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汐止・聖德宮 ∣ Shengde Temple・New Taipei City by Iyhon Chiu

[tempo-takoyaki]

To celebrate 2k followers on instagram, I drew what my followers requested. Here are some of the sketches I made!

[lettiegrief]

HAPPY YURI DAY

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Yin-Yang Town Strange Talk | S01E01

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

[reinaka42]

❝I want to turn the past into elegant words As we are but a drop in the ocean❞ 🖌 好字唯之 / 【忘川风华录】 Wangchuan gifset — 4/?

[john-keels-sinister-goatee]

"Future readers will look back on today just as we look back at the past. How sad it all is! Therefore, I have recorded my contemporaries and transcribed what they have written. Over distant generations and changing events, what gives rise to melancholy will be the same. Future readers will also feel moved by these writings." -- Wang Xizhi, Lantingji Xu/Preface to the Collected Poems from the Orchid Pavilion (transl. Richard E. Strassberg)

[neshamama]

liu qi, "xizhi (geese)," 2023, ink and color on paper

[rhiangalaxy]

Our resident snake boy! Character chosen by this week's poll! (+ a bonus og design sketch below the cut :>)

[ID: A Scum Villain Drawing. To the right is a design of Zhuzhi Lang, he is standing with his hands clasped in front of him and a green snake is wrapped around one of his wrists with a happy expression. ZZL has a demure :3 face with slighly messy bangs and long hair tied back with multiple braids and a low ponytail. Two arrows are pointing to him, one pointing to his gold and black outer robe states 'Tianlang's old robe' whilst the other simply states 'Very tol but lanky.' To his left are characters drawn in chibi style. ZZL princess carries Shen Qingqiu with an excited flushed expression going "Hello Master Shen!" To which SQQ in his arms with an exasperated but flushed closed eye expression responds "Hi Xizhi lang..." Luo Binghe in the corner behind them looks very angry and puffed out yelling "HEY". An arrow points to ZZL that says 'Bride-Stealing (it happens at least once a month)' The caption of this part is "If ZZL lived post-canon:" End ID]

[ID: A Scum Villain Doodle. ZZL drawn in chibi style, slightly hunched over with a nervous :3 expression and his hands clasped together. End ID]

[horsegirlwarcrimes]

zzl x sqq x lbh. peak lord shen is heavenly demon bait and it would be better if these family members where NOT trying to kill eachother for his hand

re: wine drunk drabbles (here)

ironically for such a zzl guy i have literally never written zzl x sqq lol i am a fake fan BUT here u go :)))

"Shizun shouldn't pay attention to that man," Luo Binghe says, sidling up to Shen Qingqiu's side hooking his chin over Shen Qingqiu's shoulder.

"Nonesense," Shen Qingqiu says. "Won't you bring us some snacks, Binghe? You must be hungry."

"Absolutely not. Shizun! Tell him to leave!"

"Master Ssshen is too kind," Zhuzhi-lang says. He reaches up at catches Shen Qingqiu's hands as Shen Qingqiu carries the tea tray over to their guest, soft skin meeting cool scales as he slides it from Shen Qingqiu's grip and sets it down at the low table. He picks up the small, elegantly painted tea-pot and and gracefully begins to pour the fragrant liquid into cups. "But I already ate on my way to visit. Please, let me pour for you."

"Shizun, he probably snacked on the disciples on his way in!"

Although the snake is the one at their table, Luo Binghe hisses at his cousin. Shen Qingqiu rolls his eyes and gives Zhuzhi-lang a soft smile, bringing a sleeve up to hide the curve of his lips.

"Thank you, Xizhi-lang."

Luo Binghe growls. Zhuzhi-lang finishes pouring the tea and raises his own cup to take a delicate slip.

Over the top of his cup, Zhuzhi-lang's yellow eyes gaze right at Luo Binghe and flash with satisfaction. His serpentine tongue darts out ever so slightly, as though scenting the air.

"Shizun!"

[xinyuehui]

Four Treasures of the Study · 文房四宝

蒲一永 Pu Yi Yong · The Brush

Eight Principles of Yong. Traditionally, it was believed that practicing the eight common strokes in regular script, all of which can be found in the character "Yong," could lead to writing all characters well. According to legend, it was created by Wang Xizhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, "Yong" is also the first character in his famous work 蘭亭集序 Lantingji Xu (Preface to the Poems Collected from the Orchid Pavilion). The surname "Pu" could potentially be a homage to the famous Chinese writer Pu Songling in the Qing Dynasty. In his most popular work 聊齋誌異 Liaozhai Zhiyi (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio), the focus of the tales are on the emotional entanglements between humans and supernatural beings in the world.

陳楮英 Chen Chu Ying · The Paper

Chu, which refers to the paper mulberry plant, was historically used in ancient China as the raw material for making mulberry paper and Xuan paper. Additionally, "Chu" was used as a term synonymous with paper in ancient times. In EP4, Chuying mentioned that the "chu" in her name means paper.

曹光硯 Cao Guang Yan · The Inkstone

Yan, also known as Yantai, is the name of the inkstone used in calligraphy. The inkstone is used to grind the ink stick into powder, which is then mixed with water on the inkstone to create ink suitable for calligraphy.

執念 The Obsessions · The Ink

The obsessions are one of the ever-changing elements in the show, the elegiac couplets are uniquely written with whole heart and mind for the different obsessions.

[nebulations]

[ID: A Scum Villain edit of successive phone notifs which read:

(PayPal) You received $10,00,000 USD from Yue Qingyuan

(Messages) Yue Qingyuan: He won't treat you like i do baby

(Whatsapp) Xizhi-Lang: Baby please don't text my cousin back

(Phone) Liu-shidi: missed call (500)

(Messages) Black Lotus: daddy long dick just landed in the human realm baby, End ID]

POV you are Helen of Troy (shen qingqiu)

[sgiandubh]

Today's apocryphal Sun Tzu quote

Wanting to be right and wanting to know the truth are two very different things, indeed.

Qian Xuan - Wang Xizhi Watching Geese, 1295 AD

[chinesehanfu]

【Historical Artifacts Reference】

Chinese Tang Dynasty Female Figurines in “乌蛮髻/Wū mán Hairstyle”

some will put lotus flowers in the middle of the hair

[Hanfu · 漢服]Chinese Tang Dynasty(618-907A.D) Traditional Clothing Hanfu & Hairstyle Based On Tang Dynasty Female Figurines

High Tang Period Women Attire and Hairstyle

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📸Recreation Work: @吃货娃娃

🔗Weibo:https://weibo.com/1868003212/MD7GFiYs0

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【Shangsi Festival/Double Third Festival/上巳節】

Double Third Festival or Shangsi Festival (traditional Chinese: 上巳節) is a Chinese festival celebrated on the third day of the third month of the Chinese calendar.

It is said that the origin of this festival comes from the Dinner Party at the Qushui River during the Zhou Dynasty (about 1100–221 BC). Others say its origins come from the ceremonial custom of getting rid of evils by bathing in the river. On this day, people would hold a sacrificing ceremony on a riverside to honor their ancestors, and then take a bath in the river with herbs to cleanse their bodies of filth. Following that, young men and women would then go for a spring outing in which many of these scenes were described in Shi Jing (The Book of Songs).

The Shangsi Festival activities have changed over the course of subsequent dynasties. The entertainment feast and praying for descendants along the riverside were added in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). It was after the Wei and Jin dynasties (220–420 AD) that the festival developed into the Double-Third (Shangsi) Festival that is fixed on the third day of the third lunar month.

In modern times, to observe this festival, people would go for an outing by the water, have picnics, and pluck orchids. It is also a day for invoking cleansing rituals to prevent disease and get rid of bad luck. The day is also traditionally considered to be a possible birthday of the Yellow Emperor.

The ancient traditions of Shangsi are mostly celebrated by several communities spread out among the provinces today, such as the ancient village of Xinye

The great calligrapher Wang Xizhi mentions this festival in his famous work Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Poems, written in regard to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering during the Six Dynasties era.

The Han ethnic people in some places also have special customs on March 3rd. For example, Hunan and other places have the tradition of "March 3rd, boiled eggs with ground (shepherd's) purse", while Anhui and other places have the tradition of eating Baba( a kind of bread, with meat):

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Yin-Yang Town Strange Talk | S01E03

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

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[ghostclowning]

another day of zhushen agenda BUT it's ZZL being unreasonably hot when SQQ least expects him to. Like when he's talking to SQQ politely and calmly, then some demon tries to approach them and he gives them such a death glare that the poor thing perishes immediately regardless of its intentions. Then he turns back to SQQ and he's now absolutely normal. But SQQ isn't normal at all. He's never been hornier in his life. Gentle ZZL is cool but /srs ZZL???maybe even mad ZZL?? Fuck yes. Although perhaps he's feeling so safe thinking about such things only bc he knows for sure his husband won't ever intentionally hurt him. He really wants to hear ZZL call him a "bad boy" now though, whew.

And SQQ also likes to randomly touch ZZL muscles(if it doesn't distract him, of course...but sometimes even if it distracts him. After all, so far he never objected). Pure amazement. He wonders if ZZL could beat LQG if they had no swords(of course he wouldn't let these two fight, this sure would end up traumatic for both...but just for the sake of mental experiment? It's never wrong to imagine hot men in blood-). And he also thinks how he can do whatever with ZZL only bc ZZL chooses to allow him. Like "I braid his hair but he could easily braid my limbs! Sheesh!" But ZZL is just ready to tolerate any shit he does, even when he goes drinking with SQH(it never ends well)(ZZL gives him the /srs stare afterwards which SQQ a little bit enjoys ... secretly....).

[The truth is, he probably considers literally anything still better than standing lines for lewd fanfics]

Sometimes SQQ purposely tries to tease ZZL, but it often leads to an outcome he didn't expect, even if at first things go smoothly...He once tried to make his snake husband a little jealous, joke-flirting with soemone, but ZZL was just keeping silent, although he clearly was upset. Once they were left alone, he said he thought what he and master Shen had was just between them. SQQ was just heartbroken cuz his boy seemed so sad about it<3 He tries to reassure ZZL he was just fucking around but then ZZL pins him to the wall, grabs both his hands, immobilizing him with ease, his glance calm as ever but unusually stern.

"Master Shen has spoken enough today. But I see that I don't satisfy master Shen enough."

"Not at all, Xizhi-lang..."

"I have a name."

"...Ah? Sorry, Zhuzhi-lang...You really satisfy me! I was just being silly..."

"No need to pretend now. I understand," Zhuzhi-lang leans in and shuts him up with a kiss. Oh no. Practice shows that his 'understanding' of things is often different from normal... "If so, I'm afraid I have to fix my mistakes."

His firm tone makes SQQ feel things. God damn it, maybe he actually doesn't mind whatever is going to happen now. Although it wouldn't be so sweet if ZZL gave him a dose of blood parasites to control him. Yeah that would be less hot.

"I will make love to you all night. For every sound that you make, I will keep going."

SQQ had no idea how vocal he was in bed until now, and he cursed this trait of his now, because he also had no idea how long demons can go on. ZZL only let him go when he started literally begging for mercy. This really was enjoyable until SQQ got completely exhausted, and when he realized ZZL still stops when he asks properly, he thought that he certainly will do this again... sometime. When he's able to walk again, probably. Maybe.

SQQ also grew used to the snakes, even the demonic ones. When ZZL is not home, he talks to them instead. Keeps a little bowl of water for them even. Unexpectedly, him befriending the snakes actually helped to get them out of his bed... When ZZL saw how friendly he got with them, he gave him a strange look, but he hasn't found a single snake in his bed or in his clothes since. They still were everywhere else around the house, but, apparently, have learned that some things are not to be touched. They still touch master Shen himself though, but they, apparently, also were taught not to do so if master Shen minds...and this man once said he can't do anything about his snakes, huh?

And also SQQ collected a piece of snake skin ZZL shed. When ZZL found out, he was a little...repulsed. "Why would one collect something that came off their body? You don't collect fallen off hair..."

"But it's not hair! It's a piece of snake skin. It looked cool."

"...Should I start collecting master Shen's dead skin..."

"...uhm, alright, alright, you have a point. Please don't-"

"If master Shen likes such things, I could-"

"Please don't"

SQQ had no doubt ZZL could make all the snakes shed right in their house, and he clearly didn't need that. Did SQQ get rid of that one piece of snake skin though? Absolutely not.