyssal quintessence, the hall of brilliant blue-green stone, the chamber of carnelian splendour, the violet, bright blue, and cinnabar houses, the bright torches with sunshine, the vermilion-coloured clouds and nine lights, the place where the Queen Mother of the West governs, the place where the realized officials that are transcended and supernatural revere, the highest exchange with the whirling armillary, the primordial vapour flowing and spreading, the jade transverse's regular management, where to follow the Nine Heavens and attune yin and yang, the throng of things and crowd of living beings, where the rare, strange, and special sets out, all are here. The Heavenly people, manifold and multiple, cannot be drawn up and recorded. North of there, outside the seas, also there is Zhong Mountain鍾山. Upon it there are gold terraces and jade watchtowers, and it also enclosed by the primordial vapour, the place where the Heavenly Deity resides and governs.
Examining the words of Dongfang Shuo, and the Classic's text of fifty thousand li, they argue against Fotutiao and Kang Tai's Accounts. Within the Six Cardinal points, and what is concealed by rivers and marshes, what is large is not vast, what is small is not tiny, what exists is not become present, what is hidden is not absent. Among them [cases of] the same name but different regions, with claims and stories making chaos of each other, are also not few. Reaching the Eastern Sea's東海 Fangzhang方丈 [“Square Staff”?], it likewise has what is claimed about Kunlun崑崙. The Western Continent's西洲 Copper Pillar銅柱 also has the government of the Nine Offices.
Dongfang Shuo's Records of Ten Islands says: Fangzhang方丈 is at the exact centre of the Eastern Sea. From the eastern to western or southern to northern banks, the distance from each other is exactly the same. The sides of the Fangzhang are each five thousand li, upon it solely is the gathering place for the crowd of dragons. It has palaces of gold, jade, and glazed glass, which are the places governed by the Three Heavenly Ministers' instructions. Those among the crowd of transcendents who do not intend to climb to Heaven all come and go.
Zhang Hua's preface to Dongfang Shuo's Classic of Gods and Wonders says: Kunlun崑崙 has the Copper Pillar銅柱, its height enters into the Heavens, and it is spoken of as the Heavenly Pillar天柱. Its circumference is three thousand li, and it circles round [?] like a trimmer knife. Below there are rotating houses, the seat of the transcendents' Nine Offices. Above there is a great bird, named Xiyou [lit. “Rare Possession”]. Turning south, it extends its left wing to covered the Honoured King of the East, and its right wing the Queen Mother of the West. On its back there is a small spot without feathers, ten or nine thousand li, where the Queen Mother of the West yearly climbs on top of the wings, to go to the Honoured King of the East.
For that reason its pillar inscription says: “Its height enters into the Heavens, circling round like a trimmer knife, skin and body the finest quality. Its bird inscription says: “There is the Xiyou, green-red, glittering and glimmering, it does not cry and does not east. To the east it covers the Honoured King of the East, to the west it covers the Queen Mother of the West. The Queen Mother wished to go east, and climbed it to pass through herself. Yin and yang are necessary for each other, and indeed meet in beneficial labour.”
The Map of the Hidden Jia to Open Mountains says: For what the Five Dragons were teaching and traces from the Heavenly Augusts, look in Outside Nowhere's無外, Pillar Province柱州, on top Kunlun Mountian崑崙山.
Mr. Rong's Commentary states: The Five Dragons governed in the Five Regions, and were the gods of the Five Agents. The Five Dragons submitted to the Heaven August brothers, who where twelve people. They divided the Five Regions to become Twelve Sections, regulated the traces of the Five Dragons, and acted with nothingness to become transformed by it. Where Under Heaven the transcended sages govern is in Pillar Province柱州, on top Kunlun Mountian崑崙山. The mountain of Outside Nowhere's無外 is twelve thousand li south-east of Kunlun崑崙. The Five Dragons and Heavenly August all set out from within there, and become the twelve seasonal gods.
The Classic of Mountains and Seas says: The Hills of Kunlun崑崙 are truly indeed the Deity's lower capital. Their god Luwu is Minister of the Nine Sections of Heaven and the enclosed seasons of the Deity.
However within the Six Cardinal points, what they contain is far-distant. With the shrouded that causes to bring forth the marvellous, it is difficult to get to the root of the actual situation. With the ten thousand phenomena and distant pinnacles, thoughts cut across the fundamental search. [If] oneself does not climb a pair of dragons on the Cloud Carriage-Track, and gallops eight steeds on Tortoise Road, together with Xuanyuan question the Hundred Spirits, and side-by-side with Yu the Great assembles the gathered calculations, then the explanations of Ruists or Moists, who can tell them apart!
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Wbl finale meta-bite, Dad Edition:
On carrots and parents, which you can’t be picky with, when keeping them in your life and diet might make you happier overall. And: Who likes you tiao after all?
First, let me link to @noona96n’s post about you tiao again, because thanks to her, I even noticed them mentioning the snack by name this time.
Because it makes a revival in that scene with Dad. That snack representing associations of coming in pairs, and being broken up from that union at the same time.
As it turns out, it is not Shu Yi’s favorite food, but Dad’s. Or not even Dad’s because he clings to it more as a reminder and tradition of his own love, couple in marriage, union that got broken up by death.
So yeah, food again is used as a means to reach out to people, connect over meals, with the You Tiao, and the invitation to eat together, as well as De/Yi’s scene of eating together, and also, the curious case of the carrots.
First, a bit more on the scene with Dad.
I thought about what it might mean, that Shu Yi tells his Dad here, that he never really liked You Tiao as much, just pretended to like them, to please his father. The thought was there, that he was talking in a metaphor for liking girls.
But I do think that Shu Yi really liked Yu Xin, after all, so I don’t think he had to pretend to do that just to please his Dad.
I think the scene just goes to show how much Shu Yi was willing to mold his own life to acquiesce his fathers needs and expectations, even as a child.
And yes, it for sure played into his trying to choose a ‘straight’ life over a ‘bisexual’ one for a while there, it explains his first rejection to Shi De: I don’t want to fall for a man.
Shu Yi now telling him that You Tiao was never his real choice or favorite, just means that he emphasizes that that time of putting Dad’s needs above his own is over, Shu Yi will now make his own choices, even if they contradict Dad’s plan for him, or won’t please his Dad anymore. He chooses being with Shi De, and Dad can like it or not, it won’t change that fact.
And I do love that Shu Yi doesn’t cave when Dad mentions he is a bad father, doesn’t contradict just to soothe Dad’s guilt, but lets it sit there. I wrote fic on Shu Yi’s boundary setting with his father, for an earlier scene, but it fits here too, if you’re interested.
Because yeah, Shu Yi has been mightily wronged by his dad, and it is not forgotten, him reaching out to invite him back in his life, after that trembling breath, I see you, Shu Yi, it doesn’t mean he is easily forgiven.
It just means Shu Yi chooses to keep him in his life, because he feels it will be better for it after all. That is a choice, and a boundary once again. Which is important. Because some might have the urge to cut toxic people out of their life, which is a valid choice, if that is your path to healing.
Shu Yi, encouraged by Shi De, decides to keep his Dad in his life, which does not mean he condones any of his actions, but still wants him in his life. It is a valid choice, too.
And yes, it’s a bit like with the carrots. Which Shu Yi can’t be picky with, when keeping them in your life and diet might make you happier, healthier over all.
Shi De knows, that a life with Dad in it will make Shu Yi happier, it’s why he clung to the deal so long, trying to find a way to keep Dad in their lives, to win him over, going as far as to protect Dad’s agenda by keeping silent over it, to not cause a split and dividing tensions between father and son, taking Shu Yi’s anger and hate on his own shoulders instead.
It is no accident, that Shi De tries and makes Shu Yi eat the carrots, after Shu Yi says his Dad is stupid, and the line You can’t be picky” is for carrots as much as his dad. You have that one father that loves you, even if he is stupid, and goes against your taste buds from time to time, you still want to keep him in your life, right?
May I remind you that Shu Yi has had carrots in his fridge even without Shi De there to make him eat them?
That time, the carrots were a symbol for Shi De, too, and for @noona96n’s sake I might refrain from calling out the phallic nature of that symbol. Because, yeah no, it doesn’t matter here, lol.
Carrots have always been a symbol of relationships, that might infringe on your boundaries from time to time.
Because Shi De does that, too, as Dad does, but you keep those set backs in your diet and life, because in the over all picture, they are the compromise you are willing to make, for the life you choose, that might make you the happiest.
And even if Shi De pesters Shu Yi to eat them, it is Shu Yi’s choice to do so.
As it is his choice to keep Dad in his life, for his own sake of happiness as well, even if it feels like he might be forgiven too soon.
But that’s the thing with forgiveness, right? It is as much, if not more for yourself, as it it for the person you forgive, to move on with them in your life, if that is what you choose to do.
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