#canglong

[dorothygale123]

Raise your hand if you've heard of the 4 Guardian Beasts before. Anyone? If you don't, it's cool. That's what learning is for!

Now, anime fans like myself may be more than a little familiar with these guys as they've shown up in more than a few properties (ex. Fushigi Yuugi) but the concept, like many things in Asian culture, was originally Chinese. Also called the 4 Symbols, the 4 Gods, and the 4 Cardinal Creatures in English, the 4 Guardian Beasts are very popular in East Asia. We'll be calling them by their Chinese name, the Sixiang, because it's much shorter than any of their English titles because it's shorter. Do excuse me if I call the beasts themselves by their Japanese names, as it's what I know them best by.

The Sixiang are an astrological concept, with each one governing a portion of the sky. Each of these 4 sections had 7 constellations consisting of parts of the beast that when looked at together shows the beast as a whole. Pretty different from Greek constellations, huh? Anyways, these 28 total constellations were very important to Chinese cosmology as each one was seen as housing a different part of the Heavens, where the gods did their business. Let's take a closer look, shall we?

Azure Dragon/Canglong/Seiryuu, Guardian of the East

Fun fact: back in ye olden days azure was used to describe a shade of green, so while there are many depictions of Seiryuu as a blue dragon a lot of really ancient art paints him green. Surprisingly, he's associates with the element of wood rather than water. His constellations house the Heavenly Gates and several parts of the Jade Emperor's palace (including the stables where a certain naughty monkey did a stint). He's generally seen as the most important member of the group as a result.

White Tiger/Baihu/Byakko, Guardian of the West

As the name suggests, Byakko is a massive white tiger that rules over all other beasts with a terrifying roar. He's said to be in tune with all 5 elements (water, fire, earth, wood, metal) but is most associated with metal. He carries the 'essence of heroes' and means business. His constellations mostly have to do with the Heavenly army, with the prison, garrison, and granary all falling under his purview.

Vermillion Bird/Zhuque/Duzaku, Guardian of the South

Often confused with a Phoenix, Suzaku is actually a distinct creature. The fact that Eastern and Western Phoenix's are very different in concept doesn't help matters, especially since cultural osmosis has led to the Eastern Phoenix becoming more and more similar to it's Western counterpart. Suzaku himself is very similar to a Western Phoenix, being associated with fire and elixirs of immortality. His constellations are very functional, housing heavenly the wells, wardrobes, kitchens, and other such things.

Black Turtle/Xuanwu/Genbu, Guardian of the North

Now I say turtle, but Genbu is a bit more of a dual creature. Sometimes they're 2 animals, a turtle with a serpent on it's back, and others it's a turtle with a long snake-like neck. Sometimes it goes full chimera and is a turtle with a snake for a tail, head included. No matter which way you slice it though, Genbu is some mix of snake and turtle. Naturally, it gets associated with the element of water. Sometimes it's even credited as once having been the turtle that carried the floating city of Penglai (which I'll get to eventually). Genbu's constellations seem to be wealth-based, as it presides over the temples, treasury, and non-military granary.

Okay, so I know I said 4 beasts, but the Sixiang are sometimes shown with a 5th member that takes it's place in the center of the group. Occasionally it's a yellow dragon to represent the Yellow Emperor, but personally I prefer when it's the qilin/kirin, the Chinese Unicorn. Now it's called a unicorn, but like many Chinese creatures it's a bit of a chimera. With the head of a ram, the hooves of a horse, legs of a wolf, body of a deer, scales of a snake, tail of an ox, and horns of a dragon. Calm and intelligent, it is often seen as a symbol of nobility and scholars. Another fun fact: the Japanese word for giraffe is kirin because of their remarkable resemblance to the mythical beast.

This was a bit of a long one, but I had fun! What about you guys?

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#mythology sh*tposting #chinese mythology #chinese dragons #the 4 guardian beasts #sixiang #canglong #seiryuu #baihu #byakko #zhuque #suzaku #xuanwu #genbu #qilin #kirin

[sanctissimx]

❛ i’m a lost soul maybe — i don’t feel at all like i ought to feel. ❜ from @qiinglong​

His dark tail swished, the only indication that he had heard the proclamation. The canglong’s imprudently tall frame remained still for a protracted moment, until he deigned to turn his head to regard the other dragon with an impassive disdain. Sighing through his nose with an evident disapprobation, his dark eyes were intent on this Yinyuejun in spite of the apathy he held for any conversation that did not involved Jing Lin. 

“That sounds very much like a personal problem,” he said meaningfully, blinking at him blandly before turning around and offering the qinglong his backside to converse with. 

#qiinglong #CANG JI. #WHY DID HE THINK CANG JI WOULD CARE T___T #HE'S SO RUDE #IM SO SORRY U DONT DESREVE THAT

[isolaradiale]

Lost in Space #54

Howdy, Isolans! We have conducted an activity check for the month of August!

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CUCUMBER QUEST

Cosmo (HOUSE 108)

CUPHEAD

Queenie Starr (OC) (HOUSE 101)

DC

Diana Prince (Wonder Woman) (Epíneio Manor (Mistwood) )

FATE

Assassin (Gray) (Lord El Melloi II’s House of Misfits (Archimedes))

Caster of Midrash (Queen of Sheba) (CONDO 405)

Sakura Matou (HOUSE 113)

FINAL FANTASY

Dion Lesage (HOUSE 104)

Thancred Waters (Actaea Manor -  ARCHIMEDES)

GENSHIN IMPACT

Dottore (CONDO 418)

Hu Tao (CONDO 408)

Xiao (TOWNHOUSE 212)

GRANBLUE FANTASY

Belial (CONDO 420) 

Ilsa (CONDO 425)

GUNDAM

Ericht Samaya (CONDO 414)

HEAVEN’S OFFICIAL BLESSING

Hua Cheng (CONDO 407)

Yin Yu (APARTMENT 314)

HONKAI STAR RAIL

Jing Yuan (HOUSE 105) 

Silver Wolf (TOWNHOUSE 201)

JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE

Noriaki Kakyoin (APARTMENT 320)

JUJUTSU KAISEN

Toji Fushiguro (HOUSE 104)

KATANA ZERO

Fifteen (Hideout - THE ECHO)

KEKKAI SENSEN

Leonardo Watch (CONDO 402)

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

Zelda (Breath of the Wild) (APARTMENT 308)

MARVEL

Jonathon Ohnn (The Spot) (HOUSE 108)

Peter Parker (Spider-man) (APARTMENT 304)

Quentin Quire (Kid Omega) (X-Tower (4BR)) (FIBONACCI)

NIKKE: GODDESS OF VICTORY

Marian (Modernia) (APARTMENT 317)

ONE PIECE

Donquixote Rosinante (TOWNHOUSE 212)

Trafalgar D. Water Law (APARTMENT 302)

ORIGINAL CHARACTER

Liu “Redbean” Canglong (Redbean’s Keep (4BR)) (THE MISTWOOD)

V (CONDO 403)

Zhang San/Tang Sanzang (TOWNHOUSE 206)

OSHI NO KO

Aquamarine Hoshino (CONDO 404)

PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS

Percy Jackson (HOUSE 111)

PLEASE MY MELODY

My Melody (TOWNHOUSE 216)

PROJECT MOON

Dante (APARTMENT 318)

RESIDENT EVIL

Ada Wong (CONDO 403)

RWBY

Qrow Branwen (HOUSE 109)

SKULLGIRLS

Parasoul (HOUSE 101)

TALES OF

Mithos Yggdrasill (HOUSE 107)

Richter Abend The Laker-Abend Observatory (Sky-Strewn Isles)

Yuri Lowell (CONDO 419)

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Donatello (CONDO 408)

UNDERTALE (DELTARUNE)

W. D. Gaster (TOWNHOUSE 204)

THE VAMPIRE DIES IN NO TIME

Tsujigiri Nagiri (CONDO 416)

YOUR TURN TO DIE

Reko (Doll) (APARTMENT 303)

Sou Hiyori (HOUSE 107)

#lost in space 54 #lost in space #activity check #modnote

[alanisse800]

Antes de leer Bab me leí Nan Chan, nunca me voy a olvidar el final Disney que le dieron, con boda y todos felices 🥹 y me acorde del Canglong que también lo usaban para referirse en Bab 🥺

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[uglyduckwithgoldenfur]

Canglong Gege (2020) from nanchan

#nanchan #nan chan #canglong #fanart #water dragon #danmei #drawing

[orphanphobic-shen-jiu]

gasoline sj animatic my beloved

#stan talks #svsss #i should have made this post a year ago tbh #general svsss aun no beats cover and 'thousand miles away to canglong' and dalabengba animatics my beloveds #< prev tags only optional Every Stan's Opinion but i dont think anyone would be able to dislike them🥰🥰 #bilibili site user artists <3333 #gasoline sj animatic human stick sj <33333 #he didnt deserve to be a stick but hes fascinating as one

[angieloveshua]

Seeing that Jing Lin looked a little down, Cang Ji said, “Forget it. Let the adults worry about this kind of matter. But from the way you speak, you seem like you really admire canglong, huh?” 

Jing Lin swiftly turned his gaze to Cang Ji and said stiffly, “I don’t. I heard that he has a harem, and he’s also savage, deceitful, and a smooth-talker. What’s more, he loves to serve up people as dishes to go with his wine.” 

Cang Ji, “…” 

🤣🤣🤣

#南禅 #唐酒卿 #t97 #tang jiuqing #cang ji #nan chan #jing lin #jilin #and he tells it in front of canglong himself 🤣

[sanctummilitis]

Hums and ripples of animalistic noise were the primary indicators beyond the opaque veil that a woodland stretched further than limited sight. Despite the city’s embrace of the summer season, its rays could only illuminate a portion of the mist, failing to part its dominance. A journey of curiosity, as the Mistwood were a domain she rarely investigated, though not for want of avoidance. Whatever the denizens may be, the Saber had the utmost faith in her ability to handle it, now more than ever with the restrictions imposed finally lifted in full. For an instance, the shape atop one trunk, perched within thick branches sprawling out to merge with their brethren, was one she prepared to engage if it dare approach. mysterious creatures they may be with a low statistic indicating they be the aggressor, the vast expanse of the woodland almost certainly guaranteed others would be within the forest.

And so was one certainly accounted for — that shape within the tree revealed itself to be not a native of the forest, but another city’s outsider. “The immediate area is clear, if you have taken refuge from the ground". Her words were vocalized firm and clearly as a means of establishing herself likewise not a threat, and allow the other party an indication from which direction it came. “Were you pursued by one of the creatures that dwell within this area? Or is this merely a habit? One would imagine the greenery within the city might suffice, with the added benefit of ensured safety”.

@flyingspinkicks​​

#flyingspinkicks #FLYINGSPINKICKS 1. #「Liu Canglong」.

[vierran45]

[Case File Compendium chapter 95]

Although he is emotionally indifferent, but has tried his best to live as a normal person, but Li Ruoqiu is pursuing a hot love.

That is Xie Qingcheng give not her.

XQC was trying to be dutiful and was taking medication for RN-13 that would prolong his life, but he was keeping himself constantly calm and indifferent and basicly just going through the motions, which wasn’t enough for Li Ruoqiu who craved a strong romantic love.

And he answered him: “Because I want to say goodbye to my past self. That Xie Qingcheng has died, the future will also die, a ruined reputation will be like the words written on the surface of the water, and eventually disappeared. Just want to be worthy of the life that I have, want to do something right. ”

Ah, so the wrist tattoo was XQC’s goodbye to his past self and a reminder that he might have ruined his reputation with the acted video speech, but that he did that in order to help others at the hospital. He sacrificed himself in memory of Qin Ciyan and didn’t care if other people reviled him as long as he knew the truth.

Just a patient, a patient, a living dead, an ordinary person, a lingering on more than a decade of theft person.

XQC really is even more messed up than He Yu, since this a continuation of his pattern of not caring what happens to him thinking himself a living dead person who lives on borrowed time stolen from others. His only moments of worthiness come when he can sacrifice himself and since QCY forbade him from experimenting on himself, he now has to find other ways to do that.

But what kind of living is this constant negation of self? How long can he just give and give and give? At least he’s taking better care of his body and is no longer destined to die at 40, but he needs to be even a little selfish at times and to have some joy or other positive feelings in his life.

He was close to a flareup after all the stress caused by the situation and that is why he left the position of being HY’s private doctor. Again, he chose to protect others from himself for fear of hurting them, but this act actually brought another kind of wound to HY who could never understand why XQC so suddenly abandoned him.

The scarred Cang Long carried a heavy shackle, carrying the shackles of secrets, carrying the sin of forbidden drugs, transformed into human form and came to the side of the young dragon.

The Canglong looked at the tiny, curled up child sitting on the steps.

As if across how many years of displacement, the years of pain and struggle, looking at the once that self.

He put the hand in human form, reaching out to the young dragon.

His mirror-like pupils, reflecting the child’s figure.

He said…

“Kid, don’t you hurt?”

He asked that because he said, that hurts.

Xie Qingcheng and He Yu really are mirrors of each other. XQC wanted to help HY because he had the same disease and knew all the hurt it caused. I love the dragon imagery, by the way, the way it describes a scarred and battered older dragon helping the little puppy dragon going through the same pain that he has experienced.

But however much he wanted to help HY, he still thought it more important to organise and work on all the medical papers Qin Ciyan, his second father left behind. So he abandoned the little dragon and badly hurt him.

Did HY finally realise how much he loves XQC in those last moments before he was submerged in the water? There was only space for one person on that ledge so he pushed XQC there and told him to live and maybe get some peace in the future. He talks of hating XQC for his lies, but it’s more than obvious that it’s a mixture of hate and love that he feels.

Aah, it’s such torture to read only one chapter at a time, I want to binge so much!

#case file compendium #chapter 95 #xie qingcheng #qin ciyan #he yu #meatbun doesn’t eat meat #books books books #danmei

[xiaoguiheyu]

https://m.weibo.cn/status/4702654750001456?

Canglong and Xiao Gui

#bing an ben #case file compendium #xie qingcheng #he yu #hexie

[santandreas]

Anji County - Wikipedia

Anji County – Wikipedia

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#15 popular things to do #Anji County #environmentally friendly and green construction #Huzhou in north-west Zhejiang #Images #Zhejiang Province

[flyingspinkicks]

Name: Liu “Redbean” Canglong, Half Elf Age: 19 Class: Monk Allignment: Neutral Good

Likes

Redbean buns

cute animals

taking in breath taking sights

cooking

Bahamut

Dislikes

People who abuse their power

shrimp (it’s a childhood fear)

Dolls

Unseasoned food

Tiamat

You can probably find him in some type of park or forest area, the greener the better or in touristy spots people watching. Usually in a tree or atop a pole. ‘

Sweetest boy, almost naïve to a fault. Can be trusting but has a good gut feeling (excellent insight stat). Will try to be your friend but beware if he armed with arms and they are effective. 

Side note: Bean’s stats are utilized using a d20+ a modified skill value of 1 through 5 to keep things simple. Also written in 2nd person for obvious reason but no need to match styles. 

[isolaradiale]

Hello yall! Today is july 12th and im here to reapp my oc Liu "Redbean" Canglong, app is under /app and may I request that he get his old housing back at "Redbean's Keep" in the Mistwoods. have a great day/evening

Welcome back to sunny Isola Radiale, Liu!

You'll be housed in your personal housing.

You will retain everything you had in your previous visit.

Enjoy your stay!

– mod solaris

#flyingspinkicks #isola app

[vraelgard]

Hello~ I'd like to app my original Character Liu Canglong also known as Redbean app can be found under /app thanks for your time!

hello, liu canglong and welcome to terra!

you will be housed in twin apartments M8, where you will find a red pool noodle and a pair of really cool but totally normal aviator sunglasses to replace the items taken from you upon entry!

you will also retain your elf blood powers which sounds more threatening than it is. 

✵ sylthfarn

#vraelgard app #monkflurry

[rotomfortunae]

today's sketchbook pages ✍️💕

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#friend ocs #liu canglong #zack ledger #scarf ocs #cerefina rilgild #mina lee #sunny chua #d&d #sunday knights dnd