#jingsi

[mycthefirefly]

always happy to see the plants we grow at the osmanthus garden become a product on the shelves!

This is our infused tea series.

[guzhuangheaven]

What was the prince/princess position during the Qing Dynasty?

During Ruyi's series I noticed how arrogant Jingse was with the concubines and thought she was better than her brothers precisely because she was a legitimate princess and the oldest among them all. I know all princes are supposed to refer to their father's concubines as "mother." This left me intrigued, even though I know this was just for the plot, I can believe that in real life many princesses/princes were like this because of their mothers' position.

Jingse's arrogance is based on a system called di-shu which is a hierarchy between the children born of official wives (di) vs. children born of concubines (shu). See the linked Wikipedia for details, but for reference, of the children who have screentime in the drama, the hierarchy would likely be:

Yonglian (as the eldest di son, whose mother is the official wife, actually the second son)

(Yongcong, second di son, actually seventh son, mother is the official wife)

Jingse (as the eldest di daughter, whose mother is the official wife, actually the third daughter - first and second all died young)

Yongji (as a di son, whose mother was also the official wife when he was born, but she was the second wife, who is considered subordinate to the first, actually twelfth son)

(Yongjing - thirteenth son, Jingsi - fifth daughter, mother is the second wife)

Yonghuang (eldest son, but still considered lower than sons born of official wives because his mother was a concubine. Yonghuang's position is specified a shuzhangzi 庶长子 (aka eldest son whose mother is a concubine, which is a very precarious position as technically he should be ranked on top but can't be because of his mother's position, but being the eldest he is a threat to Yonglian's position which is why Langhua hates him so much.)

Other princes according to order of birth*

Other princesses according to order of birth*

*but also sometimes according to the prestige of/amount of favour enjoyed by their mothers

In Legend of Zhen Huan, the empress' entire villian backstory was rooted in di-shu. A lot of dramas like Story of Minglan, The Sword and the Brocade revolves around the fate of unfavoured shu daughters where a lot of the angst/conflict stems from their inferior position in the household.

In terms of choosing an heir/successor, the three main debates are between choosing the di son 立嫡, the eldest son 立长, or the most talented 立贤. Of course, the perfect choice would be the eldest di son who hopefully would also be talented.

Qianlong due to his (in drama) backstory of his mother being a palace maid has a big hang up regarding the di-shu positions of his children. For a long time he was only in favour of making his di sons successors, and part of the conflict between him and Ruyi later was because Qianlong still wanted to make Yongji his successor despite him being not that suited for the position and Ruyi clearly not wanting him to inherit the throne.

When he chooses Yongqi it was a case of choosing for talent. Although, at the time, Yongqi is also technically the eldest since Yonghuang, Yonglian, Yongzhang have all died and Yongcheng has been disinherited/adopted out.

By the time he choose Yongyan I guess he didn't have that many choices left:

Yonghuang, Yonglian, Yongzhang, Yongqi, Yongcong - dead

Yongcheng - adopted out

Yongrong - probably tainted by association to Luyun and Yongzhang

Yongxuan & Yongxing - tained by association to Yuyan and Yongcheng

Yongji - probably also dead by then

Yongyan

Yonglin - younger than Yongyan so between the two of them obvious Yongyan was the one

For someone who had 17 sons, he really didn't have that many choices for a successor ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[hofculctr]

Hofstra University

How Social Media Is Affecting Women & Girls – And What We Can do About It

Dr. Kara Alaimo will discuss her just-published book Over the Influence: Why Social Media is Toxic for Women and Girls – And How We Can Take It Back, in conversation with Dr. Lauren Burignat-Kozol and Dr. Jingsi Christina Wu, Hofstra University. In “Over the Influence,” Alaimo reveals how social media is affecting every aspect of the lives of women, girls, and nonbinary people —from our body images to how we date to our physical and mental wellbeing — and argues that social media is making the offline world less safe for women. We will discuss how we can change this and reclaim the internet to empower ourselves, as well as what we can demand from lawmakers and tech companies in order to fix these problems.

Presented by the Hofstra Cultural Center and the Stuart and Nancy Rabinowitz Honors College

Thursday, April 18, 1-2:25 p.m. Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus

This event is FREE and open to the public. Advanced registration is required. For more info and to RSVP visit https://tinyurl.com/tue6dc4p

[brazilianreader]

About Ruyi's Royal Love at the Palace

we can all agree that Hailan's love for Ruyi was the most sincere and strongest of the entire show, no?

I simply love their friendship and complicity, a very difficult thing to find in c-dramas when all the women in the harem are constantly pitted against each other for the Emperor's favor.

(I hate female rivalry mostly because of a man and that Qianlong wasn't worth the effort, but anyway, it was all for the favor)

if it was like the European royal series where the Emperor was not worshiped and had as a god, surely Hailan would have killed Qianlong with poison.

the show would be much more interesting if Hailan took down Qianlong and she and Ruyi rose through the palace ranks, ruling as Empresses (very fanfiction stuff LOL) and raising their children (Yongqi, Yongjing, Yongji and Jingsi)

from the beginning, Hailan was loyal to her Jye-Jye (older sister) until the end. sometimes I even thought Hailan loved Ruyi more than Yongqi, her own son.

Hailan was a frightened and intimidated little bird, but for Ruyi, she turned into a large, fierce dragon that would have set the Forbidden City on fire and all those who intimidated Ruyi.

i hate their miserable ending

Ula-Nara Ruyi and keliyete Hailan deserved better. They deserved to be happy.

[consortmadness]

Hey if you could rewrite the ending of Ruyi’s Royal Love in the Palace, is there anything you would change? I, for one, wished that instead of focusing on the effect her death had on the emperor, we got to follow what happened to her real friends and family. I would also hope for them at this point to be over the emperor and are civil yet also make it clear that they still support her. Extra twist of the knife: the consorts reminiscence over the good times with Ruyi to which the emperor has no recollection or involvement of. Extra EXTRA twist of the knife: the consorts trying to gain his favor and stroke his ego 1.) constantly remind him of his failure favoring Wei Yanwan with their similarities in behavior 2.) remind him of Wei Yanwan’s last words about Ruyi being the only one sincere to him 3.) make him realize the stark difference between them and Ruyi, making her absence from his life a constant reminder.

Hi hunnn that’s is a very good question since I haven’t really thought about it. I would for one change the way that Yanwan was confronted I would have had Zhen Huan and Ruyi walk in together when Hailan was telling Hongli about all the things that she has done so she would put her two cents in. I also would have waited until all the consorts became back before Ruyi died so they at least could have said good bye specially Consort Rong, Noble Consort Ying, Noble Consort Yu, Noble Consort Wan, Concubine Ke, and Yongji because those people are the main ones who loved and respected Ruyi not just as the Empress and Mother but as a person a human being they didn’t try to scheme against her they fought for her they defended her and vice versa she was their big sister and mother. Another thing I would have changed was Ruyi only writing a letter to Yongji I would have had her write a letter to Hailan, Noble Consort Ying , and Consort Rong saying to not miss her that she is going to be with Rongpei, Ling Yunche, her father, mother, her aunt, Jingsi, Yongji i, Yonghuang, Consort Shu, Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui, and Imperial Noble Consort Shujia (because what she said when she was talking to Rongpei before she died), and that she will always be watching over them and protecting them, that she was happy and grateful to have little sisters like them in her life especially in the Forbidden City and not only being an Imperial Consort but an Empress at that. I also wish instead of straight up after Ruyi dying they have Hongli as a old emperor talking about how he regretting treating Ruyi they should of had a spin off of how Ruyi’s friends and the kids (yes all of them) were trying to move on after she died and how Hongli suffered after Ruyi died and how none of the other consorts compared to Ruyi and him realizing the what Yanwan said was true. I would also have all the consorts over him but still stay because they have too not because they want too. Edit I would also have Ruyi say in the letters to Hailan, Noble Consort Ying, and Consort Rong and Yongji that she would waiting to welcome them in the after life (like she did when Hailan was framed and put in the Office of Careful Punishment)

[manhwafull]

Tycoon’s Sweet Little Devil

Reading manhwa Tycoon’s Sweet Little Devil Summary: Ye Rongyin was set up by her boyfriend Ling Jiyan. It turned out that this man approached her only to coax her kidney for her sister Ye mingzhu. At her last breath, she saw Fu Jingsi, the man who she had been running away from all the time. He chose to die with her. Ye Rongyin was regretful that she had been so indifferent and aloof to him… Open her eyes, and Ye Rongyin finds herself reborn at the age of 20. This time, she will protect the one who truly loves her! However, Fu Jingsi clearly feels uncomfortable about her caring attitudes. “She must be pretending it. But… it still satisfies me as long as she is by my side.” “Fu Jingsi, stop being possessive! I’m not your toy!” “No, you are not my toy. You are my sweet little devil.” Follow get to reading I Lost the Leash of the Yandere Male Lead Manga Online for free at Manhwafull. We have the latest manga with all of the updated chapters on our website. Manhwafull has high quality collection …https://manhwafull.com/manga/tycoon-s-sweet-little-devil/

[chinavolleyball]

A brilliant highlight video of China at the 2015 World Cup:

The team said their farewells to Captain Hui Ruoqi, who stayed behind in China to go under heart surgery. (Later, she says the first thing she did afterwards was watch the team win the World Cup on television: English subbed here.)

Opposite Yang Fangxu was injured earlier during the World Grand Prix, which took her out for the World Cup. The team lost 0-3 to the United States. Zhu Ting (who would later become MVP :p) also injured her leg, and was left out for a few matches.

After recovering from their loss, the team went on a winning streak, and had both an emotional and vital victory against the Russian team.

They went on to win over Japan, 3-1. This meant China in total had 1 loss and 10 wins, crowning them as the 2015 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup Champions!!! :D This also qualified the team to the 2016 Olympics ;)

The highlight features great plays by MVP Zhu Ting, Captain Zeng Chunlei, Yuan Xinyue, Yan Ni, Zhang Changning, etc. It’s a really great video— it showcases their story of hardships, pains, and triumphs all in one. (Also, the team were holding up the jerseys of players who couldn’t be there on the podium at the end of the video) don’t mind me I’m not crying....

[madeinhistory-archived]

“ is there anything you want to say to me? ” ( slight alteration and for qianlong ! )

Misc. Sentence Starters || Accepting! || @siiwxng

  He wondered, briefly, if there was anything he wanted to say. He had often said, in rage filled monologues and half whispered prayers, what he would do when confronted with death. What he would do, what he would ask.

 Questions that filled many blank pages with poems for a wife long departed, messages to sons and daughters he had failed so severely.

 Yonghuang, Yonglian, Jingsi, Yongqi.   Yet now that he was here, standing face to face, he found himself with nothing to say. Nothing that would ease his suffering, that would bring back what he had so selfishly took for granted.

 “Could I have saved them? Or were their deaths punishment for my hubris?”

[angel-teavivre]

Our new arrival, Jing Si Teapot Set. The big cup is called “Jing”, which means quiet. The small cup is called “Si”, which means thinking. Hope they can bring a moment of silence and some thinking time.

https://www.teavivre.com/jingsi-teapot-set-with-two-porcelain-cups.html

[mycthefirefly]

at our pandan garden

[guzhuangheaven]

What exactly was the Xiefang Hall? In Ruyi we can see that many of the emperor's children lived in this hall, such as Yonglian, Yongzhang, etc. But also in other episodes we can see that Yongqi, Yongji, Jingsi, among others were able to stay in the palace together with their mothers. Was there any criteria for them to be "separated" from their mothers in this way? In Yanxi we can see that apparently the xiefang hall does not exist for the young princes, since the series implies that they were all raised by their mothers.

I initially thought that the Xiefang hall was only for the children of low-ranking concubines (like Changzai and Daying) since they didn't have a palace of their own and were relatively inferior, but Ruyi made me take that idea away since even the empress's son could be sent there.

Honestly dramas do a lot of things just for plot purposes so I wouldn’t take any of it as gospel or as representation of how things were done in history. Unless the drama tells you why they do things a certain way, most of the time the reason is just because the script says so. 

Anyway, at the beginning of Legend of Ruyi, all three princes Yonghuang, Yonglian and Yongzhang were raised at Xiefang Hall, perhaps because it was the beginning of the new emperor’s reign and Langhua is busy with all the transition work, so she doesn’t have time to have Yonglian with her. Yonghuang is going to be there anyway because his mother’s dead. Alternatively Langhua just forced herself to let Yonglian stay at Xiefang Hall to “keep Yonghuang company” as a way of virtual signalling. Either way, Luyun would have been pressured to stay quiet about it let Yongzhang stay there as well, because it’s not like she can demand special treatment compared to the empress. 

[ineffableboyfriends]

Um what about 金柔 (Jin Rou) the 柔 used here is also the last character in 温柔, meaning gentle and courtesy name 金静容 (Jin JingRong) or 金静思 (Jin JingSi) both meanings are pretty similar, the first meaning gentle smile (im not sure my chinese is Bad) and the second one (should) mean gentle thoughts. (Tbh tho most people dont put so much thought to their chinese names after all they never make sense like mine....)

Ooooh thanks for the suggestions!! My dad suggested some to me as well...I didn’t tell him what it was for though lmao

My name is 牧云 btw! Just throwing that out there. I really like it because it’s “herding clouds” :’)

[unltime]

Spring 2018 Class Tumblrs

Yracema Rivas Zoe Schneider Connor Rodenbaugh Spencer Harding-McDermott Megan Kemptar Dan Hinz Collin Gell Chloe Mientka Jiang Chen Claudia Leonnie Quintana Jingsi Li Harrison Rood Shay Chamberlain Quang Hong Shannon Johnson Cole Munsterman Calla Kessler

[fanhackers]

New fan studies research - August 15th, 2017

A weekly list of new/recent fan studies research that’s just been added to the Fan Studies Bibliography. Works are divided into things that are open access (=immediately readable for anyone) and not open access (=behind a paywall or not yet public).

If we missed anything or made a mistake, submit a correction and we’ll fix it in next week’s edition. Happy reading!

Open access

Cavcic, Antonija. 2017. “Boys’ Love for the Love of It: Progressive Prosumers and the Proliferation of Queer Culture through Manga.” PhD dissertation, Murdoch University. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/37969/

Kolehmainen, Pekka. 2017. “Social Media Narratives as Political Fan Fiction in the 2016 US Presidential Election.” European Journal of American Studies 12 (12–2). http://ejas.revues.org/12147

Valero Porras, María José; Cassany, Daniel. 2017. “Translation by Fans for Fans : Organization and Practices in a Spanish-Language Community of Scanlation.” BiD: Textos Universitaris de Biblioteconomia i Documentació, no. 38

Yang, Benny Chen-heng. 2017. “Why Godzilla? The Factors for Global Fame of Tokusatsu Giant Monsters.” International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science 5 (5). http://www.ijlass.org/data/frontImages/gallery/Vol._5_No._5/2._7-16.pdf

Not open access

Buozis, Michael. 2017. “Doxing or Deliberative Democracy? Evidence and Digital Affordances in the Serial SubReddit.” Convergence, August, 1354856517721809. doi:10.1177/1354856517721809

Carviou, James. 2017. “Modern Family and Family Guy: Representation and Relevancy among Twitter Fans.” PhD dissertation, University of Iowa. http://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5433/

Creekmur, Corey, Melanie Kohnen, Jonathan McIntosh, Lori Morimoto, Katherine Morrissey, Suzanne Scott, and Louisa Stein. 2017. “Roundtable: Remix and Videographic Criticism.” Cinema Journal 56 (4): 159–84. doi:10.1353/cj.2017.0044

Kyriakidou, Maria, Michael Skey, Julie Uldam, and Patrick McCurdy. 2017. “Media Events and Cosmopolitan Fandom: ‘Playful Nationalism’in the Eurovision Song Contest.” International Journal of Cultural Studies, 1367877917720238. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1367877917720238

Wu, Jingsi Christina. 2017. “Voting for the Next Super Girl and Political Talk.” In Entertainment and Politics in Contemporary China, 89–130. East Asian Popular Culture. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-48264-4_3

[jli598-blog]

Exploration

[chinavolleyball]

Fave passes on the national team:

#16 Ding Xia to the middle for #17 Yan Ni (both are in Liaoning)

#5 Shen Jingsi for #6 Yang Junjing to slide behind and hit (both are in Bayi Army)