#lan shi

[niobefurens]

Lan Shi tidbits from the upcoming Italian edition of MDZS.

Mondadori is finally going to be releasing the Italian translation of MDZS Vol. 1 later this month March 3rd (🤞).

Meanwhile they throw us scraps to keep us hanging in there.

Interesting details; it might mean the italian edition will do justice to the work. Which, in my mind, SevenSeas has not.

The translations into English are mine.

Long post.

Translation: In Chinese tradition, the masculine ideal combines martial competence with artistic and literary skills. This is exemplified by the saying 文武双全 wén wǔ shuāng quán: "as expert in arms, as in letters".

Translation: In MDZS the clan that best represents this paradigm is the Làn clan, to which numerous quotes and images drawn from tradition are repeatedly referred.

Here are some examples of references to Tang era (618-907) poetry, the pinnacle of the Chinese lyrical tradition, used [by MXTX] in [her] characterisation of the Lan.

Translation: In CHinese, Cloud Recesses, the Lan estate, is called 云深不知处 Yúnshēn Bù zhī chù, literally: "clouds so thick, they disorient (confuse)". The expression is taken from the last verse of the famous poem "Visiting the Absent Hermit" (尋隱者不遇 Xún yǐn zhě bùyù ) by the poet Jia Dao 贾岛 (779-843).

The atmosphere of quiet and meditation within the Cloud Recess walls is portrayed with a reference to the legendary poet and hermit Han Shan 寒 山 (litterally: Cold Mountain).

My notes: the Italian fan-tran Gran Maestro della Scuola Demoniaca translated Cloud Recesses as "Meanders of the Clouds"; the new Italian translates it as Cloud Labirynth. With the aggravation of the word Dedalus in place of labyrinth, or maze.

Jia Dao's poem in English/chinese can be found here: https://chinesepoemsinenglish.blogspot.com/2010/03/jia-dao-visiting-absent-hermit.html

Translation:

Lan Wangji's curtesy name comes from the expression 鸥鸟忘記 Ōu niǎo wàng jì meaning: "seagulls are forgetful (of the world)", which appears in a verse of the poem "Offered to Tiansou (赠田叟 Zèng Tiánsǒu) by the poet Li Shangyin 李商隱 (813-858), who was, in turn, inspired by the taoist ideal of "inaction" (无为 wúwéi).

Note: "curtesy name", is rendered in Italian as "public name".

Translation: Lan Wangji's appearance in the novel is announced by the notes of his guqin, described as charged with the "cold rustling of pines" (松风寒 sōng fēnghán). The expression is taken from a verse of the poem "Playing the Lute" (听弹琴 tīng tánqín) by Liu Changqing 刘长卿 (786-789/90).

Recognition of the italian (glorious) fan-tran team is in the title: grand master of the demonic school.

[laarems]

Pay attention to me

[twistedappletree]

[askew-d]

the wildest thing about lan wangji is the way he’s immediately enraged at his own feelings for wei wuxian. because we’ve seen wei wuxian fall in love slowly and surely, right? he goes from a quick interest to an oblivious attraction to liking lan wangji then being infatuated after his return to life, then to straight-up loving the guy intensely. we watch him develop his sexual and romantic attraction equally.

but lan wangji’s different. from the very first second he’s desperately smitten — all it took was one sly smile and he was going through the four stages of love: the desire to marry, kiss, bed and die with him. and he’s so goddamn outraged, because how dare this troublemaker trespass into his house and steal his heart so easily??

he was so conflicted that he didn’t see any other alternative if not to unsheathe his sword and fight the hell out of that idiot. feelings?? for a rebellious teenager?? right in front of my clan’s three thousand rules??? not today, devil.

[cosmicxstar]

lan wangji is the funniest bitch ever and we don't talk about it enough

[searyuu]

HanGuang-Jun ☁️

[qourmet]

this isn't the first time @cerbykerby had an idea that i've impulsively drawn... rest of the comic under the cut!

[double-m-b]

MXTX protags my beloved. Prettyboy table for the win

Bonus page:

[conscydraws]

Just finished the cover for 2024 MXTX Food Zine!

@mxtxfoodzine is free and contains 55 recipes going along with art and fanfiction as well as a printable no-title version of the cover. Releasing this November.

[disgracefulthings]

Xie Lian: I married my soulmate, San Lang!

Wei Wuxian: My soulmate is Lan Zhan, and we got married too!

Shen Qingqiu: My soulmate is a pathetic rat man who is trashier than his own writing

Wei Wuxian: ...and you married him?

Shen Qingqiu: Gross no, I married his son

Xie Lian and Wei Wuxian: ????????

[junodoom]

swordtember day 8: sun

[soursoppi]

on my mdzs zodiac post someone said it looked like Sizhui was hatching from Dragonji's pearl... thought that it'd be a funny announcement pic for the year of the snake

[abilai]

A lil kiss on a boat because they’re in love

[nilfgaardbarne]

Accidentally

[lutszu]

Street market

[skeletonraven]