#Chinese heritage

[chinoiseriene]

Carved green jade vase with coral flowers. China, 20th century.

Carved dark jade vase with coral branches. China, 19th century.

Carved prasiolite (green quartz) vase with coral branches. China, 20th century.

Gemstone carving is one of China's most ancient and important art forms. It is a craft steeped in history and tradition, continually reflecting the philosophy and culture of the Chinese people.

By traditional Chinese definition, hardstones are divided into two categories: jade, which is the mineral nephrite, and all other precious and semi-precious stones. Jade is considered the most esteemed gem of all and associated with many desirable qualities in humans.

[sinoheritage]

Yangshuo 阳朔县, Guangxi province, China.

Located in South China’s Guangxi region, it’s surrounded by karst peaks and bordered by the Li river.

[landscapeing]

Portrait of Emperor Tianqi of the Ming Dynasty, the 16th emperor of the Ming, reigning from 1620 to 1627. By an unknown artist.

Since the 17th and last emperor, Emperor Chongzhen, did not leave an official seated portrait, this painting became the end of the Ming Dynasty royal portraits.

[stardustandrockets]

What's a trope that will almost always get you to read a book?

For me, it's fake dating. I absolutely love the it's-just-a-favor that turns into Real Feelings™. I eat that shit up!

I knew I was going to love Fake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher Lee because it's in the title. And it didn't disappoint. In this Crazy Rich Asians meets Heartstopper YA rom-com, Dylan and Theo are absolutely precious and I would protect them both with my life! There's baking, swoony moments, rediscovering lost family mooncake recipes, learning about your heritage, and so many food references that will have you craving xiao long bao the entire book. Did I mention there's also a corgi named Clover?

If you're a fan of fake dating like I am, I highly recommend this wonderful debut by Sher Lee!

[raffaellopalandri]

Mid-Autumn Festival

中秋快乐! The Mid-Autumn Festival, a cherished tradition celebrated across East Asia, is a time of reunion, gratitude, and celebration of the beauty of the moon. This annual event, falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, is marked by many customs and festivities embodying the essence of Chinese culture. Image taken from Internet At the heart of the Mid-Autumn Festival lies the moon,…

[slots-a-fun]

Overland Hotel and Casino - Reno, Nevada

The Overland Hotel and Casino, a renowned name in Reno’s chip-collecting community, holds a unique place in the history of legalized gaming in Nevada. Established in 1933, it stands as one of the state’s earliest legal gaming establishments, following the legalization of gaming in Nevada in 1931. Under the ownership and vision of Richard “Pick” Hobson, a pioneering figure in Reno’s gaming scene,…

[petorahs]

新春快乐，岁岁平安～

[sheltiechicago]

Detail of “Xuanzang.” Photo by Jón Prospero

The Cardboard Sculptures of Artist Warren King Are an Homage to His Chinese Heritage

Detail of “The Wu Dan Answers the Call.” Photo by Satoshi Kobayashi

“Lion Dancer” (2020). Photo by Jón Prospero

“Chess Players” (2020). Photo by Jón Prospero

[stil-lindigo]

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I can't properly put into words the amount of disgust that I feel seeing someone who looks like she could be my cousin fight for a genocidal occupational force like Israel but I will say this.

If you are Chinese, Korean, Japanese or any one of these Asian ethnicities that the West deem "acceptable" and you align yourselves with western-backed racial supremacy, you are making fools of yourselves. You have fallen prey to the myth of the "model minority" and you are suckers for it.

The premise of racial supremacy is based on exclusivity. And here's a dose of reality - the myth of the "model minority" is nothing but a tactic to placate you. To sow divide in the ranks of people of colour. To artificially manufacture another realm of racial supremacy in minorities so that you're distracted from how we all suffer under colonialism.

Did we all forget about the skyrocketing of sinophobia in the wake of the first COVID outbreak? The transformation of Chinese people into fiends with barbaric eating customs, poor hygiene, and mass conspiracy to infect the world with biological weapons?

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What about the hate-crimes? The attacks in the street against anyone visibly asian? The rampant discrimination and ostracisation from society?

In 2020, Donald Trump referred to COVID-19 as "The Chinese Virus", "Kung-flu" at a campaign rally to raucous applause, a chilling echo of the times where fears of the "Yellow Peril" had the western world in a stranglehold.

For all that Chinese people have been lauded as "prodigies" and "well-mannered workers", the moment our existence was incovenient, were were nothing more than another target. And although Chinese suffering then wasn't close to the scale of suffering that Palestinians now endure, we all received a reminder on what it was like to be in the world's crosshairs.

Now, in 2023, Biden dismisses death tolls as unreliable and remains proudly Zionist even after Netanyahu described the genocide Israel is inflicting upon Palestine as the "struggle between the children of light and the children of darkness, between humanity and the law of the jungle." At the same time, Palestinians are being compared to fleeing rats in a gesture of dehumanisation that mirrors how the Nazis portrayed Jews during the Holocaust.

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And let's not think Abigail's Jewishness will save her, not when it's been proven that Israel has administered contraceptives to Ethiopian Jewish immigrants without their consent. Racial supremacy is an exclusive club that never stops getting smaller, and there is nothing that you, as a minority, will ever be able to do to fit in. One day, you too will be a target and there'll be nothing you can do but blame yourself. After all - it's already happened.

So shame on Abigail. Truly. With the memory of knowing what it's like to be targeted for factors out of your control fresh in her mind, she happily fights to do the same to others. And that says more about her than I ever will be able to.

[chinoiseriene]

Chinese cloisonné (known locally as “jingtailan” 景泰蓝) from the Qing dynasty.

Cloisonné is recorded during the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) and it has been suggested that the technique was introduced to China at that time via the southwestern province of Yunnan, which under Mongol rule, was ruled by Muslim governors and received an influx of Islamic people. Foreign influence (Byzantine and Islamic) contributed to the development of Chinese cloisonné in the 13–14th centuries. The earliest datable pieces being from the reign of the Xuande Emperor (1425–35), which show a full use of Chinese styles, suggesting experience in the technique by that time.

Cloisonné objects were intended primarily for the furnishing of temples and palaces, because their flamboyant splendor was considered appropriate to the function of these structures, but not well suited to a more restrained atmosphere, such as that of a scholars home. It was also dismissed by some as appealing to feminine taste and being suitable only for a lady's chambers.

(All the artifacts in this post date to the Qing era)

[sinoheritage]

Traditional Chinese gold bracelets. Made using an ancient craftsmanship “filigree inlay” 花丝手镯

Beijing and Hebei filigree inlay techniques were historically the most famous and renowned in the industry.

Examples of Chinese bracelets from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1644 and 1644-1912 respectively).

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“Pavilions on Fairy Mountains” 《仙山楼阁图》 painted by Zhao Boju 赵伯驹 in the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279).

Zhao Boju was the seventh-generation grandson of Emperor Taizu of Song. He served as the governor of the Zhejiang East Road and was known for his artistic skills, including painting and flower arrangements.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, society was prosperous and civic culture was on the rise. People's yearning for fairyland and praise for nature became important themes in literature and art.

[dekusleftsock]

Sonic Wachowski the polish man you are…

[axuanmii]

the struggles of kaeluc is that its actually one hundred percent completely fucking fine (and if you read any danmei it makes a lot of sense why, like not even in a incest fetish sense just. genuine love.) but nobody will listen to you because they lack media literacy and choose to attack and block you and call you a freak for liking it instead of like, accepting that maybe the english version of genshin is not perfect and doesn't convey the complexity of some characters' relationships that well than it does in chinese.

like this reddit post sums it up better than i ever could and i go insane every day knowing that people can't publicly like kaeluc in western online spaces without being ostracized and blocked by other people in fandom. and all of it comes from a side-along misunderstanding.

now genshin's not done and they could totally either make kaeluc get married or cut it all out by straight up having them call each other brothers in the future but for now. in this liminal space. i will exist sadly.

idk, i find it very annoying to see people shit on kaeluc/luckae. tumblr is okay though i think.

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tldr, kaeluc from canon content in the original language is not incest. leave my 结义兄弟 pair alone.

[themancorialist]

Alan Turing Way, Manchester.

[chinesehanfu]

[Hanfu · 漢服]China's national Important Cultural Relics Impression Series By Artist @陆曼陀

 China Neolithic Period:The Hongshan culture(4700-2900 BC)Relics<玉猪龙/Pig dragon>

China Shang dynasty / Western Zhou dynasty(1200–800 BC) · Shu state Relics < 太阳神鸟金饰/Golden Sun Bird>

China Western Han Dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD)Artifact Relics<长信宫灯/oil lamp in the shape of a kneeling female servant>

After the lamp is lit, the soot enters the base of the palace lantern through the sleeve to achieve the purpose of cleaning the air.

China Eastern Han Dynasty(25–220 AD)Artifact Relics<铜奔马 or the Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow (馬踏飛燕)>

China Eastern Han Dynasty(25–220 AD) Artifact Relics<摇钱树/Money tree (myth)>

China Tang Dynasty(618–907CE) Artifact Relics<女立俑/Female standing figurine ​​​​>

China Song Dynasty (960–1279) Artifact Relics<汝窑天蓝釉刻花鹅颈瓶/Ru kiln sky blue glaze carved gooseneck bottle>

China Song Dynasty (960–1279) Painting<千里江山图/A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains>by 王希孟(Wang Ximeng)

China Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) Artifact Relics<霁蓝釉白龙纹梅瓶/Ji blue-glazed plum vase with white dragon pattern>

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