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To all the fans of Lee Jong Won who are currently enjoying Brewing Love, I wholeheartedly recommend another k-drama of his called Knight Flower, it came in the beginning of this year and it was oh so lovely! Complete satisfaction!! 😍♥️

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Thank you, jiejie.

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Esther Yu as Ling Miao Miao Love Game in Eastern Fantasy 永夜星河 (2024) – Ep. 14

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FANGS OF FORTUNE (2024)

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fangs of fortune 大梦归离 @userdramas event 19: cool (cool palette) & @asiandramanet november bingo: color (insp)

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Kdrama: Knight Flower

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WANG YINGLU as FENG BAOBAO I AM NOBODY 异人之下 (2023) 1.10 @asiandramanet event 05 women

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What exactly does Dunhuang style mean?

Hi, thanks for the question! (x)

Dunhuang/敦煌 style refers to the art, fashion, and culture depicted in the Dunhuang Murals/敦煌壁画 of China, which are located in the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu Province. From the 4th to 14th century, the caves were constructed by Buddhist monks to serve as shrines with funds from donors. These caves were elaborately painted, the cave paintings and architecture serving as aids to meditation, visual representations of the quest for enlightenment, and teaching tools for Buddhist beliefs and stories. The major caves were sponsored by patrons such as important clergy, local ruling elite, foreign dignitaries, as well as Chinese emperors (x). Below - painting from the Dunhuang Murals (x):

Dunhuang-style (敦煌风) hanfu refers to hanfu that is recreated from, based on, and/or inspired by the Dunhuang Murals. Inspiration is typically derived from two types of figures depicted in the paintings: cave patrons/donors & Feitian (apsaras).

The Dunhuang Murals depict many patrons & donors of the caves, people of high standing in society dressed in elaborate garments. You can see many hanfu recreations of the patrons in my dunhuang tag. The photo at the top of this post is a recreation of a patron. Additional examples below (1, 2, 3, 4):

The second major source of inspiration for Dunhuang-style hanfu is Feitian/飞天. Feitian is the Chinese word for apsara, which are beautiful flying celestials in Buddhism, skilled in music and dance. It is estimated that there are more than 4,500 flying apsaras painted in the 270 plus Mogao Caves. Below - depictions of Feitian in Dunhuang Murals (x):

The Feitian in the paintings aren’t depicted wearing historical Chinese hanfu, but rather non-realistic fantastical garments common in Buddhist art. Thus, Feitian-style hanfu is not, strictly speaking, recreating the clothing of Feitian, but rather imitating it using hanfu garments. Feitian-style hanfu typically consists of u-collar, half-sleeve, Tang dynasty-style sets. Below - hanfu based on the Feitian aesthetic (1, 2):

This particular hanfu outfit below has been tucked & draped in a non-traditional way to resemble Feitian clothing (x):

Now there is also a relatively new trend of recreating Feitian costumes closer to how they are depicted in the Murals. These costumes typically consist of items like bandeaus, pants, and scarves that are influenced by Indian clothing (which makes sense since Buddhism and apsaras came to China from India). Recently, it has become popular to have Feitian-themed photoshoots wearing such costumes. Below - examples of Feitian costumes (1, 2, 3):

Note that Dunhuang-style Feitian costumes are not considered hanfu. They are in their own separate category, and are typically referred to as “Dunhuang Feitian Costume” (敦煌飞天服), or just “Feitian Costume” for short. They are usually only worn for dance, performances, or photoshoots. Nonetheless, like hanfu, they are a part of the broader trend of interest in historical & traditional fashion in China. Below - Left: Feitian-style hanfu, Right: Feitian costume (x):

For more information and visual references, please check out my Dunhuang & Feitian tags, as well as the following posts: 

@fouryearsofshades has two informative posts on Dunhuang/Feitian-style clothing here & here.

@siumerghe has a detailed post on the Dunhuang Murals here, as well as several posts on recreations of patrons’ clothing: 1, 2, 3, 4.

Hope this helps!

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I started Brewing Love before work today.

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So I've watched through episode 18 of Love Game in Eastern Fantasy. I'm really enjoying it so far. I love love love trouble makers. Miao Miao is pure hijinks trying to get back on the plot. And Yu Shuxin's character is so fun to me. And even though she isn't "strong" like Mu Yao, she's clever and has to be quick on her feet. I'm not bothered at all by the inner monolog as I normally am.

Cui Cui is a great character.

I even don't mind this Marquis plotline. Let's see how this develops.

My 3rd grade kid has started watching this with me actually.

So Marquis knew Zi Qi when they were kids. Were they brothers? Did the old Marquis love but forget Zi Qi's mom?

No idea, but that would be a fun twist. It would explain the dad that left Zi Qi's mom and why Ruo Shi's parents never loved one another. And the irritation they feel at each other could become siblings' exasperation.

I normally hate the pigtail pulling romances, but I want the Marquis and Princess to marry. I soooo enjoyed the two servants make all the townsfolk turn their backs while they had their bickering spat in the middle of the market. Gilbert Blythe Anne Shirley behavior tbh. What will it take for Duan Yang and Ruo Shi to look at eachother?

Ngl, i cried at the bits with Miao Miao and her "dad". I'm so glad she got to say goodbye. Very mature of her to realize there's no going back.

I also appreciate her friendship with Mu Yao and how it's developing from being nice to an NPC to actually caring about her as a person. Female friendships my beloved.

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Love Game in Eastern Fantasy · 2024

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EVE (2022) - yoo sun as han so-ra

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🪷 don't zoom in I'll punch you 🪷

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AMAR PREM KI PREM KAHANI (2024)

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You and I going heart eyes every time they do something cute (,,♡ᵕ♡,,)

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy · 2024

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Papang Phromphiriya Thongputtaruk as SUEA —KIDNAP THE SERIES · Episode 11

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