#hong bao the dog

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090523 种地吧李昊 Weibo Update

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stubborn kiss - jamie ♡

a/n: originally an oc fic ive repurposed into a reader insert cuz why not! i really do want to bring this account back so just a quick cut n dry non-proofread fic. :) feel free to send me requests/prompts, im also open to do nsfw drabbles now! especially for sf6 because its what i currently like. :P

this is my very different outlandish interpretation of how jamie shouldve reacted to the bao bro sticker grrrr side note.. u r jamie’s first kiss in this :3

Jamie is always mean to you. Of course he never means it, at least you don’t think he does— but for the most part, he treats you like.. a stray dog that just keeps coming back for more treats.

You’re determined, incessant, often headstrong. You reflect Luke’s fighting style— and personality, even. It’s jarring for him to see you.

But he can’t keep his mind off of you either. When you’re back at it again, climbing up to the rooftop, out of breath, he’ll notice more wounds on you. New ones that he’ll take note of. Small bruises, cuts, or scrapes from previous battles. From roughing up all those box-headed ruffians in the slums of Hong Hu Lu.

Jamie likes to check out every inch of your body that way, eyeing your curves, or the shape of your face— sometimes even small insignificant things, like the wrinkles on your face when you smile after every new move he teaches you.

“Here you are again.” Jamie rolls his eyes. He looks expectant of you, waiting for those same questions about his drunken fists to pop up again— but instead, you extend your hand out to reveal a vinyl sticker of the iconic Bao Bro mascot. It’s a niche gift, and to think you’d ever give him a gift of all things? He starts to feel a little flustered at the act. There’s an obvious flush on his face that doesn’t seem to be caused from drinking for once.

“You’re so..” he clears his throat, “Ridiculous.”

“You don’t like it?” you look confused, a genuine expression of sadness threatens to curve on the corners of your lips, “I mean, if you tell me what you like I could buy something different next time..!” you offer, “I dunno about now though, I’m short on zenny—“ you show a look of embarrassment. Weaving through your wallet for any sort of coins left, to no avail.

“Okay! Okay, I get it! Sheesh.” he bites the tip of his thumb, looking away from you with a certain thought on his mind. Jamie’s face grows redder by the minute and it’s obvious he’s thinking of what to say to you.

“You’re just.. too sweet. Damn you.” he says. It makes him feel awkward. You make him feel awkward! God, he was doomed, “You’re making me feel like I should start buying you gifts now.”

“What? No. You don’t have to do that. You’re already working to train me, isn’t that enough?” you’re a bit puzzled by him. It felt like Jamie was holding back some sort of unbridled rage or new insult to hurl at you with the way he seemed so taken aback by a sticker.

“It doesn’t even warrant you to be spending money on me.” he tried to reason, but you’re very insistent on it all. Jamie knows you’re just about as stubborn as a bull. So he takes a deep breath, looking you in the eye, stern, “Seriously. Bro. What the hell should I do for you to return the favor? Don’t say something dumb like— “training me” either, alright?”

You’re feeling put on the spot right now. Jamie’s seriousness is pressuring you, he leans forward with his hands on his hips, lazily resting his hip on one leg.

You have to work yourself up to say this. It’s a crazy, impulsive and solely self-indulgent request and it’s the only one you could think of.

“..A little kiss?” you ask, you’re voice grows quiet, coy in stance.

Jamie is hesitant. His face only a mere inches away from yours, it’s all a staring contest until he suddenly grips his hands to both sides of your face, squeezing your cheeks so hard it forces your lips to pucker. Slowly, he leans in for an awkward kiss. Firmly planting his face against yours.

It’s uncomfortable and Jamie is seemingly inexperienced with the way he has his eyes squeezed painfully shut— sweat running down his forehead with the tips of your noses mashed together, making this whole thing seem comical when it shouldn’t.

He’s unsure of when to let go of you until the deafening silence starts to get to him and you hold his shoulders. He’s quick to pull away from the “kiss”.

Jamie crosses his arms and looks away from you, you’re a bit shocked for the moment, almost just as flustered as he is— stuck to the fact that he did it with very little hesitation, considering how he usually treats you.

“There.” Jamie pouts, “You got your kiss. Happy? Now, uh, you can stop.. wastin’ your money on me.” the same awkward flush of embarrassment he had before stays even after.

“Thank you.. teacher!” you exclaim, flapping your hands excitedly, bouncing up slightly, you’re giddy. Geeking out as if you’re a fan of a celebrity— Jamie just wishes you would leave him alone now. His unconscious crush on you continuing to egg on as he feels almost accomplished for kissing you, you seemed not to complain about it either.

He adores you, he would never tell you that straight-up. He’ll deny it as much as he can— but he has a genuine soft spot for you.

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Mythic Creatures by Region & Culture

Part 8: Asia and South Pacific

The Mesopotamian entries are often culture-specific and I'll need to sort them into their respective regions in future.

allegedly Asian

Barometz; Salamander

Smaller Entries:

Akathaso, Burma, tree spirit; Barmanou, Pakistan; Benzaiten; Churel; Creatures of Azerbaijan; Dab Hmong; Dakhanavar Armenian; Ḍākinī; Death; Landlord Deities; Mountain God; Peacock Princess; Sin-you; Sky Fox; Teng; Tenghuang; Xeglun Tungusic Ainu

Akkorokamui; Amemasu; Hoyau; Kenas-unarpe; Korpokkur; Mintuci Cambodia; Koan Kroach nightmare fuel; Kting voar also Vietnam; Mrenh kongveal

China

Ao; Ao Guang; Azure Lung; Bai Lung Ma; Bai Suzhen; Bai Ze; Bao Si; Bashe; Bi Fang bird; Bixi; Black Tortoise; Boto_and_Dolphin_Spirits; Cangjie; Chang; Chi; Chinas; Chinese guardian lions; Chinese Monkey Creatures; Chinese serpent killed by Li Ji; Chinese Souls; Chiwen; Chiyou; City God; Daji; Dēnglung; Dilung; Diting; Dogs in Chinese mythology; Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy; Dǒumǔ; Dragon turtle; Fangfeng; Fangxiangshi; Feilian; Feilung; Feng; Fènghuáng; Fengli; Flying Horse of Gansu; Four Perils; Fox Spirit; Fuxi; Fuzanglung; Fuzhu; Gangcheori; Ghosts in Chinese culture; Gonggong; Guang yi ji; Hairen; He-He Er Xian; Hong; Hòutǔ; Hun and po; Hundun; Huodou; Húxiān; Jiangshi; Jiaolung; Jin Chan; Jinmenju also Japanese; Jiutian Xuannü; Jiutou Zhiji Jing; Jiuweihu; Jué yuán (Japanese version Jueyuan); King Father of the East; Kitchen God; Kuafu; Kui; Lake Tianchi Monster; Luan; Luduan; Lung; Lungma; Lungmu; Magpie Bridge; Magu; Menshen; Mo; Mogwai; Momu; Moon Rabbit; Nian; Nine-headed bird; Nüba; Nüwa; Pangu; Panhu; Panlung; Peng; Penghou; Pig Dragon; Pipa Jing; Pixiu; Pulao; Qianlima also Korean; Qilin; Qingji; Qingniao; Qiulung; Queen Mother of the West; Sanshi; Sha Wujing; Shangyang; Shen; Shen_clam_monster; Shenlung; Shi Dog; Shuimu; Spirit Turtle; Stone Sentinel Maze; Swan Maiden Yao; Taotie; The Governor of Nanke; The Painted Skin; The Nine Peahens and the Golden Apples; Three-legged crow also Japanese and Korean; Tianguo; Tianlung; Tianma; Tu'er Shen; Tubo; Tudigong; Unicorn; Watersheep (see Vegetable Lamb of Tartary); Vermillion Bird; Wangliang; White Tiger; World Turtle; Wutong Shen; Wuzhiqi; Xian; Xiangliu; Xiao; Xiezhi; Xingtian; Xirang; Yao Grass; Yāoguài; Yellow Lung; Yeren; Yeti also Tibetan and Nepali; Yinglung; Zhenniao; Zhu Bajie; Zhulung

Hittite

Annunaki; Illuyanka the equivalent of Hurrian Ḫedammu; Hittite Goddesses of Fate

Hurrian

Annunaki; Ḫedammu the equivalent of Hittite Illuyanka; Tilla; Ullikummi; Upelluri

Iran (Persia)

Akvan Div; Al but also in Mongolia, Russia, Afghanistan, Caucasus; Almas also Turkic and Mongolia; Anguiped also Greek and Roman.; Arzhang Div; Azhdaha; Chamrosh; Div; Div-e Sepid; Fulad-zereh; Gochihr; Griffon; Huma bird; Karkadann allegedly lived in India and Persia; Manticore allegedly lived in India; Peri also Turkic, Islamic (and Indian?); Rakhsh; Shabrang; Shahbaz; Shahmaran Indo-Iranian and Turkic; Shahrokh; Sheshe; Simurgh; Sphinx in a wide sense; Takam; Tyger allegedly lived in Persia; Unicorn; Vegetable Lamb of Tartary the Chinese watersheep allegedly lived in Persia; Werehyena; Winged Unicorn; Zahhāk

Java

Antaboga, pre-Islamic, Hindu; Kakawin; Keong Emas; Wewe Gombel Korea; Bulgae; Chilseok; Dokkaebi; Dokkaebi bangmangi; Egg Ghost; Gasin (house god); Gunungsin; Gwisin; Haesindang Park; Inmyeonjo; Jihaguk daejeok toechi seolhwa; Korean dragon; Korean Virgin Ghost; Munshin; Namu doryeong; Pulgasari; Qianlima also Chinese; Ryong; Samsin Halmeoni; Seonangshin; Sosamsin; The Heavenly Maiden and the Woodcutter; Three-legged crow also Japanese and Chinese; Ungnyeo; Ureongi gaksi;

Mongolia

Al but also in Persia, Russia, Afghanistan, Caucasus; Almas also Iran and Turkic; Aq Bars, winged snow leopard, heraldry from 800s onwards, also Slavic; Mongolian Death Worm Myanmar; Manussiha; Nat; Nawarupa; Pyinsarupa; Sphinx in a wide sense; Thayé; Yokkaso

Nepal

Gurumāpā; Khyāh; Kichkandi; Lākhey; Murkatta; Yeti also Chinese and Tibetan

Philippines

Alan of the Tinguian people; Amalanhig of the Visayan; type of Aswang; Amomongo of the Visayan; Angalo of the Ilocano; Anggitay Philippine centauride, female Tikbalang; Anito; Aswang; Bakunawa; Bal-Bal; Batibat of the Ilocano; Berbalang of Mindanao towns; Berberoka northern Luzon; Bernardo Carpio; Bungisngis Meluz, Orion, Bataan and Batangas; Busaw; Buso Bagobo; Dalaketnon Cebuano; Ekek; Engkanto; Ibong Adarna; Kapre; Kataw; Kumakatok; Manananggal; Manaul; Mandurugo; Minokawa; Nuno sa punso; Philippine Mytic Creatures; Pugot; Sarangay; Sarimanok; Sigbin; Sirena; Siyokoy; Tigmamanukan; Tikbalang; Tiyanak; Wakwak

allegedly Scythian (rider culture, no written records, all inhabitants and creatures based on Greek reports)

Amazons, Amazons (List); Arimaspi north Scythia; Scythian genealogical myth; Scythian religion; Scythians; Tarand; Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

Taiwan

Hanitu; Mo-sin-a; Ta'ai; Tek-ko-kui

Thai

Apsonsi; Cha kla; Hatsadiling; Hemaraj; Kong Koi; Krahang; Krasue; Kuman Thong; Mae Nak Phra Khanong; Mae yanang; Nang Mai; Nang Ta-khian; Nang Tani; Nariphon; Ninlaret; Phi phong; Phi Tai Hong; Phisuea Samut; Pop (ghost); Sphinx in a wide sense; Sudsakorn; Suvannamaccha

Tibet

Gyalpo spirits; Ro-langs; Simhamukha; Snow Lion; Tibetan myth; Wind Horse; Yeti also Chinese and Nepali

Vietnam

Hồ ly tinh; Kting voar also Cambodia; Lạc bird; Nghê; Rồng ; Vietnamese Dragons

Turkic

Äbädä, also found in Siberian mythology; Abasy, also found in Siberian mythology; Aiy Yakut; Al in Mongolia, Russia, Afghanistan, Caucasus; Al Ana; Al Basty from Sumerian; Alara, also found in Siberian mythology; Almas also Iran and Mongolia; Archura; Asena; Ayaz Ata; Bai Baianai also Yakut; Basty Turkic alp or mare; Bichura Turkic household spirit; Chai nenesi; Chesma iyesi; Çor also Siberian; Ergene iyesi; Erkenek; Hortdan; Irshi; Itbarak; İye; Konrul; Korbolko; Kormos; Mhachkay includes Tatar lore; Mu shuvuu; Örek; Peri also Persian, Islamic (and Indian?); Qarakorshaq; Sazakan; Shahmaran Indo-Iranian and Turkic; Sheka; Shurali; Su iyesi; Susulu; Tepegöz; Tulpar; Turul also Hungarian; Upiór also Slavic; Uylak; Werewolf; Yekyua; Yelbeghen; Yer iyesi; Yer-sub; Yuxa

Turkish

Gelin; İn Cin; Uzuh

Siberia

Äbädä, also found in Turkic mythology; Abasy, also found in Turkic mythology; Aiy Yakut; Alara, also found in Turkic mythology; Bai Baianai, also found in Turkic mythology; Çor also Turkic; İye also Turkic\; Menk; Oksoko Yakut; Ongon; Pitsen; Sihirtia; The Great Snake; Yekyua; Yelbeghen

South Pacific Islands

Abaia: Fiji, Solomon and Vanuatu Islands. ; Abere, unspecified "Melanesia"; Adaro, Solomon Islands, merfolk; Aitu, from Maori to various east and west Polynesian cultures; Amai-te-rangi Cook Islands; Apukohai, Hawaii; Aremata-Popoa and Aremata-Rorua; Atonga Samoa; Atua; Auriaria Kiribati; Avatea Cook Islands; Baloma; Barong; Flaming Teeth Fiji; Gazeka Papua New Guinea; Hatuibwari Solomon Islands; Ila (Samoan myth); Kae and Longopoa; Kai-n-Tiku-Aba; Kalamainu'u Hawaii; Kawas; Kihawahine; Kupua Hawaii; Losi Samoa; Menehune Hawaii; Miru Cook Islands; Moʻo Hawaii; Moso's Footprint Samoa; Nawao Hawaii; Nei Tituaabine; Nganaoa; Nightmarchers Hawaii; Pahuanui Tahiti and Society Islands; Pua Tu Tahi; Rogo-Tumu-Here; Savali; Sina and the Eel; Talamaur Vanuatu; Tamangori; Tangaroa; Taotao Mo'na Mariana Islands; Tapairu Cook Islands; Tiʻitiʻi; Tikokura; Tinirau similar to Māori Tinirau and Kae;

Māori

Aitu also common in all parts of East and West Polynesia, sometimes with slightly different meanings; Atua; Hāhau-whenua; Hākuturi; Hawakai; Hemā; Hine-nui-te-pō; Kiwa; Kumi Lizard; Kurangaituku; Maero; Manaia; Maori ghosts; Matuku-tangotango; Moehau; Nuku-mai-tore; Pania of the Reef; Paoro; Patupaiarehe; Ponaturi; Pouākai; Taniwha; Taoroinai; Te Wheke-a-Muturangi; Tinirau and Kae; Tipua; Waitoreke; Whakatau; Whiro

Indian Ocean Islands

Folklore of the Maldives; Rannamaari

Japan (separate categories for Ainu and Okinawa)

Abumi-guchi; Abura-akago; Abura-sumashi; Aka Manto; Akabeko; Akaname; Akashita; Aketeko; Akubōzu; Akugyo; Akuma; Akurojin-no-hi; Ama no Fuchigoma; Amabie; Amanojaku; Amanozako; Amazake-babaa; Amefurikozō; Ameonna; Amikiri; Amorōnagu; Aoandon; Aobōzu; Aonyōbō; Aosaginohi; Arikura-no-baba; Ashi-magari; Ashinaga-tenaga; Ayakashi; Azukiarai; Azukibabaa; Azukihakari;

Bake-danuki; Bake-kujira; Bakemono; Bakeneko; Bakezōri; Baku; Banchō; Basan; Betobeto-san; Binbōgami; Biwa-bokuboku; Boroboroton; Bukit Timah Monkey Man WWII Japanese soldiers in Bukit Timah (Singapore) saw this; Byōbunozoki;

Chimimōryō; Chōchin'obake; Chōchinbi;

Daidarabotchi; Daikokuten; Danzaburou-danuki; Datsue-ba; Dodomeki; Dōsojin;

Ehon Hyaku Monogatari; Emishi; Enenra;

Fūjin; Funayūrei; Furaribi; Furutsubaki-no-rei; Futakuchi-onna;

Gagoze; Gashadokuro; Gazu Hyakki Yagyō; Gohō dōji; Goryō;

Hagoromo (swan maiden play); Hakuzōsu; Hanako-san; Hannya; Hare of Inaba; Harionagu; Hashihime; Heikegani; Hell Courtesan; Hibagon; Hiderigami; Himiko; Hito-gitsune; Hitodama; Hitotsume-kozō; Hitotsume-nyūdō; Hone-onna; Hotoke; Hyakki Tsurezure Bukuro; Hyakki Yagyō_Wild Hunt; Hyōsube; Hyottoko;

Ibaraki-dōji; Ikiryō; Ikuchi; Inari Ōkami; Inugami; Inugami Gyōbu; Ishinagenjo; Isonade; Issie; Issun-boushi; Itsumade; Ittan-momen;

Janjanbi; Japanese Serpent; Jikininki; Jinmenju also Chinese; Jinmenken; Jorōgumo; Jubokko; Jueyuan (Chinese version Jué yuán);

Kaibyō; Kamaitachi; Kami; Kamikiri; Kappa; Karura; Kasa-obake; Kasha; Kawauso; Kechibi; Keneō (oni); Kidōmaru; Kijo (folklore); Kinoko; Kitsune; Kitsune no yomeiri; Kitsunebi; Kiyohime; Kodama; Kōga Saburō; Komono; Konaki-jiji; Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki; Konjaku Hyakki Shūi; Konpira Gongen; Koromodako; Koto-furunushi; Kotobuki; Kōya Hijiri; Kubikajiri; Kuchisake-onna; Kudagitsune; Kudan; Kumiho; Kuraokami (ryu); Kuro-shima (Ehime); Kurozuka; Kuzenbo; Kuzunoha; Kuzuryū;

Makuragaeshi; Maneki-neko; Matarajin; Mazoku; Megijima; Menreiki; Miage-nyūdō; Mikaribaba; Mikoshi-nyūdō; Misaki; Mishaguji; Mishihase; Mizuchi; Mokumokuren; Momiji; Momotarō; Mononoke; Mōryō; Mujina; Myōbu;

Namahage; Namazu; Nekomata; Ningen; Ningyo; Niō; Noderabō; Noppera-bō; Nue; Nuppeppō; Nurarihyon; Nure-onna; Nuribotoke; Nurikabe; Nyūdō-bōzu;

Oboroguruma; Ochimusha; Ōkubi; Okuri-inu; Ōmukade; Oni; Oni Gozen; Onibi; Onihitokuchi; Onikuma; Onmyōji; Onryō; Ōnyūdō; Ootakemaru; Orochi; Osakabehime; Osaki; Otoroshi; Oukami; Ouni;

Raijin; Raijū; Rashōmon no oni; Reikon; Rōjinbi; Rokkaku-dō; Rokurokubi; Ryū; Ryūgū-jō; Ryūjin;

Sakabashira; Samebito; Sankai; Sarutahiko Ōkami; Satori; Sazae-oni; See-Hear-Speak No Evil; Sessho-seki; Setsubun; Shachihoko; Shapeshifter; Shibaemon-tanuki; Shichinin misaki; Shidaidaka; Shikigami; Shikome; Shinigami; Shiranui; Shirime; Shiryō; Shōjō; Shōkera; Shuihu; Shuten-dōji; Smallpox demon; Sōjōbō; Sorei; Sunekosuri; Suzuka Gozen;

Takaonna; Takarabune; Tamamo-no-Mae; Teke Teke; Tengu; Tenka; Tennin; Tenome; Tentōki and Ryūtōki; Tesso; Three-legged crow also Chinese and Korean; Tōfu-kozō; Toyotama-hime; Tsuchigumo; Tsuchinoko; Tsukumogami; Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto; Tsurara-onna; Tsuru no Ongaeshi; Tsurube-otoshi; Tsurubebi;

Ubagabi; Ubume; Umi zatō; Umibōzu; Ungaikyō; Ushi no toki mairi; Ushi-oni; Uwan;

Waira; Wani; Wanyūdō; Watatsumi;

Yako; Yakusanoikazuchi; Yama-uba; Yamabiko; Yamabito; Yamainu; Yamajijii; Yamata no Orochi; Yamawaro; Yanari; Yashima no Hage-tanuki; Yato-no-kami; Yobuko; Yōkai; Yōsei; Yosuzume; Yotsuya Kaidan; Youkai; Yuki-Onna; Yume no seirei; Yūrei;

Zashiki-warashi; Zennyo Ryūō; Zuijin; Zashiki-warashi

Okinawa

Kijimuna

allegedly Arabic Cinnamologus

Morocco Aisha Qandicha

Mesopotamia Abyzou; Annunaki; Anzû; Ardat-lilî; Beings of Irkalla or Kur; Bull of Heaven; Dagon; Edimmu; Ghosts in Mesopotamian culture; Hanbi; Humbaba; Igigi; Kilili; Kulullû; Kusarikku; Labbu; Lahamu; Lamashtu; Lilin also in Jewish folklore; Lotan; Lugal-irra; Lulal; Mukīl rēš lemutti; Mušḫuššu; Mušmaḫḫū; Namtar; Ninimma; Ninurta; Pazuzu; Rabisu; Scorpion men; Sea goat; Serpopard; Seven-headed serpent; Six-headed Wild Ram; The Four Winds; Tiamat; Udug; Ugallu; Umū dabrūtu; Uridimmu; Urmahlullu; Wild Man, Wild Woman ; Wild Men, Wild Women Enkidu; Zaqar

allegedly Mesopotamian Sirin

Akkadian Abkallu, also Sumerian; Akhkhazu, later Babylonian; Alû also Sumerian, an utukku with no mouth, ears, lips; Asag also Sumerian; Bašmu (possibly other parts of Mesopotamia, but badly attested); Lilu; Ušumgallu

Assyrian Adrammelech killed an Assyrian king; Alal references Babylonians

allegedly Assyrian Aralez in Armenian folklore, Semiramis controls an Aralez

Babylonian Akhkhazu, earlier Akkadian; Alal from Chaldean-Assyrian sources; Kulilu

Sumerian Abkallu, also Akkadian; Al Basty, later also in Turkic traditions; Alû also Akkadian, an utukku with no mouth, ears, lips; Asag also

Akkadian Kuli-ana; Palm Tree King#

Mesopotamian (Other) Atargatis Canaanite goddess; Tannin Canaanite; Yam Canaanite

Buddhism

Acala, Vajrayana Buddhism & East Asian Buddhism; Apalala a naga king; Apsara; Asura; Āṭavaka; Cakrasaṃvara Tantra; Ḍākinī; Diting; Girimekhala; Hayagriva; Heruka; Hevajra; Hungry Ghost; Kalaviṅka; Kangiten Buddhism in Japan; Kṣitigarbha; Kuṇḍali; Mahakala; Mahamayuri; Mahoraga; Manjushrikirti; Mara; Mucalinda; Nariphon; Niō; Preta; Rakta Yamari; The sixteen dreams of King Pasenadi; Trailokyavijaya; Tulpa; Vajrakilaya; Vajrayakṣa; Vemacitrin; Wisdom King; Wrathful deities

Jainism Ambika; Dharanendra; Gomukha; Jwalamalini; Mahoraga; Nabhi; Rishabhanatha

India

Aghasura asura in shape of 8 mile serpent (500 CE to 1000 CE, but most likely between 800 and 1000 CE); Agni_deity; Airavata; Akshayavata tree (estimated between the 4th and 15th century CE. Some parts of the text may be from the 750 to 1000 CE period.); Anasuya; Andhaka asura with 1000 heads 2000 eyes 1000 arms; Angiris; Apsara; Arjuna; Asi; Asura; Bakasura a rakshasa (despite "asura" in the name); Barbarika; Basnak Dau; Bhagadatta; Bhargava; Bhoota; Bhramari; Bhringi; Brahmahatya; Brahmarākṣasaḥ; Buru; Chakora; Chana and Munda; Chaturbhuja; Chedipe; Chidambara Rahasiyam; Chinas; Chir Batti ghost light; Chitrāngada; Chyavana; Creatures from Vetala Tales; Daayan; Daitya; Daksha\; Daksha yajna; Danava; Daruka; Dawon; Devas; Devatas; Durgamasura; Durukti; Dvarapala; Dvipa; Gādhi; Gaja; Gajasimha; Gaṇa; Gandaberunda; Gandharva; Garuda; Ghosayatra Parva; Grahana; Guhyaka; Gusainji Maharaj; Halahala; Hamsa; Haryashvas and Shabalashvas; Hidimba; Hiranyakashipu; Hiranyaksha; Ichchadhari naag; Ila; Ilavida; Ilvala and Vatapi (asura); Iravati; Jahnu; Jarita; Jvarasura; Kabhanda; Kālakeya ; Kālakeyas; Kalanemi (asura); Kalanemi (Ramayana); Kaliya; Kamadhenu; Kamakhya; Ketu; Keukegen; Kimpurushas; Kinnara; Kirmira; Kirtimukha; Koka and Vikoka; Kotavi; Kubera; Kumbhakarna; Kumbhāṇḍa; Kuntilanak ; Kurma; Kuttichathan; Lajjā Gaurī; Mada; Madhu-Kaitabha; Madhusudana; Mahabali; Maharajikas; Mahishasura; Mahoraga; Makara; Manasa_Snake_Goddess; Mānasaputra; Mande Barung; Maṇibhadra; Manohara; Mara_Goddess2 identical name to another death goddess Mara_Goddess (unrelated???); Maricha; Matsya; Mayasura; Monkey-man of New Delhi; Mṛtyu; Mukasura; Naga; Naga fireballs; Naga people; Nagaraja; Naimiṣāraṇya; Nandi; Narakasura; Narantaka-Devantaka; Narasimha Half human / Half Lion --> how Vishnu fulfills a prophecy like Eowyn or MacBeth; Navagunjara; Nivatakavacha; Pahlavas; Panchajanya; Panchamukha; Pichal Peri; Pippalada; Pishachas; Pitr; Poubi Lai; Prahlada; Pratyangira; Puloman; Putana; Rāgarāja; Rākshasas; Raktabīja; Ravana; Rishyasringa; Rukmavati; Samagana; Sampati; Sarama; Sarpa Kavu; Shahmaran Indo-Iranian and Turkic; Shambara; Shankha; Shatarupa; Shesha; Shikhandi; Shukra; Sphinx in a wide sense; Srbinda; Subahu; Sunda and Upasunda; Suparṇākhyāna; Ten Giant Warriors; Tree of Jiva and Atman; Tripurasura; Trishira; Tumburu; Ucchusma; Uchchaihshravas; Ulupi; Upamanyu; Vadavagni; Vahana (Mount of a Deva); Vajranga; Vanara; Varaha; Varahi; Vasuki_Naga_King; Vel; Vetala; Vidyādhara ; Vidyādharas; Viprachitti; Viradha; Vishala; Vritra; Vritra (dragon); Vyaghrapada; World Elephant; World Turtle; Yaksha; Yakshini; Yali; Yama; Yamaduta; Yamantaka

allegedly Indian Abarimon; Acheri; Aeternae; Astomi Pliny the Elder; Bragmanni; Calingae Pliny the Elder; Crocotta; Gold-digging ant; Griffon; Indus worm; Karkadann; Kratu; Mandi; Manticore; Monopod; Nuli; Odontotyrannus; Panther; Pard; Rompo; Salabhanjika; Sciritae; Sharabha; Tandava; Unicorn; Wild Man, Wild Woman ; Wild Men, Wild Women

Ayyavazhi Sect Kroni

Assam Baak

Bengali Bengali myths; Byangoma

Kannada Nale Ba

Kashmir Bramrachokh will-o-wisp; Rantas

Kerala Aana Marutha

Malayalam South India; Kallana

Manipur / Meitei Haosi Namoinu; Helloi; Hingchabi; Kanglā Shā; Kao; Keibu Keioiba; Khoirentak tiger; Khongjomnubi Nonggarol; Lai Khutshangbi; Meitei dragons; Meitei Mythic Creatures; Nongshāba; Pākhangbā; Sagol kāngjei; Samaton; Uchek Langmeitong; Umang Lai Sanamahism; Yenakha Paotapi Sri Lanka; Devil Bird; Maha Sona; Nittaewo; Reeri Yakseya; Sphinx in a wide sense; Tharaka; Yakseya and Yakka

Tamil Mamuni Mayan; Nadi astrology; Tamil myth

Indonesia Babi ngepet; Bukit Timah Monkey Man Singapore; Hainuwele; Hantu; Hantu Air; Hantu Bongkok; Hantu Raya; Hantu Tinggi; Jenglot; Kuntilanak also India; Lang Suir aka Langsuyar; Malay Creatures; Manseren Manggoendi; Nyi Roro Kidul; O Tokata; Orang bunian; Orang Mawas; Orang Minyak; Orang Pendek; Pelesit; Penanggalan similar to Philippines Manananggal; Pocong; Polong; Putri Tangguk; Rangalau Kiulu Phantom; Seri Gumum Dragon; Seri Pahang; Singa; Suanggi; Suangi; Sundel bolong; Tuyul; Warak ngendog

allegedly Malay Á Bao A Qu; Abath

Bali Bhoma; Gajamina; Leyak; Ogoh-ogoh

Flores Ebu gogo

Notify me about any mistakes or if any of these mythic figures, beings and creatures should not be used in art or fiction.

[stiltonbasket]

Jin Ling wants to cosplay as something that will include best girl service dog Fairy? He goes as Luthien from LOTR a bunch of times - Fairy is Huan the hound. Nie Shiyong tags along some times as Beren. Hong-bao's first cosplay is at one of these times. He's being a baby Dior!

Baby Hong-Dior also has a Silmaril that nearly causes a riot at the con because of how good it looks. 😂

[casbooks]

Books of 2023

Book 46 of 2023

Title: Farewell, Ham Tan Arty: An Artilleryman's Journal During the Vietnam War Drawdown Authors: Gerald Herter ISBN: 9798985051223 Tags: AC-119G Shadow, AUS ADF AA Australian Army, AUS ADF Australian Defence Force, CHN China, CHN Hong Kong, FAC, FRA France, FRA Paris, GBR RN Royal Navy, GBR United Kingdom, GER Bad Kreuznach, GER Frankfurt, GER Germany, GER Oberammergau, GER USA Baumholder Base, GER USAF Rhein-Main Air Base, HKG Hong Kong, HKG Hong Kong - China Fleet Club, HKG Hong Kong - Chinese Theater Restaurant, HKG Hong Kong - Gaddi's Restaurant, HKG Hong Kong - Grand Hotel, HKG Hong Kong - Hilton Hotel, HKG Hong Kong - Jimmy's Kitchen Restaurant, HKG Hong Kong - Juno's Revolving Restaurant, HKG Hong Kong - Kowloon, HKG Hong Kong - Mandarin Hotel, HKG Hong Kong - RN Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, HKG Hong Kong - Victoria Peak, KHM Cambodia, KHM Cambodian Civil War (1967-1975), KHM Cambodian Incursion (1970) (Vietnam War), KHM General Lon Nol, KHM King & President Norodom Sihanouk, KHM Phnom Penh, LAO Lam Son 719 (1971) (Vietnam War), LAO Laos, LAO Laotian Civil War (1959-1975), M109 Paladin, O-1 Bird Dog, THA Ayutthaya, THA Bangkok, THA Thailand, US Bob Hope (Entertainer), US CIA Central Intelligence Agency, US MOH Medal of Honor, US State Department, US USA 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment - Blackhorse, US USA 12th Artillery Regiment, US USA 12th Artillery Regiment - 2/12, US USA 12th Artillery Regiment - 2/12 - A Batt, US USA 16th Artillery Regiment, US USA 16th Artillery Regiment - 7/16, US USA 1st Cavalry Division, US USA 1st Cavalry Division - 3rd Brigade, US USA 21st Artillery Regiment, US USA 21st Artillery Regiment - 1/21, US USA 23rd Artiller Group, US USA 25th ID, US USA 2nd Artillery Regiment, US USA 2nd Artillery Regiment - 1/2, US USA 35th Artillery Regiment, US USA 35th Artillery Regiment - 2/35, US USA 42nd Artillery Regiment, US USA 42nd Artillery Regiment - 5/42, US USA 42nd Artillery Regiment - 5/42 - A Batt, US USA 42nd Artillery Regiment - 5/42 - B Batt, US USA 42nd Artillery Regiment - 5/42 - C Batt, US USA 83rd Artillery Regiment, US USA 83rd Artillery Regiment - 5/83, US USA 8th ID, US USA 90th Replacement Bn, US USA 92nd Artillery Regiment, US USA 92nd Artillery Regiment - 1/92, US USA 92nd Artillery Regiment - 1/92 - A Batt, US USA ASA Army Security Agency, US USA Fort Benning GA, US USA Fort Riley KS, US USA Fort Sill OK, US USA Fort Sill OK - OBC Officer Basic Course, US USA LNO Army Liason Officer, US USA LRRP Team (Vietnam War), US USA Lt Brian Thacker (MOH), US USA United States Army, US USA USAEUR United States Army Europe, US USA USAEUR V Corps, US USA USSF 1st SFG, US USA USSF Green Berets, US USA USSF Special Forces, US USN United States Navy, US USN USS Lloyd Thomas (DD-764), US USO United Service Organizations, US WI University of Wisconsin, US WI University of Wisconsin - ROTC, US WI Wisconsin, USAID, VNM ADF AA 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) (Vietnam War), VNM ARVN TF 302nd Bn, VNM ARVN TF Territorial Forces, VNM Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem (1963) (Vietnam War), VNM Bao Tan, VNM Bearcat Base / Long Thanh North Airfield (Vietnam War), VNM Bien Hoa, VNM Bien Hoa Air Base (Vietnam War), VNM Binh Thuy, VNM CIA Air America (1950-1976) (Vietnam War), VNM Cu Chi, VNM Dak To, VNM Di An, VNM DRV NVA MR7 HQ, VNM DRV NVA North Vietnamese Army, VNM DRV VC Viet Cong, VNM FSB 6 (Hill 1001) (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Apache (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Blackhorse (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Concord (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Deeble (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Dora (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Flower (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Husky (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Intrepid (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Joni / Flower (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Karen (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Mace (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Michelle (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Nancy (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Oldham (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Riviera (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Simmons (Vietnam War), VNM FSB Sylvia (Vietnam War), VNM Ham Tan, VNM Hiep An, VNM Hill 1001, VNM Ho Chi Minh Trail (Vietnam War), VNM III Corps (Vietnam War), VNM Lagi, VNM Lang Vei, VNM Lang Vei Special Forces Camp (Vietnam War), VNM Long Binh Post - Camp Price, VNM Long Binh Post - Plantation - II Field Force HQ (Vietnam War), VNM Long Binh Post (Vietnam War), VNM Long Hai, VNM Long Hai Mountains, VNM Long Khanh Province, VNM My Lai Massacre (1968) (Vietnam War), VNM Nui Be, VNM Nui Chui Chan, VNM Nui Dat, VNM Nui Nhon, VNM Nui Ong, VNM Nui Ta Kou, VNM Operation Snoopy (People Sniffer) (Vietnam War), VNM Paris Peace Accords (1973) (Vietnam War), VNM Phan Thiet, VNM Phu Loi, VNM Phuoc Tho, VNM Phuoc Tuy Province, VNM RVN ARVN 18th ID, VNM RVN ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam, VNM RVN ARVN General Do Cao Tri, VNM RVN ARVN RF/PF 177th RF Co (Vietnam War), VNM RVN ARVN RF/PF Regional Forces/Popular Forces (Vietnam War), VNM RVN ARVN Vietnamese Rangers - Biet Dong Quan, VNM RVN Chieu Hoi Program/Force 66 - Luc Luong 66 (Vietnam War), VNM RVN General Duong Van Minh (Big Minh), VNM RVN Ngo Dinh Diem, VNM RVN Ngo Dinh Nhu, VNM RVN Nguyen Van Thieu, VNM Tam Tam, VNM Tan Linh, VNM Tan Ly, VNM Tan Ly - PF Outpost, VNM Tan Son Nhut Air Base, VNM US MACV Advisory Teams (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV CORDS Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (1967-1975) (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV Military Assistance Command Vietnam (Vietnam War), VNM US MACV TRAC Third Regional Assistance Command (Vietnam War), VNM US USA II Field Force (1966-1971) (Vietnam War), VNM US USA Phu Loi Air Base (Vietnam War), VNM US USMC KSCB Khe Sanh Combat Base (Vietnam War), VNM Vietnam, VNM Vietnam War (1955-1975), VNM Vung Tau, VNM Xuan Loc Rating: ★★★ (3 Stars) Subject: Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.US Army.Advisor, Books.Military.20th-21st Century.Asia.Vietnam War.US Army.Artillery

Description: Experience firsthand as an artilleryman maneuvers the complexities of the Vietnam war. Today's college senior may face the daunting challenges of mountainous student debt and questionable job prospects, but not the horrific predicament a male student of the 1960's confronted with the military draft and imminent deployment to fight a deadly and thankless war in Vietnam. FAREWELL, HAM TAN ARTY, An Artilleryman's Journal during the Vietnam War Drawdown, follows as a student contemplates the options: flee to Canada, seek special favors to avoid serving, or answer his country's call. Much has been written of battles, heroic actions, and fatal political blunders. But what about the average young person pursuing the daily tasks of life?amidst a campus torn by anti-war protests,?through dehumanizing training in the sweltering heat of a Georgia summer,?playing at war in the former Nazi camps of Germany,?then finally on the ground in Vietnam,hoping to survive while carrying out orders from distant generals, and calming the fears of loved ones back home. An artillery officer's experiences, advancing from fire bases to province headquarters, speak out from a dust-stained journal, next to letters home nuanced to soften depictions of the dangers of the war zone that lay hidden between the lines. Transcend the sensationalism of war to contemplate how relationships were maintained with loved ones so far away, and the importance of those connections for boosting morale and fostering hope for the future. Whether through letters written, "Care" packages received, or a remote MARS radiophone call to a mother on Christmas Eve from deep within the distant combat zone of Vietnam, the feelings expressed melt away the miles, at least for a moment. Join with the soldier as his lifechanging decisions come to life on the pages of his journal.

Review: Meh - It was an ok-ish book but really not worth bothering with. He spends more time talking about care packages and his taxes than anything else.

[dayummitsiris]

Happy new year! Ps envelopes are from cynjo

[terefah]

guys i’m fucking crying..... my friends gave me these last night....... connor hand-felted this dog that looks like muki!!! izzy hand-made this pouch and carved the button from tasmanian huon pine (which smells amazing) as well as A TINY CAT THAT LOOKS LIKE NAVI!! and nolan gave me this hong bao that his grandma gave him and it’s to bring wealth and fortune and harmony on my travels!!!!!!! i’m crying!!!!!!!!! and (not pictured) alex gave me the warmest jacket and christina gave me tea and diya gave me olives and olive oil from their family’s farm in lebanon to give to my family 😭 i love my friends so much!!!!!!!!!!

[kloudraws]

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Lunar/Chinese New Year to all my fellow peeps who celebrate it! Just pretend the dogs on the Hong Bao are rats for this year LOL https://www.instagram.com/p/B7wybhjjtGl/?igshid=1sr84gdmd4dgo

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Master List So Far (Part 3)

Blank Slate Tea

88 Lanzhou Handmade Noodles

Milkcow

Chaan BonBon

BBQ Olive Chicken

Le Paris Dakar

Tokyo Sushi

Le Tea

Tea I Y

Macao Imperial Tea

Madame Vo

Patisserie Tomoko

Nicky’s Vietnamese Sandwiches

Maestro Pasta 

Softbite 

The Dough Club 

Outro

Flipper’s 

Uncle Tetsu

Tea La Ra

BAO Teahouse 

Moge Tee 

Kim Ga Nae

Snow Show

Tonchin Ramen

Pop Bar

Four Four South Village

M Tea

Hao Noodle 

Aoi Kitchen

Teinei Ya Ramen

Bosphorus Cafe Grille

Narinatto

Right Coast Taqueria

The Wild Goose

Ichiddo Ramen

Steiner Pastry Shop

ChungChun Rice Dog

Bake Culture

Pelicana Chicken

Song Tea

Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao

Cakehouse WIN

Cafe de Cupping

Cheogod Zip Chicken & Pizza

Martha’s Country Bakery

Kunst Coffee Haus

Momo Ashi Cafe

Nippon Cha 

Mad for Chicken 

Yummy Gyro

The Sweet Sap 

The French Workshop

Playdate NYC

Young’s Dessert Bar

Teazzi 

Shero Cakes

B&W Sweets 

Cookies By Kase 

Cheryl’s Cookies

Fudge Du Locke 

Mary’s Brigadeiro 

Soul Sweet Boutique 

Ikedo Ramen 

St. Honore Pastry Shop

Kung Fu Kitchen 

Kyuramen

Diwan

Chana’s Bakery

Xiang Hot Pot

Eclair Bakery 

Gregory’s Coffee

Kings Street Coffee

Angelina Paris 

Ugly Donuts & Corn Dogs

Wagashi Studio

Cafe Bench

Beat Mazesoba

Soba-ya

Flipsigi

Book Club

Bird & Branch

Dragon Bing

Rebecca’s Cake Pops

Gaonnuri 

Her Name Is Han 

Blank Street Coffee

Ravagh Persian Grill 

Claduette

Sweets Laboratory 

Calle Dao 

Oramen

Penelope

Yakitori Nonono

Waterzooi

Chirp

Kabisera 

Cipriani Dolci 

Dominique Ansel Workshop 

Bourke Street Bakery

Barn Joo Nomad 

Hortus NYC

Hey Yuet 

Oh My Goodness

Ivory Kitchen 

Ichiran Ramen 

Bear Donut 

Tiger Sugar

Wagamama 

E-Mo

Cafe Hong Kong 

Cafe 1 of a Kind 

Bean & Bean Coffee 

Oh K-Dog

Handsome Rice 

Mochinut

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop

Lady Wong Pastry & Kuih

Donut Craft 

MB Ramen

The Butcher’s Daughter

Anita La Mama del Gelato 

Çka Ka Qellue

The Smith

Joy Love Club

Mom’s Touch 

Farniella Bakery & Pizza

Serra Provisions 

Joju

Tart Tart House

Lysee

Kam Hing Coffee Shop 

Golden Unicorn Restaurant 

75 Degrees Cafe

Baonanas 

Jia Dim Sum

Ol’ Days NYC

Take31

The Boiis Co

520Desserts

Chick of Us

Machi Machi

Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart

Koku Ramen

Planta Queen

From Lucie

Copper Mug Coffee

Yubu

Kame Ramen

Angelina Bakery

Five Senses

Ando Patisserie

Tipsy Shanghai

Zaytinya

Round K By Sol

Maiko Matcha Cafe

Turntable Chicken Rock

Huek Hwa Dang

Buttercup Bake Shop

Sundaes Best

Butterdose

Elly’s Pastry

Akibo Curry

Setsugekka

Kimika

Crumbl Cookies

La Mira Gelateria

Venchi

Smusht

I Am Nacho Mama

Dokebi Kitchen

Citizens of Chelsea

Prime Meat Rokko

Hojokban

Darbar Grill

Kaiten Zushi

Tradisyon

Noflex

Peppercorn Station

Mabu Cafe

Momoya Soho

Baodega

Octo

Cafe Skye

Speedy Korean Grill

Cafe Skye

Nana’s Green Tea

Seoul Salon

Little Uluh

Mesita

Ruta Oaxaca

Anntremet Cake

Sarisa Cafe

Duo Cafe

Bunny & Bro Coffee

Senza Gluten

Postcard Bakery

Bad Roman

Figure Eight

Caminito

[orphancookie69]

Happy Chinese New Year 2022!

Did you know not every culture celebrates New Year on 1/1? Most people have heard of Chinese New Year. Most people would not know that its happens in February each year. It goes on for waaay longer than just a day, usually with a whole schedule of things to do! 

This year is the year of the Tiger! Look at him up there, isn’t he cute? Haven’t heard of the chinese zodiac? Well, we have a zodiac in western astrology that an symbol/animal is assigned to you based on your birth something. (Don’t get me started how western astrology comes from older forms of astrology). The Chinese Zodiac goes by your birth year and month and assigns you an animal, as animals are highly involved in chinese history/mythology. Find more information here: https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/

What is Chinese New Year? Its also known as The Spring Festival. Cultures around the world, and all throughout time, tend to celebrate the changing of the seasons as many of our livelihoods used to depend on that. Winter is done, time for growing things to eat and sell right? The following is done to honor the ancestors, pray for good harvest, and removing bad energy: 

Schedule: 

New Years Eve Dinner (Nian Ye Fan (年夜饭)) with Family: Families burn incense to worship their ancestors. Older and senior members of the family give the younger ones good luck pocket money known as Ya Sui Qian (压岁钱) contained in a red envelope (Hong Bao 红包). 

More information can be found here: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/how-do-people-celebrate-chinese-new-year

My partner is Chinese/American, so where I have stopped talking about it is as far as I tend to celebrate it. There is an evening with fortune lucky food and family meal prep, Dumplings, and exchanging of red envelopes from the older/married to the younger members. From our family to yours, we wish you good health this coming year and hope you get rich! (Gōng Xǐ Fā Cái) Also, in China and other nearby areas of the world, this is taken more seriously and lasts like two weeks so if shipping seems more of a nightmare...that will be why. 

I know that you are all wondering, what sign am I? I am the Monkey. The Monkey is the ninth of 12 animals in the recurring 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle. The 12 zodiac animals are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. A Monkey year occurs every 12 years. 2028 is going to be my year! Based on this site (https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/monkey.htm) I am a Water Monkey, who knew? What sign are you? 

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Best Martial Arts Movies on Netflix Right Now

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There are so many great martial arts movies on Netflix. Always with a watchful eye on foreign film, Netflix has acquired many of the most talked about titles, fresh off the boat from Asia which remains the cutting edge of the genre. Netflix also has a solid collection of the classics, so many groundbreaking films that launched enduring franchises.

With movies ranging from internationally recognized masterpieces to cheesy and gratuitously ultra-violent flicks, it’s time for “Netflix and Kill” as we take revenge on the villains who dishonored our family and the Shaolin Temple. Here is a selection of some of the latest actioners to have recently become available on Netflix, which longtime fans may have overlooked. And for those newbies to the genre, here are also some of the must-see classics, just to get you started.

Ip Man (2008)

U.S. Only

When Donnie Yen launched this fictionalized account of Bruce Lee’s master, it was so popular that several copycat Ip Man films came out in its wake (Ip Man is a real historical person so there’s no copyright on the character). There were so many that Ip Man films can almost constitute a genre on its own. However Yen’s Ip Man tetralogy is the original and the strongest.

Netflix has all four installments, but start at the beginning. It’s a franchise that demands to be viewed in order. Each film has its qualities, so much so that fans debate which is the best. The storyline builds complexity with each sequel, from the introduction of a child Bruce Lee until Ip Man visits Bruce in San Francisco. That never really happened, but it’s in the latest chapter Ip Man 4: The Finale, which was released on Netflix this summer. Donnie Yen, who appeared as the blind Chirrut Imwe in Rogue One, also recently played Commander Tung in Mulan.

Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy (2018)

Master Z is a spinoff of Donnie Yen’s Ip Man franchise. It follows Cheung Tin Chi (Max Zhang), a rival defeated by Ip Man in Ip Man 3. To ramp things up, Master Z adds Dave Bautista as a devious restaurateur and Michelle Yeoh returning to her martial roots after her scene-stealing roles in Crazy Rich Asians and Star Trek: Discovery.

It’s directed by Yuen Woo-Ping, the renowned fight choreographer behind Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and the Matrix films. He took over as fight choreographer in Ip Man 3, replacing Jackie Chan’s martial big brother Sammo Hung. Master Z aspires to create its own franchise, and it was announced last year that Zhang is on board for a sequel. 

The Grandmaster (2013)

Other Ip Man films had to stand out from the shadow of Donnie Yen. While Herman Yau’s The Legend is Born: Ip Man and Ip Man: The Final Fight added cameos of Ip Man’s real-life son Ip Chun, The Grandmaster elevated Ip Man to a critically acclaimed arthouse film. The Grandmaster is from internationally recognized auteur, Wong Kar-wai, and garnered a dozen wins at the Hong Kong Film Awards, plus two Oscar nominations.

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Ip Man: The Man, The Myth, The Movies

By Craig Lines

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The Real Life Stories Behind Kung Fu Movie Legends

By Craig Lines

Tony Leung stars as Ip Man alongside Zhang Ziyi and many authentic Kung Fu masters, including Yuen Woo-Ping who serves as choreographer and appears as Ip Man’s teacher. Beyond the choreographic artistry, The Grandmaster is a sumptuous spectacle. Wong knows he has two gorgeous lead actors and frames their faces like a Rembrandt painting. This is one of the most beautiful martial arts films ever made.

Triple Threat (2019)

The ‘Triple Threat’ is three of the hottest martial arts stars crossing the Pacific now: Iko Uwais, Tony Jaa, and Tiger Chen. Jaa recently appeared in Furious 7 and xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (he’s also in the aforementioned Master Z); Chen was a stuntman on Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and the Matrix sequels, and did some uncredited work for John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum; Iko is discussed in the next recommendation.

Triple Threat stacked the deck by adding even more martial firepower with Scott Adkins, Jeeja Yanin, Michael Jai White, and Michael Bisping. It’s a throwback tribute to the old days of grindhouse fight flicks like what Cannon Films was putting out in the early ‘80s, updated for the new millennium. For those unfamiliar with any of these action stars, here’s a starting place. 

Headshot (2016)

Headshot is an underrated ultra-violent example of what Indonesian fight films are doing lately. It’s like the martial arts take on torture porn. The sets are dark dingy dungeons. There is gratuitous bloodletting, bone breaking, knife slashing, flesh chopping, and ass kicking, with so many slo-mo blood spit-takes that they punctuate all the fights like money shots.

This stars Iko Uwais, who is breaking into Hollywood with appearances in features like Mile 22 and Stuber, a small cameo in The Force Awakens and most notably, the lead role in Netflix’s original series Wu Assassins. What’s more, he’s cast as the ‘Hard Master’ in the upcoming Snake Eyes: G. I. Joe Origins. 

Savage Dog (2017)

U.S. Only

The ‘underground no-holds-barred tournament’ is a hackneyed martial plot device, but this one pits today’s top film fighters against each other. The lead is Scott Adkins, who starred in dozens of indie actioners like this, as well as appearing in Doctor Strange and Ip Man 4. Marko Zaror, aka the Latin Dragon, hails from Chile and is most recognizable for playing multiple clone assassins in Machete Kills. And Cung Le is a real-life MMA champion who played a villain in The Grandmaster.

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Zatoichi: The Best Martial Arts Movie Series You’ve Never Heard Of

By Craig Lines

Movies

BE WATER: Director Bao Nguyen Reveals Bruce Lee’s Fight Against Racism in America

By Gene Ching

All three actors sell their strikes by really hitting each other–not at knockout force but enough to injure a normal person. There’s fighting in mud pits, huge folding knives, machete chopping, shotguns, machine guns, grenades, and some excellent hand-to-hand.  It’s not a film to watch for the plot. It’s all about the fights. 

Haywire (2011)

U.S. Only

Another real-life MMA champ turned actor, Gina Carano, has entered the spotlight again as Cara Dune in The Mandalorian. Haywire was her first feature film leading role, directed by Steven Soderbergh. It’s unheard of for a reputed director to cast an untested female actress as a lead in an actioner like this. And despite conflicts between the director and distributor, as well as the digital alteration to deepen Carano’s voice, her nascent talent for action and screen presence are on full display. Carano made several more indie actioners, along with appearing in Fast and Furious 6 and Deadpool, however Haywire remains her most interesting work.

Furie (2019)

Female Strong films have always been a staple in the martial arts genre. Furie was Vietnam’s biggest box office hit as well as the Oscar International Feature entrée and rightly so. It’s a beautiful film–Vietnam offers such texture, lush villages, boat communities, harsh ghettos, big cities, so colorful exacerbated by brilliant lighting schemes–and everything is cast in reds, blues, greens and purples.

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Best Martial Arts Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now

By Gene Ching

Movies

The Old Guard: How the Immortal Quynh Was Brought to Life

By Gene Ching

But it’s Veronica Ngo that makes this outstanding. Ngo plays a debt collector single mom whose daughter gets kidnapped by organ harvesters. As the fights escalate in intensity (as they should in any decent martial arts flick), Ngo pulls off some complex, albeit implausible, long take sequences that are a good dozen moves deep, re-establishing herself as Vietnam’s leading action diva. She also appears in The Old Guard on Netflix.

BuyBust (2018)

Anne Curtis, a Filipino TV star, astonished her fans with this savage actioner. She plays a member of a DEA squad that gets lured into a drug kingpin’s trap in a labyrinthian shantytown and must fight their way out. After a few minutes of setup, the rest is just fight scenes. The poor folk living in the shantytown attack them in droves, like a zombie horde.

Most of this is shot in the dark, in the rain, with weird neon light. It’s a lot of shanking, not crisp choreography but rolling in mud, gritty and brutal.  There’s an extraordinary long take action sequence toward the end that earns Curtis her fight cred. For fans of martial arts movies, it’s all about long take fight scenes, because sophisticated choreography takes real skill to sustain.

Shadow (2018)

Shadow is from one of China’s most celebrated filmmakers, Zhang Yimou. It’s an arthouse film that screened at noted international film festivals in London, Toronto, and Venice, and it is opulent cinema. All the sets, locations and costumes are awash with monochromatic filters as a yin-yang parable, a symbolic device that works visually and dramatically.

Flesh tones and candlelight appear especially bright and warm in contrast. So does the blood. It’s a little long-winded for those just looking for action, but the fights are imaginative and artistic, and the overall production is breathtaking. This is wuxia–the romantic Chinese genre of swords and sorcery that underpins so much of Kung Fu cinema.

The Foreigner (2017)

In Hollywood, Jackie Chan is stereotyped for his action comedies despite several serious actioners from Asia. This is the first Hollywood feature that shows Jackie’s ability to do a non-comedic thriller. In The Foreigner, Jackie plays a former special operative that re-activates himself after his daughter is killed in an IRA terrorist bombing. Pierce Brosnan stars as a translucent caricature of Irish politician Gerry Adams.

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Jackie Chan’s Hard Road to Hollywood

By Craig Lines

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Jackie Chan’s Project A Movies Are Spectacular

By Craig Lines

These are not Jackie’s signature lighthearted acrobatic fights. Instead this is hard-hitting street fights as Jackie doles out the damage on the road of vengeance. Reminiscent of his films like Police Story: Lockdown and Shinjuku Incident, this is Jackie playing tragic roles, which is challenging for many of his western fans to digest. 

Baaghi (2016)

Bollywood has been gaining steadily in the martial arts genre and Tiger Shroff is a prime example. Baaghi showcases India’s indigenous martial art of Kalari, and yes, there are lavish song and dance numbers typical of Indian film. Tiger is a great dancer too. If you’re not into Bollywood, just get through the first hour when the fight scenes unleash.

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10 of the Weirdest Kung Fu Movies Ever

By Craig Lines

Movies

Ninjas All The Way Down: The Mysterious World of Godfrey Ho

By Craig Lines

Bollywood choreography leans towards one shot, one move action with lots of wirework and overdone flying slow-motion shots, however Tiger is glorious to behold in such shots. He poaches scenes from other martial arts films, even Jackie Chan’s signature end credit stunt fails, called NGs (no goods) in Asia. However, Tiger’s fights are a delicious masala mix of martial arts, worthy of a taste for the uninitiated. 

Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)

There is nothing like Baahubali. It was the most expensive Indian film and the highest grossing, spawning a sequel, Baahubali: The Conclusion, as well an upcoming Netflix original series Baahubali: Before the Beginning. It is an unparalleled fantasy film, so visually ostentatious with eye-popping CGI effects and absurd plot twists that it is astonishingly entertaining. The battle sequences are ridiculously corny and creative. There’s song and dance, and silly romance, and some of the most outrageous chariot warfare, sword fights, and insane weaponry ever. Netflix has both Baahubali films in the original Tamil language version and the Hindi version with subtitles.

Wira (2019)

Hairul Azreen is a bright martial newcomer from Malaysia who has starred in several major action films, but this is his first strictly martial feature. It’s another ‘underground no-holds-barred tournament’ with Azreen as the reluctant champion blackmailed into competing. Nevertheless, Azreen is a genuine Taekwondo champion and delivers an extraordinary long take warehouse fight (warehouse fights are another timeworn cliché, but satisfying like comfort food).

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Fify Asmi also shines as Azreen’s fighter sister, and Yayan Ruhian (John Wick: Chapter 3 Parabellum) plays a classic righthand hitman with minimal dialog and maximal impact. The single take drone footage is groundbreaking.

Love on Delivery (1994) 

Stephen Chow is known for an irreverent third wall breaking slapstick comedies, called Mo Lei Tau. Most know his CGI-driven parody Kung Fu Hustle (also on Netflix), and Shaolin Soccer. Love on Delivery is an earlier work with the same comic sensibilities playing on classic Kung Fu tropes. Chow plays a coward trying to woo the always cute Christy Chung, the hottest student at his Judo dojo. It’s Chow at his sharpest Mo Lei Tau humor with hairpin comic turns and Easter egg film homages. What’s more, as a pre-CGI film, the cheesy special effects just add to its campiness. If you like Chow, this is a must-see. 

The Karate Kid (1984) 

The Karate Kid launched a four-film franchise, a Saturday morning cartoon, a redux with Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith, and the YouTube series Cobra Kai, which is now headed into its third season. Netflix has all three of the original Daniel-san (Ralph Macchio) and Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) films (the fourth was a spinoff–The Next Karate Kid–starring a young Hilary Swank as Miyagi’s new student). Nothing beats the original ‘Wax on, wax off’ as Daniel-san, the pioneering martial arts nerd who overcomes his rivals and gets the girl, Ali (Elizabeth Shue), who is way out of his league. The Daniel-san films are all good and follow a continuous story arc, but nothing beats the original.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

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If Daniel-san was the pioneering martial arts nerd, Scott Pilgrim is the epitome. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is based on a graphic novel and its novel cinematic style rips panels right out of a comic book. Michael Cera plays Scott, a loser who must battle the seven evil Xs to win his love. The film, which just celebrated its 10th anniversary in mid-August, flopped in the theaters because it was way ahead of its time but has since become a major cult favorite.

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The movie features early performances by Anna Kendrick, Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, and Brie Larson, plus songs by Beck. But it’s the martial arts here because making Cera into a convincing fighter takes a lot of special effects magic and a top-notch choreographer. That magic came from Brad Allen, a former member of Jackie Chan’s Stunt Team, who also worked on the Kingsman franchise and will be directing the fight unit for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Double World (2020)

Director Teddy Chan brings this brand-new visionary wuxia film based on a popular Chinese MMORPG that boasts millions of players. It’s yet another no-holds-barred tournament, but not underground. It’s at the behest of the Emperor, set in a fantasy medieval world with dragons, giant scorpions, and fanciful arms and armor.

Double World is a dazzling piece of eye candy with high-flying wirework fights choreographed by Hong Kong veteran Stephen Tung. It’s like an anime come to live-action, the sort of sensational experience that would’ve been great on the big screen, but the pandemic sent it straight to streaming. Netflix astutely picked it up for the international market. 

Mortal Kombat (1995)

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When it comes to video game films, this classic was a game changer. Now celebrating its 25th anniversary this August, Mortal Kombat launched two animated sequels and a live-action sequel with another live-action on the way for 2021. The original film is as cheesy as ever, but still retains its charm.

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The fight choreography is mediocre at best. While the hero (Robin Shou) and villain (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa) had martial training as did many of the stunt performers, the other lead actors did not, and it shows. Pat E. Johnson, who is a genuine Tang Soo Do master and choreographed the original Karate Kid, does his best, yet the fight choreography remains dated. Fight scenes have come a long way since then. Nevertheless, there’s that earworm soundtrack that combined techno with traditional Japanese instruments, didgeridoos, and Tuvan throat singing that makes all the fights somehow better. Finish him!

Bloodsport (1988)

The testosterone-fueled battle between Jean-Claude Van Damme and the hulking Bolo Yeung has become fodder for so many internet memes that it has made Bloodsport a ‘must-see.’ This is yet another ‘underground no-holds-barred tournament’ film, but this time it is based on the highly disputed claims of an alleged fighter named Frank Dux. Nevertheless, despite the clichés, it’s a cult classic. Van Damme is at the peak of his physicality and his signature splits remain his gift. And Bolo is at his villainous best, raging like some steroidal psycho beast. 

The Flying Guillotine (1975)

The Flying Guillotine is the ultimate medieval assassin weapon, a frisbee hat on a cord that when thrown over a victim, lops off their head which can be retrieved for a trophy with a quick yank. It’s a totally made-up weapon, but as ludicrous as it may be, it had legs. The Flying Guillotine launched a series of sequels and knockoffs, including a 2012 CGI-soaked redux.

Directed by Ho Menghua, who directed a lot of splatter horror films, and starring Chen Kuan Tai, a venerated Kung Fu star with nearly 150 credits, it’s another wuxia classic that became a cult film favorite, so much so that flying guillotines appear in many other successive unrelated films like The Heroic Trio and The Machine Girl. 

Opium and the Kung Fu Master (1984)

An anti-drug propaganda film from Shaw Brothers Studios, this stars Ti Lung as Tit Kiu Sam, a real-life Kung Fu master although this story is completely fictitious. Ti Lung usually plays gentlemen swordsmen, but here he delivers a poignant dramatic performance as a master compromised by drug addiction. He also brings some incredible fights, facing off against multiple gangs of opponents alone, showcasing his incredible command of both drama and action. Ti Lung has over a hundred films to his credit, mostly martial arts but some strictly dramatic. This also stars the mighty Chen Kuan Tai and the cross-eyed comic relief Yue Tau Wan.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)

One of the most common plot devices in Kung Fu movies is esoteric training. The hero gets violated somehow, then must find some hidden master who trains Kung Fu using the weirdest methods so the hero can take revenge for the finale. Even The Karate Kid follows this storyline, but The 36th Chamber of Shaolin is the King Daddy.

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Gordon Liu plays San Te, a Confucian scholar who flees to Shaolin Temple when his school is outed as rebels by the dastardly Manchus. There he endures an outrageous series of trials to learn Kung Fu, invents a new weapon, the three-section staff, and returns for vengeance. But it’s all about the training methods which comprise the central section of this classic. The film spawned two sequels Return to the 36th Chamber of Shaolin, and Disciples of the 36th Chamber, both of which are also on Netflix.

Legendary Weapons of China (1982)

For weapon aficionados, this is a masterpiece, an epic showcase of cold arm choreography and wuxia cinema. Legendary Weapons of China stars blood brothers Lau Kar-Leung and Lau Kar-Wing, two of the most prominent fight choreographers in the game, displaying their incredible virtuosity with a wide array of traditional Kung Fu weapons in a parade of duels. Backed by Shaw Brothers stable actors Gordon Liu, Alexander Fu Sheng, and Kara Hui, this film was the basis of many of the samples for the Wu-Tang Clan compilation album “Legendary Weapons.”

The Five Venoms (1978)

This classic wuxia directed by Chang Cheh launched the ‘Venom Mob,’ a celebrated team of martial filmmakers. The original stars of The Five Venoms (a.k.a. The Five Deadly Venoms), Chiang Sheng, Phillip Kwok, Lo Meng, Lu Feng, Sun Chien, and Wei Pai, all made dozens of movies each, many together, shaping the industry for generations (Lo Meng made the most with over 90, the most recent being Ip Man 4: the Finale).

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It’s a tale of intrigue and masked masters of the poisonous styles of centipede, lizard, scorpion, snake, and toad. Among the choreographers was Grandmaster Leung Ting, the last student of the real life Ip Man. Considered one of the top Kung Fu cult favorites, the soundtrack poaches from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Poison Clan rocks the world!

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10 trò chơi “đi vay mượn ý tưởng” nhưng vẫn được game thủ đặc biệt yêu thích (Phần 1)

Vanquish lấy ý tưởng từ Gears of War

Sự giống nhau:Nếu như Resident Evil 4 đã mang đến một hướng đi mới cho thể loại bắn súng góc nhìn người thứ 3, thì dòng Gears of War lại tối ưu thể loại này tiệm cận đến sự hoàn hảo. Hoàn hảo theo cái kiểu phô trương, nặng về hành động. Vanquish phát triển ra trên th�� trường vào cuối năm 2010, mang theo mình rất nhiều điểm tương đồng với GOW. Sự giống nhau từ một đám chiến binh men lì đầy cơ bắp, cho đến lối chơi bắn súng dựa nhiều vào vật chắn.

Người chơi được đưa đến chiến trường trong những bộ giáp chiến đấu tối tân, chống chọi lại tầng tầng lớp lớp những tên địch dai dẳng và khó chịu. Những trận combat tầm xa thỉnh thoảng sẽ được thay thế bằng những trận đấu boss cũng như những màn đánh cận chiến đầy nguy hiểm nhưng cũng cực kì đã tay.

Sự đi lên:Chỉ gói gọn trong một chữ: Tính cơ động. Khi mà Marcus Fenix và đồng đội của mình vẫn phải cắm đầu cắm cổ chạy bộ trên chiến trường thì Sam Gideon của Vanquish lại có một giải pháp khác nhanh chóng hơn nhiều. Bộ giáp God’s Augmented Reaction Suit cho phép anh lướt đi nhẹ nhàng như một cơn gió.

Đồng thời, công nghệ này còn cho người chơi khả năng chuyển sang chế độ bullet time trong một không quá lâu, đủ để tỉa tót ngắm bắn, hạ gục kẻ địch rồi quay lại cover an toàn chỉ trong nháy mắt. Một khi bạn đã được tận hưởng cảm giác “lả lướt” với bộ ván trượt có gắn động cơ tên lửa, thì việc phải ngồi thu lu sau cover cũng không phải là một cảm giác dễ chịu cho lắm.

Tomb Raider (2013) được phát triển dựa trên Uncharted 3

Sự giống nhau:Cặp đôi nhân vật chính của Tomb Raider và Uncharted 3 giống như hoàng đế và hoàng hậu trong thế giới săn lùng cổ vật. Cả 2 game đều xoay quanh một nhà thám hiểm mạo hiểm mạng sống của mình trong cuộc hành trình truy tìm những báu vật thời cổ xưa, với khá nhiều những trận đấu súng, những màn giải đố và những vượt qua những địa hình đầy thử thách. Series Tomb Raider đã đặt viên gạch khởi đầu cho thể loại này, nhưng chính series Uncharted đã mang thể loại game thám hiểm tỏa sáng rực rỡ trên những thế hệ máy chơi game thời đại mới. May mắn thay, các người hâm mộ cũng không phải chờ đợi quá lâu trước khi cô nàng Lara quay trở về với một bản reboot không thể tuyệt vời hơn.

Sự đi lên:Từ vị thế bị bắt chước thành một kẻ đi bắt chước, sự trở lại của Tomb Raider 2013 là một lời đáp trả xứng tầm cho chuyến phiêu lưu của Nathan Drake. Những tiến bộ của tựa game này hơi khó nhận ra nhưng cũng không phải ít. Thế giới Yamatai của Tomb Raider ít mang tính tuyến tính hơn và khác xa với những chapter độc lập của Uncharted và điều đó mang đến hiệu quả tự do khám phá cao hơn hẳn.

Ngoài ra, hệ thống phần thưởng và upgrade của game cũng giúp cho gameplay có thêm chiều sâu và mang lại cho người chơi sự hưng phấn. Về phần cốt truyện, hoàn cảnh của Lara khá trầy trật và khổ sở (ít nhất là vào đầu game), khác hẳn với Drake – vượt qua mọi nguy hiểm và thử thách một cách “bảnh bao” cứ như một ngôi sao phim hành động vậy.

Sleeping Dogs dựa trên GTA IV

Sự giống nhau:Một game là tượng đài của thể loại sandbox thế giới mở, game kia là một kẻ cạnh tranh đáng gớm với bối cảnh là thế giới tội ác ở Hong Koong. Cả 2 đều cho người chơi khả năng roaming cực tự do cùng với ngôn ngữ tục tĩu và đều rất bạo lực. Tuy vậy, GTA IV và Sleeping Dogs không đưa tới cho người chơi cảm giác tùy tiện, bốc đồng như series Saints Row, mà thay vào đó là một sự nghiêm túc trong các nhiệm vụ cũng như triết lý của game.

Sự tiến bộ:Sleeping Dogs tuy ra đời chậm hơn đối thủ của mình tận 4 năm, nhưng cũng đồng thời mang đến những không khí mới rất hoàn hảo, những ý tưởng mà thậm chí cho đến lúc này vẫn chưa có game nào có thể thực hiện một cách hoàn thiện hơn (bao gồm cả “anh đại” GTA V). Sleeping Dogs đã giới thiệu một hệ thống checkpoint không thể hoàn hảo hơn, khả năng restart dễ dàng cùng một hệ thống combat được học hỏi từ hệ thống chiến đấu không thể chê vào đâu được của series Arkham. Ngoài ra, nhân vật chính Wei Shen của game cũng có thể hoạt động một cách thoải mái, tự do hơn bộ 3 Niko, Luis và Johnny, nhờ vào hệ thống free-running đơn giản cùng cơ chế cướp xe mang tính giải trí khá cao.

Mortal Kombat 9 phát triển từ Street Fighter 4

Sự giống nhau:2 tựa game đánh nhau hạng nặng này đều nổi lên từ hồi đầu những năm 90. Nhìn chung, Street Fighter có nhiều thử thách về kỹ năng hơn so với Mortal Kombat. Bù lại, dòng MK lại dựa vào những pha đánh nhau đẫm máu thuần chất bạo lực để thu hút fan. Mặc dù 2 series này hướng đến những mục tiêu rất khác nhau nhưng có vẻ như MK đang cố gắng để thu hẹp khoảng cách với những ưu điểm của SF.

Sự đi lên:Ở thời điểm ngày hôm nay, thì MK vẫn còn phải làm rất nhiều điều mới có thể trở thành đối thủ xứng đáng của Street Fighter. Tuy nhiên, có một bộ phận của series này mà gần như không thể bị đánh bại: cốt truyện. Trong khi hầu hết các đối thủ cạnh thường tìm cách pha trộn một cách vội vã những tiểu sử của từng nhân vật khác nhau để tạo thành cốt truyện, thì MK (2011) lại đưa ra một kịch bản riêng biệt hấp dẫn và có tính liên kết rất cao. Không phải tự nhiên mà các đoạn clip YouTube kết hợp các cutscene của game lại được hàng triệu lượt view từ khắp thế giới.

Dead Space phát triển dựa trên Resident Evil 4

Sự giống nhau:Resident Evil 4 đã khai sinh ra thể loại bắn súng góc nhìn từ-bên-trên-vai, hay nói theo cách khác, kiểu game hành động tốc độ chậm với góc nhìn khá gần với góc nhìn người thứ 3. Cơ chế này đã thể hiện rõ tính hiệu quả đối với các game hành động và kinh dị. Dead Space của EA là ví dụ tốt nhất cho khẳng định này. Cũng như RE, phiên bản đầu tiên của Dead Space lấy bối cảnh một thế giới cô lập và kì lạ, với một dịch bệnh bí ẩn đang lan tràn khắp mọi nơi. Các nạn nhân mắc phải bị biến thành những con quái vật ghê tởm với những chiếc xúc tu sắc bén mọc xung quanh cơ thể. À, ngoài ra còn có bàn tay mờ ám của một hội nhóm đen tối nào đó.

Sự đi lên:Cũng như nhiều game khác trong danh sách này, nhà phát triển của Dead Space có tương đối nhiều thời gian để phát triển từ những ý tưởng của Residen Evil. Với thời gian dài như vậy, Dead Space có những cải thiện đáng kể so với người tiền nhiệm của mình, như hệ thống chặt chém cực kì đã tay, cho phép người chơi có thể cắt xén tứ chi của kẻ địch theo đủ kiểu, hay loại bỏ đi những nhiệm vụ hộ tống chán ngấy và phiền phức.

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Hong Kong or Macau!

How 'bout both? ;) Hong Kong 1. He thinks it's funny to refer to China as 'Old Man' because he always managed to get a rise out of him 2. He listens to American rock and pop music at very loud volumes 3. He also loves fish, as his siblings do, but he prefers the bright colored ones and those that look dangerous4. He isn't a huge fan of sports, he prefers just doing his own thing5. He's very extreme, he likes riding rollercoasters and has gone skydiving before 6. He is a pro at many video games and loves redoing the ones he's finished just for the experience 7. He's a very good DJ but can never find places to show off...He's also very busy as a nation8. He has a little dog named Bao. He found her on the street! She has two different colored eyes and is very smart. He trained her to spin in circles and to jump on command 9. He always has the newest phones and laptops cause he's a tech nerd 10. He has an apartment on the top of a tall apartment building. He loves taking aesthetic photos from the roof for his Instagram Macau1. He calls his friend Portugal every week! They're very good friends but they don't get to see eachother often 2. He respects women for who they are and treats then kindly. He'll occasionally confront those who are rude to them 3. He is very formal and speaks in a formal way unlike most. He says he has an image to uphold therefore he refuses to look lazy 4. He has a phone but it's a few years old. His own is very user friendly so he believes he doesn't need a new one 5. He gets new glasses every year. He takes 'new year, new me' very seriously. He also thinks that he looks plain so he likes to have something a bit different every year 6. He likes hanging aroond with Hong Kong but they don't always see eye to eye on things 7. He loves hiking and taking walks in nature 8. The amount of pollution in his continent scares him. He missed the days where people could run free without masks and not have to worry about getting sick 9. He recycles everything he can. He also makes things from recycle like old clothes! He turns them into bags he can take to the grocery store 10. Almost all of his clothes are traditional. He isn't a big fan of modern day clothing except the pajamas, he really likes soft pajama pants

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My favorite is the imposing jumbo bao which is filled with a hearty softball of juicy ground pork, hard-boiled eggs, and bitter greens. It’s a meal in itself and costs barely more than a dollar.

Golden Steamer functions best as a breakfast spot, because after about 11 a.m. the restaurant starts to sell out—the buns and noodles are carried out the door faster than the cooks in the back can make them. If you sit on one of the metal stools in the narrow space for a little while, you’ll see why: Tiny grandmothers pulling carts bigger than they are elbow in and buy up dozens of bao; tourists lost on their way to Little Italy stop for roast pork buns; skinny, hurried deliverymen perch on stools and quickly down their noodles.

When the larder is stocked, Golden Steamer sells an amazing plethora of bao—about 13 different kinds on most days, a testament to the place’s inventiveness. If you can wrap it in mantao bread and steam it, Golden Steamer has probably made a bun out of it. From the counter, catch glimpses of the small back kitchen, where cooks knead the snow-white dough. It steams up cottony light and mildly sweet. There are bao filled with the traditional Chinese sweet pastes made from red bean and lotus, and those stuffed with a gingery chicken or a juicy pork-cabbage mix. Some harbor a length of the star-anise-scented, dark-red Chinese sausage; others are goopy with lushly sweet egg-custard filling. My favorite is the imposing jumbo bao (which goes for the princely sum of $1.25, while the others are 70 cents), which is filled with a hearty softball of pork, hard-boiled eggs, and greens.

Some creations blur the distinction between savory and sweet: A salted egg-yolk bun gushes a filling with the texture and richness of melted butter, tasting like salty caramel with an oddly meaty edge. Pumpkin bao is reminiscent of a diabolically fluffy pumpkin pie, filled with a purée of the squash. Roast pork buns—sickly sweet and filled with goblets of fat—are the lone losers, in need of a more savory edge.

Golden Steamer also lists a selection of dim sum—an assortment that includes steamed rice noodles augmented with various ingredients, turnip cakes, steamed beef balls, and gelatinous sweet black-sesame sticks. The rice noodle rolls are thick and lack delicacy, but are satisfying to sink your teeth into. A particularly verdant rendition has a copious amount of parsley between the translucent sheets. Other variations include noodles filled with small pink shrimp, salty dried shrimp, roast pork, or that grayish but tasty minced beef ball mixture, which gels as it steams inside the noodles. Don’t forget to add a dash of sweet soy. You can also get the noodles cut short and made to stand on end, like a mini-garden of rice rolls, topped with spare ribs.

In a display rack, there’s a small selection of the East-West fusion, Hong Kong–style baked goods that you find at many Chinatown bakeries, like hot dogs stuffed into a roll. Those are best ignored in favor of the steamed items—unless you have a morbid curiosity, in which case try the pork puff, a cupcake-shaped thing made of a sugary crust filled with the terribly sweet roast pork goop.

Down on the Lower East Side, Baohaus is serious about making good gua bao—the Taiwanese-style steamed buns in which the fillings are visible between the two floppy halves of mantao, instead of hidden inside the fluff—but the place also cultivates a hipsterish feel of nudge-nudge wink-wink. For example, the name seems to be a clever play on the German design school, Bauhaus, and the tofu bao is called the Uncle Jesse, after the character in the ’80s–’90s sitcom Full House. Hip-hop plays on an iPod in the corner. One wonders what the grandmas at Golden Steamer would make of it.

The “haus bao" contains wonderfully garlicky, coarse-grained skirt steak, with sprinkles of cilantro, scallions, and a relish of Taiwanese pickled vegetables, which gives each bite a welcome jolt of acidity. The mantao wrappers are light and springy, best eaten straight from the steamer. We also liked the shredded chicken bao, filled with miraculously moist pulled chicken, doused in creamy chile sauce. But best of all is the fatty specimen dubbed the chairman bao, which harbors a tender, sticky slab of pork belly, at least a quarter-inch thick, sprinkled with coarse Taiwanese red sugar, crushed peanuts, and more of that pickled vegetable relish. It’s wonderful, and might even be better than the one at Momofuku.

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Aquarius January Chinese New Year

By shirleytwofeathers

According to historical documents, on the day when Shun, who was one of ancient China’s mythological emperors, came to the throne more than 4000 years ago, he led his ministers to worship heaven and earth. From then on, that day was regarded as the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. This is the basic origin of Chinese New Year.

The new year is by far the most important festival of the Chinese lunar calendar. A long time ago, the emperor determined the start of the New Year. Today, celebrations are based on Emperor Han Wu Di’s almanac. It uses the first day of the first month of the Lunar Year as the start of Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year always occurs in January or February on the second new moon after the winter solstice, though on occasion it has been the third new moon.

The holiday is a time of renewal, with debts cleared, new clothes bought, shops and homes decorated, and families gathered for a reunion dinner. Enjoying extravagant foods with family and friends is arguably the cornerstone of the occasion, along with receiving the ubiquitous red envelopes full of cash (called lai see in Cantonese, or hongbao in Mandarin).

Chinese New Year is marked by fireworks, traditional lion dances, gift giving, and special foods. This is one of the most important holidays. It is observed all over the world. Similar celebrations occur in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival. The “Spring Festival” in modern Mainland China, is China’s most important traditional festival, this public holiday starts on the Chinese New Year, and lasts for 7 days.

About The Chinese Calendar

The Chinese Calendar is a based on the cycles of the moon. The start of the New Year begins anywhere from late January to mid-February. A complete lunar cycle takes 60 years. It is composed of five cycles that are 12 years each. Each 12-year segment is named after an animal.

According to legend, Buddha called all the animals to him before he departed from earth. Only twelve came and as a reward to them, he named the years after them in the order they arrive (the order is listed below). It is believed the animal ruling of the year you are born effects your personality and “it is the animal that hides in your heart”.

The Chinese calendar uses the stem-branch system. The branches are the 12 years. There are ten stems that are used in the counting system. The stems are metal, water, wood, fire and soil; each having a yin and a yang side. There are a lot more intricacies in the system, but you should also know that the elements correlate to colours. Metal=white or golden, water=black, wood=green, fire=red, and soil=brown.

When you put all of this together you end up with the following:

2007 is the Year of the Red Pig

2008 is the Year of the Brown Rat

2009 is the Year of the Brown Ox

2010 is the Year of the White or Golden Tiger

2011 is the Year of the White or Golden Rabbit

2012 is the Year of the Black Dragon

2013 is the Year of the Black Snake

2014 is the Year of the Green Horse

2015 is the Year of the Green Sheep

2016 is the Year of the Red Monkey

2017 is the Year of the Red Rooster

2018 is the Year of the Brown Dog

2019 is the Year of the Brown Pig

2020 is the Year of the White Rat

Which Chinese zodiac animal are you?

According to the Asian astrology, your year of birth – and the animal this represents – determines a lot about your personality traits. Find the year you were born, and you can figure out which animal in the Chinese Zodiac is yours. The animal changes at the beginning of the Chinese New Year, and traditionally these animals were used to date the years.

Remember, Chinese New Year is a movable celebration, dictated by the lunar cycle, which can fall anytime between January 21 and February 20. So, if you were born during that time, you may need to do some research to figure out which animal applies to you.

Rat: 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948

Ox: 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961, 1949

Tiger: 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950

Rabbit: 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951

Dragon: 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952

Snake: 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953

Horse: 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954

Goat: 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967, 1955

Monkey: 2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968, 1956

Rooster: 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957

Dog: 2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1958

Pig: 2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1959

Traditions

Traditions observed during the New Year stem from legends and practices from ancient times. Legend tells of a village, thousands of years ago, that was ravaged by Nian, an evil monster, one winter’s night. The following year the monster returned and again ravaged the village. Before it could happen a third time, the villagers devised a plan to scare the monster away.

The colour red protects against evil. Red banners were hung everywhere. Firecrackers were set off, and people banged on drums and gongs creating loud noises to scare the beast away. The plan worked. The celebration lasted several days during which people visited with each other, exchanged gifts, danced, and ate tasty food. Today, celebrations last two weeks.

The red posters with poetic verses on it were initially a type of amulet, but now it simply means good fortune and joy. Various Chinese New Year symbols express different meanings. For example, an image of a fish symbolises “having more than one needs every year”. A firecracker symbolises “good luck in the coming year”. The festival lanterns symbolise “pursuing the bright and the beautiful.”

Preparing for the New Year

Spring cleaning is started about a month prior to the new year and must be completed before the celebrations begin. All the negativity and bad luck from the previous year must be swept out of the house.

Many people clean their homes to welcome the Spring Festival. They put up the red posters with poetic verses on it to their doors, Chinese New Year pictures on their walls, and decorate their homes with red lanterns. It is also a time to reunite with relatives so many people visit their families at this time of the year.

People also get haircuts and purchase new clothing. It symbolises a fresh start. Flowers and decorations are purchased. Decorations include a New year picture (Chinese coloured woodblock print), Chinese knots, and paper-cuttings, and couplets.

Flowers have special meanings and the flower market stocks up on:

Plum blossom for luck

Kumquats for prosperity

Narcissus for prosperity

Sunflowers to have a good year

Eggplant to heal sickness

Chom mon planta for tranquillity

Offerings are made to the Kitchen God about a week before the New Year.

On The Eve of The Spring Festival

The Annual Reunion Dinner, Nian Ye Fan, is held on the eve of the festival. This is an important part of the celebration. Families come together and eat together. The food is symbolic. Many dishes have ingredients that sound the same as good tidings. In northern China, dumplings are served at midnight, they symbolise wealth.

In the evening of the Spring Festival Eve, many people set off fireworks and firecrackers, hoping to cast away any bad luck and bring forth good luck. Children often receive “luck” money. Many people wear new clothes and send Chinese New Year greetings to each other. Various activities such as beating drums and striking gongs, as well as dragon and lion dances, are all part of the Spring Festival festivities.

The dragon dance is a highlight in the celebrations. A team of dances mimic the movements of the dragon river spirit. Dragons bring good luck.

Lions are considered good omens. The lion dance repels demons. Each lion has two dancers, one to maneuver the head, the other to guide the back. Business owners offer the lions a head of lettuce and oranges or tangerines. The offerings hope to insure a successful year in business. Lettuce translates into “growing wealth” and tangerines and oranges sound like “gold” and “wealth” in Chinese. The lions eat the oranges, then spew them up and out into the hordes of people who eagerly tried to catch the them. After eating the lettuce, they spit out it out in a thousand pieces.

During the New Year

Red packets called Lai See Hong Bao (or Hongbao) with money tucked inside are given out as a symbol of good luck. The amount is an even number as odd numbers are regarded as unlucky.

Bright red lanterns are hung.

Brooms and cleaning material are put away. No cleaning takes place during the holiday so no good luck is swept out of the home.

During the New Year celebrations people do not fight and avoid being mean to each other, as this would bring a bad, unlucky year.

Bright colours and red are worn.

Everyone celebrates their birthday this day and they turn one year older.

Traditional red oval shaped lanterns are hung.

The end of the New Year is celebrated with the Lantern Festival.

Top Ten Taboos for The Chinese New Year

The Spring Festival is a time of celebration. It’s to welcome the new year with a smile and let the fortune and happiness continue on. At the same time, the Spring Festival involves sombre ceremonies to wish for a good harvest. Strict rules and restrictions go without saying.

To help you with that, here are the top 10 taboos during the Chinese New Year. Follow these and fortune will smile on you.

1. Do not say negative words

All words with negative connotations are forbidden! These include: death, sick, empty, pain, ghost, poor, break, kill and more. The reason behind this should be obvious. You wouldn’t want to jinx yourself or bring those misfortunes onto you and your loved ones.

2. Do not break ceramics or glass

Breaking things will break your connection to prosperity and fortune. If a plate or bowl is dropped, immediately wrap it with red paper while murmuring auspicious phrases. Some would say 岁岁平安 (suì suì píng ān). This asks for peace and security every year. 岁 (suì) is also a homophone of 碎, which means “broken” or “shattered.” After the New Year, throw the wrapped up shards into a lake or river.

3. Do not clean or sweep

Before the Spring Festival, there is a day of cleaning. That is to sweep away the bad luck. But during the actual celebration, it becomes a taboo. Cleaning or throwing out garbage may sweep away good luck instead.

If you must, make sure to start at the outer edge of a room and sweep inwards. Bag up any garbage and throw it away after the 5th day. Similarly, you shouldn’t take a shower on Chinese New Year’s Day.

4. Do not use scissors, knives or other sharp objects

There are 2 reasons behind this rule. Scissors and needles shouldn’t be used. In olden times, this was to give women a well-deserved break.

Sharp objects in general will cut your stream of wealth and success. This is why 99% of hair salons are closed during the holidays. Hair cutting is taboo and forbidden until Lunar February 2, when all festivities are over.

5. Do not visit the wife’s family

Traditionally, multiple generations live together. The bride moves into the groom’s home after marriage. And, of course, she will celebrate Chinese New Year with her in-laws.

Returning to her parents on New Year’s Day means that there are marriage problems and may also bring bad luck to the entire family. The couple should visit the wife’s family on the 2nd day. They’d bring their children, as well as a modest gift (because it’s the thought that counts).

6. Do not demand debt repayment

This custom is a show of understanding. It allows everyone a chance to celebrate without worry. If you knock on someone’s door, demanding repayment, you’ll bring bad luck to both parties. However, it’s fair game after the 5th day. Borrowing money is also taboo. You could end up having to borrow the entire year.

7. Avoid fighting and crying

Unless there is a special circumstance, try not to cry. But if a child cries, do not reprimand them. All issues should be solved peacefully. In the past, neighbours would come over to play peacemaker for any arguments that occurred. This is all to ensure a smooth path in the new year.

8. Avoid taking medicine

Try not to take medicine during the Spring Festival to avoid being sick the entire year. Of course, if you are chronically ill or contract a sudden serious disease, immediate health should still come first. Related taboos include the following ~ Don’t visit the doctor, Don’t perform/undergo surgery, Don’t get shots

9. Do not give New Year blessings to someone still in bed

You are supposed to give New Year blessings (拜年—bài nián). But let the recipient get up from bed first. Otherwise, they’ll be bed-ridden for the entire year. You also shouldn’t tell someone to wake up. You don’t want them to be rushed around and bossed around for the year. Take advantage of this and sleep in!

10. Chinese gift-giving taboos

It was mentioned above that you should bring gifts when paying visits. It’s the thought that counts, but some gifts are forbidden.

Clocks are the worst gifts. The word for clock is a homophone (sounds like) “the funeral ritual”. Also, clocks and watches are items that show that time is running out.

Items associated with funerals – handkerchiefs, towels, chrysanthemums, items coloured white and black.

Sharp objects that symbolise cutting a tie (i.e. scissors and knives).

Items that symbolise that you want to walk away from a relationship (examples: shoes and sandals)

Mirrors

Homonyms for unpleasant topics (examples:green hats because “wear a green hat” sounds like “cuckold”, “handkerchief” sounds like “goodbye”, “pear” sounds like “separate”, and “umbrella” sounds like “disperse”).

Some regions have their own local taboos too. For example, in Mandarin, “apple” (苹果) is pronounced píng guǒ. But in Shanghainese, it is bing1 gu, which sounds like “passed away from sickness.”

These don’t just apply to the Spring Festival, so keep it in the back of your mind!

For the Spring Festival, these rules may seem excessive. Especially when you add in the cultural norms, customs and manners. But like a parent would say, they are all for your own good. Formed over thousands of years, these taboos embody the beliefs, wishes and worries of the Chinese people.

Foods For The New Year

Dishes may vary slightly according to regional and family customs. Dumplings (gau ji) are more commonly served in the north of China, while Hong Kong families often go for a dim sum meal.

Food symbolism goes back centuries in China, and is taken very seriously on special occasions such as Lunar New Year. All food items have their symbolic meanings which, for Hongkongers, are often derived from their Cantonese homonyms. For instance, the Cantonese word for lettuce – sang choi – sounds very similar to the phrase which means “growing wealth”. Of course, nothing considered “unlucky” is allowed near the dining table.

By carefully choosing the menu in this way, families will supposedly be able to increase their luck and manifest their wishes for the coming year, whether those be earning more money or having more children.

Red meat is not served and one is careful not to serve or eat from a chipped or cracked plate. Fish is eaten to ensure long life and good fortune. Red dates bring the hope for prosperity, melon seeds for proliferation, and lotus seeds means the family will prosper through time. Oranges and tangerines symbolise wealth and good fortune. Nian gao, the New Year’s Cake is always served. It is believed that the higher the cake rises the better the year will be. When company stops by a “prosperity tray” is served. The tray has eight sides (another symbol of prosperity) and is filled with goodies like red dates, melon seeds, cookies, and New Year Cakes.

Here the origins of some traditional Chinese festival foods and their often quirky symbolic meanings.

Lettuce for the lion dance

No traditional Lunar New Year celebration is complete without the famous lion dance, which is thought to bring good luck and ward off evil spirits. Performers wearing the traditional lion costume normally dance through the streets to the sound of gongs and drums. When the lion briefly stops at houses and businesses along the way, it will “eat” lettuce that is hung up outside the doors, since the humble vegetable symbolises “growing fortune”. Inside the head of the lettuce will often be a red envelope, further emphasising its significance.

Dried oysters and ‘hair vegetable’ stir-fry

This unusual but lucky dish is named ho see fat choy in Cantonese, which sounds a lot like the words meaning “flourishing business”. For an extra dose of luck, ho see (oyster) on its own sounds similar to the Cantonese for “good things” or “good business”, while fat choy (hair vegetable) sounds similar to “prosperity”, as in the traditional Lunar New Year greeting kung hei fat choi. What’s more, the expensive “hair vegetable”, which looks like strands of black hair, is actually a type of fungus. But that doesn’t put off Cantonese restaurants from serving the auspicious dish at Lunar New Year.

Egg noodles, or yi mein

This classic dish of stir-fried egg noodles is often served at formal dinners during Lunar New Year and other festivals, as it symbolises longevity. The chef must not cut the noodle strands to preserve their length. For this reason, yi mein is often eaten at birthday celebrations too – kind of like the Chinese equivalent of a candle-lit birthday cake.

Glutinous rice cake, or neen go

The Cantonese term for this traditional sticky treat sounds the same as the literal words “year high”, which symbolise the promise of a better year to come. Families may eat this for several reasons: wanting to have a higher income, higher social status or even more children. Rice cake can be cooked in a variety of ways, and can be sweet or savoury. Historical records date the yearly custom to at least 1,000 years ago, in the days of the Liao dynasty (AD907-1125). If there’s one thing that is unmissable from every family’s Lunar New Year feast in all parts of China and Hong Kong, it must be this dish.

‘Basin food’, or poon choi

Originating from the walled villages of the New Territories, this traditional celebratory dish soon spread throughout Hong Kong and later China. Legend has it that the early settlers in the New Territories would pool together their most prized ingredients – meat and seafood – in a big wooden washbasin and cook them to be served to the whole village. The communal dish required huge efforts of co-ordination and manpower to cook, so it quickly became associated with celebrations and religious rituals. Each village had its own secret poon choi recipe consisting of various ingredients layered in a particular order in the pot, but the dish is now found in most Cantonese restaurants on special occasions.

Lotus root soup, or leen gnau tong

The fleshy, tuber-like roots of the lotus flower have been a staple of Chinese cooking for millennia, and traditionally symbolise “abundance”, since the Cantonese term sounds like “having [money] year after year”. The ingredient is also prized for its supposed “cooling” effect on the body, according to traditional Chinese medicine. Lotus root soup, or alternatively stir-fried lotus root, is commonly eaten at Lunar New Year for these reasons.

Dim sum

Another Cantonese food tradition that is now common in the West is dim sum. The phrase literally means “a light touch of the heart” or “a little bit of heart”. This reflects the care and attention put into each bite-sized dish that is shared between the table, such as har gau (shrimp dumplings), various types of filled buns, and cheung fun (rice noodle rolls). Like a Chinese take on brunch, dim sum is often served at lengthy afternoon yum cha sessions in tea houses. But Hongkongers often go for an even more lavish version of this meal around Lunar New Year.

Auspicious Greetings

The Chinese New Year is often accompanied by loud, enthusiastic greetings, often referred to as auspicious words or phrases. New Year couplets printed in gold letters on bright red paper is another way of expressing auspicious new year wishes. The most common auspicious greetings and sayings consist of four characters, such as the following:

金玉滿堂 Jīnyùmǎntáng – “May your wealth [gold and jade] come to fill a hall”

大展鴻圖 Dàzhǎnhóngtú – “May you realize your ambitions”

迎春接福 Yíngchúnjiēfú – “Greet the New Year and encounter happiness”

萬事如意 Wànshìrúyì – “May all your wishes be fulfilled”

吉慶有餘 Jíqìngyǒuyú – “May your happiness be without limit”

竹報平安 Zhúbàopíng’ān – “May you hear [in a letter] that all is well”

一本萬利 Yīběnwànlì – “May a small investment bring ten-thousandfold profits”

福壽雙全 Fúshòushuāngquán – “May your happiness and longevity be complete”

招財進寶 Zhāocáijìnbǎo – “When wealth is acquired, precious objects follow”

These greetings or phrases may also be used just before children receive their red packets, when gifts are exchanged, when visiting temples, or even when tossing the shredded ingredients of yusheng particularly popular in Malaysia and Singapore. Children and their parents can also pray in the temple, in hopes of getting good blessings for the new year to come.

Sources:

Web Holidays

Chinese New Year

Wikipedia

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