#wei dynasty

[nascentsoulstudios]

What about story of ming lan? I loved the women’s dresses

Ooooh, another recommendation! I've never seen this one, but I might have to watch! Since it's set in the Song Dynasty, I can absolutely see why you love the dresses. This post goes into a lot of detail regarding Song dynasty clothing and how pretty it is:

My personal favorite for beautiful dresses though is STILL the Tang Dynasty: JUST LOOK AT THEM! Honestly, the only style of Chinese Historical fashion I really dislike is Qing dynasty. I'm really not a fan of how... SAMEY the fashion was in the Imperial Court at that time. TAT

[weabunsstudios]

WANDERING SWORD TIME

Belbet is wandering the Jianghu once more, will she advance the plot this time, or continue random sidequests? Only YOU can watch and find out!

[barragerofenvy]

Personal

I am quite assured to find some details...I am related to the Emperor of Japan. That royal blood in me. ALL THAT Japanese Duolingo. Including the sushi. Final Fantasy. And hardcoring Brave Frontier Global. Animes Galore. #Japan

I also got into the Wei Dynasty. #WeiDynasty #AncientChina

EDIT | Yes, the dudes are quite sexy...whistle while you work *tries to whistle* (ty)

[loomka]

<3 wangxian but make it wlw in a qing dynasty palace intrigue plot

(i love qing dynasty clothing a lot)

[chinesehanfu]

[China Makeup history]The production of concealer powder for women in the Northern Wei Dynasty(386–535)of China 1,500 years ago

The author's experience of the production process is as follows:

1.Concealer powder for women in the Northern Wei Dynasty. After experiencing the entire production process, my first impression: the rice soaked for more than 20 days is really smelly! like the biological weapon my painful expression doesn't require any acting skills, but the rice soaked for many days is very soft and sticky, and it is very convenient to rub or grind it by hand (Women with no strength like me can quickly grind it into pulp in 5 minutes)

2.The process is complicated and the production takes more than 30 days. The resulting "rice powder" is indeed delicate. Although its adhesion cannot compare with today's cosmetics, it is still very good as a basic makeup powder for women more than a thousand years ago.

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[its-not-a-pen]

eunuch rating system: part 2 electric boogaloo! part 1 based on the original post by @welcometothejianghu wherein i continue to rate REAL historical chinese eunuchs! this is a non-exhaustive list and there's honestly no metric to it. i just pick the guys i like.

Han Dynasty (yes, again. the Han was like 400 years long lol) Cao Teng was a pretty normal guy whose biggest claim to fame is his extremely infamous grandson, Cao Cao. Because of this, Cao Teng is the only enunch in chinese history to get a royal title; Emperor Gao of Wei, which was granted posthumerously through Cao Cao’s grandson Cao Rui.

Cao Teng was a good judge of character who promoted a bunch of famous people, one of whom was a guy who had even tried to impeach him previously. After 30 years of service, he retired, got married, and adopted a son. 

i decided to put him on the list because the common perception of the eunuch is a "mutilated" man living a lonely, unfulfilled life. What is often left out is they are highly motivated people who excel at their jobs, exert a lot of influence, and are able to have families and leave a legacy.

the majority of eunuchs came from poor families, and serving at the palace gave them an opportunity to obtain wealth, status and an education they would otherwise never have access to. it does require an unimaginably painful sacrifice, but that shouldn't be the only thing that defines them.

Cao Teng's hard work benefited his entire clan and lifted them out of poverty. But there was a complex interplay between him being a venerable ancestor, and someone marked by the stigma of castration. I imagine there was something bittersweet here for Cao Teng, knowing that he had done so much for his family, but they would rather he didn't exist.

Cao Cao was able to become a prime minister because of the wealth, connections, and education earned by his grandfather. At the same time, he appeared to resent him. The source of his ancestory was a sore spot which was repeatedly brought up by his political enemies to discredit him, something he never commented directly on or attempted to defend.

ming dynasty

MAKE SOME FUCKING NOISE FOR THE COOLEST PERSON IN THE MING DYNASTY!!!! actually scratch that, MAKE SOME FUCKING NOISE FOR THE COOLEST PERSON IN CHINESE HISTORY, PERIOD.

Zheng He was born Ma He to muslims living in Yunan, which was ruled by Mongols at the time. He was captured by the Ming army between the age of 10-14, castrated, and given to the young Yongle Emperor as a servant. Incredibly enough, he was like "no hard feelings mate" and went on to work in EVERY SINGLE JOB. and kick absolute ass in ALL OF THEM. he started out as a soldier on the northern frontier (the toughest place to serve, that was where all the border conflicts were) and fought in several campaigns with the future emperor, distinguishing himself and earning the emperor's trust.

I originally had him drawn in a more stereotypically "heroic" pose, by all accounts he was a tough guy who "walked like a tiger", and while the main purpose of the Ming voyages were diplomatic, he didn't shy away from violence. (he fought PIRATES. like a fucking shonen protagonist). in the end i decided to go with a picture that showcases less celebrated but equally important leadership qualities like curiosity, patience and discipline. I also want to point out that he wasn't the only eunuch on the trip, around half of the commanding officers were also eunuchs. He wasn't an exception to the rule but rather the face of a largely ignored majority; complicated people who were making the most of a difficult job.

Notes: the giraffe he brought back didn't have a name (at least not on record), but the Ming thought it was a qilin (kinda like a chinese unicorn) and i thought that would be an adorable name for a giraffe.

Ming Dynasty

i feel like we've had too much nuance, so lets finish this list off with a properly corrupt and scheming enunch! Wei Zhongxian castrated himself at age 21 to escape his gambling debts, and it unleashed his potiential like Rock Lee removing his leg weights. once inside the palace, he started out as a minor kitchen hand but managed to hustle his way to being the right hand of the emperor, who was an indifferent ruler that prefered woodworking to running a country. for this reason, I decided to make him a ventriloquist dummy.

Wei Zhongxian then proceeded to go on an extravagant and over-compensating ego trip. actually, it was more like a 40-year-long, olympic worthy, ego-long jump. things came to a terrible end when he tried to stage a coup (it failed and he decided not to hang around the capital, and go hang on some rafters instead). by then, decades of corruption had weakened the Ming, the emperor's only son got exploded in horrible incident that also wiped out most of the Ming Dynasty munitions--and what's this? here comes the Qing Dynasty with a steel chair!!!! notes: I decided to make Wei Zhongxian's design a human version of my cat, because he is also an incredibly devious but rather low-wisdom individial.

[peekofhistory]

北魏（鲜卑族）大襟长袍 North Wei (Xianbei tribe) large collared long robe

Because today's garment is from the Xianbei ethnic group, I wanted to give a brief background to its origins.

Some people argue very intensely that "Hanfu" must only come from the Han ethnic group. But clothing isn't restricted by state borders, it's just very natural for people to see clothing they like and take influence from it.

Hanfu has influenced a lot of China's bordering countries, and in return it has also been influenced by them throughout history. There's no shame in that, that's not something negative, it's just a very natural thing that happens. For me, if a garment originated from outside the Han ethnic group but became incorporated into Hanfu, then I'll happily include it while giving credit to where it originated from.

Early Chinese History

I compiled some maps for the early Chinese dynasties to give a better idea of just how much fighting took place between dynasty changes. Sometimes it's difficult to explain because you get dozens of little Kingdoms fighting each other. Even some Chinese people get confused much less trying to explain it to others who're completely new to it all @__@

The Spring/Autumn period (East Zhou), Warring States period (East Zhou), and Sixteen Kingdoms period (East Jin) saw some of the most intense, chaotic fighting.

There's a saying in Chinese; 天下大势，分久必合，合久必分

It translates to: What is long divided shall be unified, What is long unified shall divide, such is the way of the world.

This saying comes from seeing dynasty after dynasty go through the same cycle over and over. The first few emperors of every dynasty are hardworking (they fought for it, they shed blood for it, it's THEIR kingdom), then gradually with each generation things start to deteriorate. Advisors start manipulating, queens and concubines start fighting for power (often with family members in high positions of power), young puppet emperors start being propped up, the court is saturated with internal conflict and the country falls to chaos as local authorities start being assholes to the people. Finally, rebellion. And then a new dynasty starts.

[movielosophy]

Flourished Peony | With the same goal, how can it be called using you?

[lionofchaeronea]

Fishing in Summer Shade, Wu Wei, 1483

[grand-theft-carbohydrates]

you should give me a han dynasty vase. i deserve a han dynasty vase. if i had a han dynasty vase id take really good care of it and put it on my bedside table so the first thing i see when i wake up will be my han dynasty vase. most of my house is carpeted so you don't need to worry about me dropping it or anything. and if i did drop it i'd glue it back together real careful you wouldn't even see the cracks.

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Jet-black Polyhedral Seal of The Western Wei General

This multi-faceted jet seal of the Western Wei dynasty, belonged to the famous General Dugu Xin (獨孤信). It has 8 edges and 26 sides: 18 square and 8 triangular ones. It is the ancient polyhedral seal with the largest number of facets.

Among them, 14 sides are engraved with inscriptions. The inscriptions range from one-character to five-character. The functionality is differentiated, including the use in official letters, orders, document labeling, etc.

The jet, a composite organic gem, from which the seal is carved, is known in China as “coal jade” (煤玉).

The total height of the object is 4.5 cm, the width is 4.35 cm, and the weight is 75.7 g.

The seal was accidentally discovered in 1981 by Song Qing, a student from Xunyang county (旬陽縣), Ankang, Shaanxi. While returning home from school, he picked up a weird object in the gravel on the roadside, which aroused his curiosity with its bizarre shape. Song Qing had no idea what it was. Having examined the inscriptions at home, he gave the find for examination to the local archaeological museum, where the artifact was considered not of particular cultural value.

The seal vegetated on the outskirts of the local exposition for another decade, until it was revealed and recognized by a prominent researcher Wang Hanzhang (王翰章) from the Xi'an Institute of Literature and History. On display in Shaanxi History Museum (陝西曆史博物館).

[cryptidcalling]

Just imaging Vesper in hanfu <3

[scarroxana]

Chinese Dynasties.

Shang | Zhou | Qin | Han | Jin | Sui | Tang | Liao | Song | Yuan | Ming | Qing

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Wei Yingluo, Consort Ling