#hunan changsha

[languagedimsum]

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[wgm-beautiful-world]

TONGGUAN KILN - CHINA

[dailystreetsnapshots]

Changsha, China

[stuartforster]

Things to do in Changsha, China

Stuart Forster provides an overview of things to do in Changsha, the provincial capital of China’s Hunan province. Disclosure: Some of the links below and banners are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.  An introduction to Changsha The coach transfer from Changsha Huanghua International Airport to our hotel in…

[greedyapron]

15/3/2024 - Dinner

📍 小吃王国, Changsha

It's off the main road, past the Uniqlo into some sort of gates. There are a few restaurants in the same area. This shop is one of them.

⭐️ Fish - freaking tender and not alot of bones

Veggies

⭐️ Beef with 3 chilis - super good, lots of garlic but way too spicy

Hong shao rou

Smoked blood sausage - tastes just like bacon

⭐️ Pickled long beans? - not sure what it is but it's hella tasty

[kneedeepincynade]

Hello and welcome to one of our more relaxed post,today we don't talk about politics but something more enjoyable

The post is machine translated

Translation is at the bottom

The collective is on telegram

🥳 Sono giorni di vacanza in Cina. Dalla Festa di Metà Autunno (中秋节) alla Giornata Nazionale (中华人民共和国国庆节), la stragrande maggioranza dei Cinesi è in viaggio, e il turismo interno è fiorente 😍

⭐️ La mia amica 珍 è andata a Changsha, una meravigliosa città dell'Hunan. Qui, oltre a stupefacenti monumenti, e alla modernità della città, si può trovare una gigantesca statua che raffigura il volto di un giovane Mao Zedong 🚩

🇨🇳 Costruita tra il 2007 e il 2009, quando il Compagno Hu Jintao rappresentava il Nucleo Centrale della Causa del Socialismo con Caratteristiche Cinesi, questa statua ha tre caratteristiche peculiari:

一 È lunga 83 metri | Ciò simboleggia gli anni che ha vissuto il Presidente Mao Zedong (1893 - 1976) 😍

二 È larga 41 metri | Ciò simboleggia il numero di anni di leadership nel Partito Comunista Cinese del Presidente Mao Zedong. Dalla Guerra Popolare di Resistenza contro l'Aggressione Giapponese alla Fondazione della Repubblica Popolare Cinese, passando per l'Edificazione del Sistema Socialista di Base ⭐️

三 È alta 32 metri | Ciò simboleggia l'età del Compagno Mao Zedong quando scrisse la sua Poesia dedicata a Changsha ❤️

😘 «Da solo nel freddo autunnale,

sulla punta dell'Isola Arancione (橘子洲),

Lo Xiang scorre verso Nord,

Vedo colline cremisi, con i loro boschi fitti e tinti nel profondo,

e cento chiatte su acque cristalline... [...]» 🥰

❤️ Qui la Poesia completa 😍

🌸 Iscriviti 👉 @collettivoshaoshan 😘

🥳 These are holiday days in China. From the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节) to the National Day (中华人民共和国国庆节), the vast majority of Chinese people are traveling, and domestic tourism is thriving 😍

⭐️ My friend 珍 went to Changsha, a wonderful city in Hunan. Here, in addition to astonishing monuments and the modernity of the city, you can find a gigantic statue depicting the face of a young Mao Zedong 🚩

🇨🇳 Built between 2007 and 2009, when Comrade Hu Jintao represented the Central Core of the Cause of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, this statue has three peculiar characteristics:

一 It is 83 meters long | This symbolizes the years that Chairman Mao Zedong (1893 - 1976) lived 😍

二 It is 41 meters wide | This symbolizes the number of years of leadership in the Chinese Communist Party of Chairman Mao Zedong. From the People's War of Resistance against the Japanese Aggression to the Foundation of the People's Republic of China, passing through the Construction of the Basic Socialist System ⭐️

三 It is 32 meters tall | This symbolizes the age of Comrade Mao Zedong when he wrote his Poem dedicated to Changsha ❤️

😘 «Alone in the autumn cold,

on the tip of Orange Island (橘子洲),

The Xiang flows north,

I see crimson hills, with their thick and deep-tinged woods,

and a hundred barges on crystal clear waters... [...]» 🥰

❤️ Here is the complete poem 😍

🌸 Subscribe 👉 @collectivoshaoshan 😘

[chinesehanfu]

[Hanfu · 漢服]Chinese Warring States period(475–221 BC) Traditional Clothing Hanfu-Life of Qu Yuan(屈原）

【Historical Artifact Reference】:

China Warring States period (475-221 BC):Silk painting depicting a man riding a dragon (人物御龍帛畫)

it was discovered in the Zidanku Tomb no. 1 in Changsha, Hunan Province in 1973. Now in the Hunan Museum

A man with a sword is riding a dragon by holding the rein. The dragon's body was given the shape of a boat. A little egret is standing at the tail of the dragon. A carp under the dragon is leading the way. The umbrella in the top middle of the picture shows the owner's nobility. The work has become associated with the Chu poet Qu Yuan’s famous verse from his poem Shejiang (涉江, Setting foot in the river), ‘Carrying a long sword with weird colour; Wearing a qieyun–styled high cap.” (帶長鋏之陸離兮, 冠切雲之崔嵬)

Western Zhou Dynasty seven-huang jade pendant with linked beads/西周七璜联珠组玉佩

About Qu Yuan(屈原）

Qu Yuan (c. 340 BC – 278 BC)was a Chinese poet and aristocrat in the State of Chu during the Warring States period. He is known for his patriotism and contributions to classical poetry and verses, especially through the poems of the Chu Ci anthology (also known as The Songs of the South or Songs of Chu): a volume of poems attributed to or considered to be inspired by his verse writing. Together with the Shi Jing, the Chu Ci is one of the two greatest collections of ancient Chinese verse. He is also remembered in connection to the supposed origin of the Dragon Boat Festival.

Historical details about Qu Yuan's life are few, and his authorship of many Chu Ci poems has been questioned at length.[4] However, he is widely accepted to have written "The Lament," a Chu Ci poem. The first known reference to Qu Yuan appears in a poem written in 174 BC by Jia Yi, an official from Luoyang who was slandered by jealous officials and banished to Changsha by Emperor Wen of Han. While traveling, he wrote a poem describing the similar fate of a previous "Qu Yuan."Eighty years later, the first known biography of Qu Yuan's life appeared in Han dynasty historian Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian, though it contains a number of contradictory details.

Life of Qu Yuan(屈原）

The only surviving source of information on Qu Yuan's life is Sima Qian's biography of him in Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), although the biography is circumstantial and probably influenced greatly by Sima's own identification with Qu.Sima wrote that Qu was a member of the Chu royal clan and served as an official under King Huai of Chu (reigned 328–299 BC).

During the early days of King Huai's reign, Qu Yuan was serving the State of Chu as its Left Minister. However, King Huai exiled Qu Yuan to the region north of the Han River, because corrupt ministers slandered him and influenced the king.Eventually, Qu Yuan was reinstated and sent on a diplomatic mission to the State of Qi. He tried to resume relations between Chu and Qi, which King Huai had broken under the false pretense of King Hui of Qin to cede territory near Shangyu.

During King Qingxiang's reign, Prime Minister Zilan slandered Qu Yuan.[9] This caused Qu Yuan's exile to the regions south of the Yangtze River. It is said that Qu Yuan returned first to his home town. In his exile, he spent much of this time collecting legends and rearranging folk odes while traveling the countryside. Furthermore, he wrote some of the greatest poetry in Chinese literature and expressed deep concerns about his state. According to legend, his anxiety brought him to an increasingly troubled state of health. During his depression, he would often take walks near a certain well to look upon his thin and gaunt reflection in the water. This well became known as the "Face Reflection Well." On a hillside in Xiangluping (at present-day Zigui County, Hubei Province), there is a well that is considered to be the original well from the time of Qu Yuan.

In 278 BC, learning of the capture of his country's capital, Ying, by General Bai Qi of the state of Qin, Qu Yuan is said to have collected folktales and written the lengthy poem of lamentation called "Lament for Ying". Eventually, he committed suicide by wading into the Miluo River in today's Hunan Province while holding a rock. The reason why he took his life remained controversial and was argued by Chinese scholars for centuries. Typical explanations including martyrdom for his deeply beloved but falling motherland, which was suggested by the philosopher Zhu Xi of the Song dynasty, or feeling extreme despair to the situation of the politics in Chu while his lifelong political dream would never be realized. But according to "Yu Fu," widely considered to be written by Qu himself or at least, a person who was very familiar with Qu, his suicide was an ultimate way to protect his innocence and life principles.[citation needed]

Qu Yuan is said to have expressed his love for the ruling monarch, King Huai of Chu, through several of this works, including "The Lament" and "Longing for Beauty".

Dragon Boat Festival/端午节

Popular legend has it that villagers carried their dumplings and boats to the middle of the river and desperately tried to save Qu Yuan after he immersed himself in the Miluo but were too late to do so. However, in order to keep fish and evil spirits away from his body, they beat drums and splashed the water with their paddles, and they also threw rice into the water both as a food offering to Qu Yuan's spirit and also to distract the fish away from his body. However, the legend continues, that late one night, the spirit of Qu Yuan appeared before his friends and told them that he died because he had taken himself under the river. Then, he asked his friends to wrap their rice into three-cornered silk packages to ward off the dragon.

These packages became a traditional food known as zongzi, although the lumps of rice are now wrapped in leaves instead of silk. The act of racing to search for his body in boats gradually became the cultural tradition of dragon boat racing, held on the anniversary of his death every year. Today, people still eat zongzi and participate in dragon boat races to commemorate Qu Yuan's sacrifice on the fifth day of the fifth month of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

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[strongafmummytourney]

ROUND 1: Wave 2

CONTENDER 1: XIN ZHUI

Also known as: Lady Dai, Marquise of Dai Age: 48-49 Location: Changsha, Hunan Province, China Means of Mummification: Airtight coffins (many!), air- and waterproof tomb, potentially an unknown acidic fluid containing salt and magnesium Notable features: Incredible state of preservation, full flexion of joints, stomach contents notable, valuable and ornate grave goods

CONTENDER 2: TOLLUND MAN

Age: ~40 Location: Silkeborg, Denmark Means of Mummification: Burial in an acidic and anaerobic peat bog Notable features: Perfect preservation of facial features, some skeletonization of hands and legs, stomach contents notable, some clothing and means of death preserved

[zvaigzdelasas]

The largest integrated green hydrogen production and refuelling complex in China is able to supply hydrogen at 35 yuan per kilo ($4.86/kg), near cost parity with diesel, according to reporting by the Chinese newspaper Hunan Daily.[...]

By way of comparison, hydrogen fuel is being sold at the pump elsewhere in China for 75 yuan per kilo — which is still cheaper than in other countries. The largest H2 fuel market in the US, California, is currently seeing pump prices of $36/kg — more than seven times higher than the Changsha facility — while in Germany, Europe's largest market, current per-kg prices are between €12.85 and €15.75 ($14-16.60).

15 Mar 24

[arthistoryanimalia]

#TwoForTuesday :

Cranes and Serpents, 475-221 BCE (Warring States Period)

China, State of Chu (reportedly from Hunan province,Changsha)

Lacquered wood with polychromy

132.1 x 124.5 cm (52 x 49 in.)

On display at Cleveland Museum of Art 1938.9

���A different style of ritual art developed in the state of Chu in South China. In addition to bronze vessels, lacquered wood artifacts expanded the repertory of ritual implements.

This extraordinary sculpture was probably a drum stand for supporting a suspended drum in ritual ceremonies. It is unique among other excavated drum stands of the Chu, which typically show two birds standing on tigers. The theme of the bird stepping on the serpent was common in the Chu visual culture. Yet the slender proportions and seemingly flimsy structure of this particular set raise the question of whether it was utilitarian or mostly served symbolic functions in the tomb.

The birds' and serpents' bodies have designs painted in red lacquer and yellow pigment against the black lacquer. Scientific analyses confirm the additional use of a blue or green pigment that has been discolored over time.”

[skzpixie]

Fei Kai (费凯), better known by her stage name Pixie (픽시) is a fictional Chinese/Korean American Singer and dancer. she's the only female member of the co-ed group Stray Kids. She debuted in Stray Kids as a Main dancer, Sub rapper and lead vocalist in the month of March 25th, 2018; after her participation in the pre-debut survival show, Stray Kids. At this time, Pixie is the 1st most credited 4th gen female artist with 76 song credits, 5th/6th most credited 4th gen artist overall.

⍣BASIC INFORMATION ! ⍣ 

STAGE NAME : Pixie (KR:픽시)  BIRTH NAME : Fei Kai (MN:费凯 KR: 페이 카이)  KOREAN NAME : Fei Seung-hee (KR: 페이승희)  ENGLISH NAME : Kate/Katy Fei  NICKNAMES : Pix, Kiki, Vocal Siren, Nation’s Girlfriend, K-pop's little sister  BIRTHDAY : November 8th, 2001  ZODIAC SIGN : Snake and Scorpio  BIRTH PLACE : Changsha, Hunan Province, China  NATIONALITY : Korean-Chinese American  FAMILY : Fei Hao (Father; Deceased), Lee Hye-jin (Mother; Deceased), Fei Bo (Older brother), Fei Jen (Sister-in-law; Deceased), Fei Di-a (Niece), Fei Il-Seong (Nephew)  LANGUAGES SPOKEN : English (Native), Mandarin (Native), Korean (Native), Japanese (90%), Thai (85%), Cantonese (50%), Hindi (45%) 

⍣PHYSICAL ! ⍣ 

HEIGHT : 160 cm (5’3 - barely)  BLOOD TYPE : O-  BODY MODIFICATION : Lobe piercings, tongue piercing, Five tattoos ( x, x, x, x, x [along her upper spine in large characters])  FACE CLAIM : Mamamoo's Jung Whee-in and Itzy's Yeji VOICE CLAIM : Mamamoo’s Jung Whee-in mixed with Pink Fantasy’s Yechan (x and x)  DANCE CLAIM : Kaycee rice and Redy (x and x) 

⍣PERSONALITY ! ⍣ 

MBTI : INFJ (the Advocate)  MBTI TYPE : A personality type with the Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging traits. They tend to approach life with deep thoughtfulness and imagination. Their inner vision, personal values, and a quiet, principled version of humanism guide them in all things.  POSITIVE TRAITS : Patient, creative, Passionate  NEGATIVE TRAITS : Sensitive to criticism, Perfectionist, short-tempered 

⍣STATICS ! ⍣ 

DANCE : 10/10  VOCAL : 10/10  RAP : 6/10  STAGE PRESENCE : 9.5/10  VARIETY : 7/10  SONGWRITING : 10/10  ACTING : 9/10 

⍣ CAREER INFORMATIONS ! ⍣ 

STAGE NAME : 픽시  AGENCY : jyp entertainment  GROUP : Stray Kids  DEBUT DATE :  March 25th, 2018  POSITION(S) : Main dancer, sub rapper, lead vocalist, Maknae  INDIVIDUAL FANDOM : Feiries, hatchlings  REPRESENTATIVE EMOJI : 🦚/🐲  UNIT : VocalRacha (Also in; Puppyracha, Englishracha, Cultracha, Paboracha)  SPOTIFY : Screaming and crying but make it upbeat 

⍣ FACTS ! ⍣ 

Helps her members with english

Refuses to call her members Oppa, it's only her members she does this with

Wanted to use her name as a stage name, but since her name is typically a masculine name, her personal manager thought it would be a good idea to use Pixie instead

Doesn't post on many socials, but is a professional lurker

Has had media training, but she's unhinged and doesn't use it much

One of the buffest female idols out there

Most flexible

Her and Seungmin are called the Puppy Siblings due to their puppy-like visuals

Hates aegyo. Cringes any time any one of her members does it, except for Changbin

Her hobbies include learning languages. Whenever she's overwhelmed, she speaks several languages at once

Originally was supposed to be the 4th member of Danceracha but because of her vocal talent and stability, she became the 3rd member of Vocal Racha

More...

Taglist: @mynameisnotlaura

[accio-victuuri]

the fact that yibo-official’s ip address for that post is hunan ( changsha is the capital ). means he is possibly there. he really tried but what’s important is his health. there have been so many times that he put his health second because of work commitments and i’m perfectly fine with him not attending the road shows till he is okay.

i know we are all worried but i hope we don’t overthink and make up scenarios. let him rest. it’s gonna be fine. 🫶🏼

[roadtophantom]

The Chinese version of The Phantom of the Opera is slated to end its premiere run in Changsha on November 12, 2023.

It was originally scheduled to run until the end of the year with stops in Chengdu and Chongqing.

Director Rainer Fried penned a farewell letter here with the following message (machine translated):

In these last few weeks, I hope you will enjoy the stage, continue to take care of each other, be there for each other, and take this production as seriously as you always have.

There is one more thing I want to share with you - in the Phantom world, there are no goodbyes. As the saying goes, "Once a Phantom, always a Phantom", from the moment you join the Phantom family, you will always be a member of the Phantom family! One day, we will meet again by chance. The world of the Phantom is a wonderful place! So in the Phantom world, we never say "goodbye", we say "see you again".

Excerpt from https://news.changsha.cn/xctt/html/110187/20231016/155530.shtml

"The Chinese version of "Phantom of the Opera"...will be launched at the Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Arts Centre for the first time from November 7-12. As the final stop of this show's tour, the Chinese version of "The Phantom of the Opera" will bring an extraordinary theater viewing experience to Hunan audiences."

[liberty-or-death]

"What’s wrong or right lies within me; slander or praise derives from others.  Let us not discuss about what has been gained or loss. " - The significance of Wei Wuxian's proclamation.

This is one of the major lines in MDZS, and it has been brought up for discussion recently. I thought I’d chip in and bring something more to the table

In Chapter 75, Lan Wangji meets Wei Wuxian in the Burial Mounds and there was a conversation that went as follows: 

He (Wei Wuxian) said, “Could someone give me a bright sunny path that’s good to walk on?  A path that allows me to protect myself and others without using ghost cultivation?”

Lan Wangji stared at him without replying.  But they both knew it in their hearts.

There was no such path.

There was no solution.

Wei Wuxian replied slowly, “Thanks for spending time with me today.  And thanks for telling me about the news of my sister’s wedding.  However, what’s wrong or right lies within me; slander or praise derives from others.  Let us not discuss about what has been gained or loss.  (是非在己，毁誉由人，得失不论) I’m accountable for what I should do in my heart.  I also believe I can control myself.”  - Translated by me.

An alternative translation from @fwoopersongs: ” Thank you for being with me today, and thank you also for relaying the news of my Shijie's marriage. But right or wrong - that is mine to discern, ruin or acclaim - that outcome lies with others, whatever may be gained or lost, I will not pursue. I have the measure of what I should do. I also believe that I can maintain control.” 

What’s really interesting is the phrase “wrong or right” and the way “slander” as used in this phrase has historical roots.   

Wrong or Right 是非 - The Book of Rites 

This is a specific term that refers to the rights and wrongs or a particular topic, or discourse.  It originates from the “Book of Rites”, a compilation of Confucian ideology during the Waring States to the Qin and Han Dynasty.  The original phrase in Chinese is “夫礼者，所以定亲疏，决嫌疑，别同异，明是非也” which means, “rites are used to determine the closeness one has, to discern any doubt or suspicion, to differentiate and to perceive right from wrong.”

The Origin

The entire phrase was likely inspired by a couplet that’s located in the Yuelu Academy in Changsha City.  The Yuelu Academy was established in the 976AD and it’s an institute of higher learning since the Song Dynasty.  It has become a university since 1926 and it was changed to Hunan University.

Written by Kang Minben (the head of the Yuelu Academy), the entire couplet goes like this:

是非审之于己，毁誉听之于人，得失安之于数， 陟岳麓峰头，朗月清风，太极悠然可会。

To judge what is right or wrong by oneself, and to hear praise and slander from others; what has been lost or gain is fated.  To ascend the peak of Yuelu under the radiant moon and admist the gentle breeze, Taiji would be achieved in due time. 

T/N:  The peak of Yuelu is the highest peak of the mountain at 300m above sea level.  

Analysis:  The couplet instructs students to distinguish between right and wrong, and make light of what is gained or loss.  Students should seek to ascend to the peak of their knowledge, and it hits them, it will be like the clear moon and the cooling breeze.  They would then be naturally enlightened about the origin of all things. 

(I've highlighted the parts hat kind of correspond with the original phrase in MDZS)

君亲恩何以酬，民物命何以立，圣贤道何以传， 登赫曦台上，衡云湘水，斯文定有攸归。

How should we repay the kindness of our leaders and our parents?  How do we uphold the lives of the people?  How does the sage pass one his ways?  When one steps onto the Hexi Terrace and overlooks the drifting clouds and the River Jiang; the learned shall bear this responsibility.

T/N: 赫曦台 Hexi Terrace is located at the front gates of Yuelu Academy.

Also, if this topic interests you, @fwoopersongs’ post goes into more detail about the historical context of this couplet. Please check her post out and give it more love! Without her encouragement, I would have shelves this meta lmao ��� (I had to retrieve it from the recycle bin to work on it again lmao)

[infinite-games]

Near Changsha, Hunan, China 2024

[greedyapron]

📍 15/3/2024 - Lunch

鲁哥饭店 (Luge restaurant), Changsha

Address: 253 Beizheng St, Kaifu District, Changsha, Changsha, Hunan, China, 410006

⭐️ Stir fried mushrooms - strong mushroom taste

⭐️ Peas with minced pork - this is super tasty even though the peas don't taste like the the sweet pops overseas

⭐️ Steamed egg - so smooth and tasty

Noodles - very meh. our char kway teow is nicer

Soup

Yam with pork - yam itself wasn't very tasty but the pork was nice

Seaweed soup

Smelly tofu - not smelly on the table but the strong pungent smell fills your nostrils after chewing it. 1 is enough and it's definitely not for everyone

⭐️ Jujube (and other fruits) - particularly sweet with a nice mild fragrance. Has a sort of dry ending (cui mi zao)