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chinesehanfu · 3 months ago

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[China History]How were “luxury toiletries” made and created in ancient China 1,250 years ago?［Eng Sub］

This episode is set in the second year of the Tang Dynasty Tianbao era (743 AD), during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. It tells the story of a maidservant of the emperor's beloved concubine, Mei Fei 梅妃 (also known as Jiang Caiping/江采萍), who created the "Dendrobium Pearl Bath Bean/石斛珍珠澡豆" that Mei Fei/梅妃 had developed. According to the "Beiji Qianjin Yaofang《备急千金要方》" (Essential Formulas Worth a Thousand in Gold for Emergencies) by Tang-dynasty physician Sun Simiao:

洗面药：猪胰（五具切细）、毕豆面（一升）、皂角（三挺）、栝蒌实、葳蕤、白茯苓、土瓜根（各五两）；上七味捣筛，将猪胰拌和，更捣令匀，每但取洗手面，白日白净如素。

【Translation】：

"Facial wash medicine: pig pancreas (cut into fine pieces), beanstalk powder (one sheng/升), Gleditsia sinensis Lam(three pieces), Trichosanthes real, flourishing, white Poria cocos, and five taels each of soil melon roots; mix the seven ingredients, grind and sift, then mix with the pig pancreas, and grind together. Use the resulting powder for washing hands and face, making them as white and smooth as porcelain during the day"

(Note: The video also incorporates a segment on the tribute pearls from Hepu, filmed with the process of "opening oysters and harvesting pearls," though the historical accuracy of the video may have some artistic liberties, so viewers should be mindful of this).

The recipe for the "Dendrobium Pearl Bath Bean/石斛珍珠澡豆" was highly sought after by the imperial concubines and princesses of the time, who affectionately referred to Mei Fei as "Hu Zhu Fu Ren/斛珠夫人" (Lady of Pearls). Not only was she skilled in traditional Chinese medicine, but Mei Fei was also a talented dancer. She was one of the eight great female talents in the Tang Dynasty, having choreographed the famous Tang court dance "Jinghong Dance/惊鸿舞" (Dance of the Scared Swan).

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clip360 · 5 years ago

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Story of Sun Simiao: Medicine, Cultivation Practice, and Virtue (Part 1) Sun Simiao (541-682 AD) lived for 142 years until the early Tang Dynasty. He went to school at the age of seven and memorized texts that were more than 1,000 words long each day.

#Cultivation Practice #Medicine #Story of Sun Simiao #Virtue

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cchattychinese · 7 years ago

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1/8 Chinese Food:

1 Tofu

2 Best green tea the Longjing tea

3 9 famous Chinese dishes translation and cooking

4 199 Chinese dishes of Standard Chinese Translation

5 Jiangxi Cuisine

6 Harbin Cuisine

7 Chengdu snacks

8 Luzhou snack

9 Foods and Health

10 Food carving

11 Puffer Fish Poisonous but Delicious Food

12 Huizhou cuisine Stinky Mandarin Fish

13 Shangdong Cuisine

14 Huaiyang Cuisine

15 Sichuan cuisine

16 Westlake Vinegar Fish Hangzhou Cuisine

17 Fujian Cuisine Buddha Jumps Over the Wall

18 Cantonese Cuisine Morning Tea and DIM SUM

19 Chinese Liquor Baijiu

20 Hunan Cuisine Stinky Tofu and Chili Peppers

21 Jiangsu Cuisine Sweet and Sour Mandarin Fish

22 Vinegar diet for health

23 Chinese Wheaten Food

2/8 Chinese Language:

24 How to learn Chinese

25 Chinese Characters

26 Chinese Characters and the Chinese language

27 The origin of Chinese characters

28 The Evolution of Chinese Characters

29 The Formation of Chinese Characters

30 Modern Chinese Characters

31 Phrase order in the Mandarin

32 Plant Related Chinese Words

33 Animal Related Chinese Words

34 Figurative Use of Chinese Words

35 40 Chinese Idiom Stories

36 How do say family members in Chinese

37 Agency Number for Chinese Government Scholarship

38 Teach and Learn Chinese for Beginners

3/8 Chinese culture:

39 China 24 Solar Terms

40 Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches

41 5 colours and Chinese culture

42 14 numbers and Chinese culture

43 33 Chinese characters learn Chinese culture

44 Chinese Names

45 Confucius and Confucianism

46 Chinese cuisine and culture

47 Chinese Customs

48 Chinese Kungfu

49 Shaolin Temple and Shaolin Kung Fu

50 7 Chinese Myths and Legends

51 8 major Chinese dynasties

52 Introduce of China's geography

53 Education in China

54 Chinese Women

55 Traditional Chinese Clothing

56 Chinese Dress and culture

57 Ancient Chinese Architecture

58 Ethnic Minorities

59 Chinese Cuisine Chinese Tea and Wine Culture

60 Traditional Chinese Culture and Han Nationality

4/8 Chinese Festival:

61 7 Traditional Chinese Festivals

62 The Spring Festival Folk

63 The Lantern Festival

64 7 facts about the Chinese New Year

5/8 Chinese Art:

65 Calligraphic Art and Seal Art of Chinese Character

66 Art of Chinese tea

67 Traditional Handicrafts and Folk Arts

68 Animal related Folk Arts

69 Beijing Opera

6/8 Traditional Chinese Medicine:

70 Hua Tuo Ancestor of Surgery

71 Traditional Chinese Medicine

72 Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion

73 Li Shizhen Sage of Medicine and Herbal

74 Sun Simiao King of Chinese Medicine

75 Zhang Zhongjing Sage of TCM

76 Ge Hong Ancestor of First Aid

77 Bian Que Ancestor of TCM

7/8 Religion in China

78 Chinese Religion

79 Buddhism in China

80 Taoism in China

8/8 Travel in China:

81 China Palace

82 Five Mountains

83 Forbidden City

84 Pavilion of Prince Teng

85 Yueyang Tower

86 Yellow Crane Tower

87 Jiuzhaigou National Park

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ashina-suns-penmanship · 7 years ago

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Reality vs. Fiction

I haven’t really had time to work on this little project lately, so here’s a little sidenote to chew on. As you know, Chang Ge Xing is a work of historical fiction; Changge, Ashina Sun, Mujin, Qin, Gongsun Heng, and many other characters in the story are simply figments of Xia Da’s imagination. There are, however, many real figures as well. Many of them don’t appear until much later in the story (in comparison to what I’ve covered so far), but I thought it would be fitting to point out reality from fiction and provide a little biographical information about each of the real characters.

Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuan were all real people; I wrote about them in the Xuanwu Gate Incident. Li Yuan was a Sui Dynasty general who rebelled, the first Tang emperor, and father of Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng. Li Shimin was famous for his military conquests, and really did kill his brother and ascend to the throne, sparing many of his brothers’ advisors to work in his new court while he served as Emperor Taizong. Changge’s mother almost certainly did not exist; the easiest way that I can explain this is that non-Han Chinese ethnic groups typically did not marry into the imperial family. Li Shimin was, however, enamoured of his real beloved wife, Empress Zhangsun, and mourned her greatly after her passing. Li Jiancheng’s real wife is of little historical importance today.

Luo Yi, Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Yuchi Gong all served the Tang imperial court. Luo Yi was a Sui Dynasty general who helped Li Yuan establish the Tang Dynasty. As a reward for his loyalty, he was bestowed with the royal surname and thusly became Li Yi, Prince of Yan. Luo Yi supported Li Jiancheng and grew fearful when Li Shimin usurped the throne; he raised a rebellion against Li Shimin (by then Emperor Taizong) and was crushed, and the new emperor stripped him of his title and the surname “Li.�� Li Jing was a famous Tang general who defeated the Turks. His wife may have been Zhang Chuchen, a folk hero also known as “Hong Fu Nü” (“The Lady with the Red Sleeves”) who may or may not existed, but is regarded as having taken part in the rebellion against Sui. Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were the most trusted court and military advisors of Emperor Taizong, and he greatly mourned them when they died. Yuchi Gong was a Tang general who is worshipped as a door god in Chinese folk religion today. Shiba was not a real person, as the legendary heroes of the 18 Warriors of Sui-Tang Period that she was a part of were fictitious, but most were based off of actual people who existed at the time. Sun Simiao was a famous Chinese medicine doctor that lived during the Sui and Tang dynasties whose “Hippocratic Oath”, thorough care, and effective remedies immortalized him as the “King of Medicine.”

Xieli/Illig Qaghan (Ashina Duobi), Ashina Jieshe’er/Jiesheshuai, and Princess Yicheng lived in the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. Illig Qaghan was the final qaghan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. He was defeated when he tried to take horses from vassal tribes after a freak storm killed much of his livestock; the tribes united, and with help from Tang, successfully rebelled. Tang took advantage of this weakened state to fully conquer the Eastern Turks, absorbing their land into its empire. Illig Qaghan was spared by Emperor Taizong and offered military positions at the frontiers, but he declined them. Ashina Jiesheshuai was Illig Qaghan’s nephew; after the fall of the khaganate, he was spared and created a Tang general, but was killed when he attempted to assassinate the emperor. Princess Yicheng was a Sui princess who was given to the Turks as part of the heqin policy. She married four times to her first husband’s male relatives in accordance to the Turkic custom of levirate marriage, sometimes betraying her husbands in favor of helping Sui. She was killed by Li Jing. Jin Se most likely didn’t exist, but it would not have been surprising for Princess Yicheng to take Han servants with her to the grasslands when she was married off.

Pusa, Yi’nan, and Mohui were all leaders of their tribes. Pusa was the son of Tejian Irkin and Wu Luohun, but was exiled by his father for unknown reasons. When Tejian died, the Uyghur voted for Pusa to become their new leader, and he returned to take up his post. After becoming irkin, Pusa claimed the title of elteber as a gesture of defiance against the Turks. He was later assassinated by his subordinate Tumidu. Yi’nan was the Irkin of Xueyantuo, and was later favored by Emperor Taizong and created Zhenzhu Khan. Both spearheaded the rebellion against the Turks. Mohui was the leader of the Dahe Khitan clan in 627, which also participated in the revolt.

I have a lot to say about names and historical information. Here we go...

1. Some sources say that Li Shimin had his brothers’ entire families killed off, whereas other mention that it was only the sons. So maybe Chang Ge’s existence shouldn’t be completely dismissed as a totally improbable idea; even though she was made up by Xia Da, if only the sons of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were killed, there still might be the slightest possibility of a princess having fled the palace (basically Anastasia the movie, but then again, it came out before the Grand Duchess’s remains were found).

2. I know that I’m using translations that differ from the scanalations (ie. the whole gunpowder versus nitrate compound translation), and I’m trying my best to look into the accuracy of the names. For example, Gongsun Heng is more often referred to as “Governor,” but I’m not so sure, as Shuozhou is a city (despite the translations calling it Shuo Province). Maybe Xia Da is making up a new province, but I think she’s referring to the city in northeastern China. Additionally, the scanalations name Pusa’s father as “Shijian” and I know that sometimes when two words are put together, the pronunciation changes (ie. Yuchi as a surname instead of being pronounced “Weichi”), but I’m fairly certain that his name should be “Tejian.” Also, I think it’s Xieli Khan, as opposed to Jieli Khan. I also don’t know why Xia Da uses the name “Ashina She’er” when his name was Ashina Jieshe’er or Jiesheshuai...maybe she just thought it was too long?

3. I’m having a lot of trouble with finding factual information on pre-dynastic Khitan; English websites are quite scarce and aren’t very helpful, and I read Chinese very slowly. My best guess about Khitan’s role in the story, based on one measly, uncited line from Wikipedia, is that Sun is going to somehow convince his clan to participate in the ongoing revolt, and that his little cousin will take the reins of leadership.

Sorry for all the word vomit, but here’s one last note: I recently finished reading The Secret History of the Mongol Queens by Jack Weatherford, and it was fantastic! I know that CGX isn’t about the Mongols, but the Turks and the Turkic tribes played a big role in the development of steppe politics in the time of Genghis Khan and his descendants. Something really neat that I learned is that bridges-you-cross’s speculation about khan-naming was right! One example is that of Manduhai Khatun naming her future husband Batu Mongke “Dayan Khan”, which means “United Khan” or “Whole Khan”, reflective of their shared goal of reuniting all the Mongols under one rule. According to Weatherford, Dayan Khan’s title had another equally important meaning to the Chinese—“Dayan” in Chinese is pronounced in such a manner that it would imply that Batu Mongke still claimed the throne of the Yuan Dynasty, which ended before his Ming Dynasty contemporaries overthrew the Mongol grasp on the Chinese imperial seat.

#choukakou #chang ge xing #reality vs fiction #an historical analysis of chang ge xing #xia da #manhua #song of the long march

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