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lesbianyaomo · 6 months

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it's actually very nice that apothecary diaries chose maomao as the protagonist, a girl who was raised in the pleasure district and severely under-ranks(?) many of the other characters in the story. through her, we get proximity to the status of those who were expendable to the royal court, a fact that she herself is highly aware of, and because of this she routinely positions herself between those who are of high rank and low rank. i really like that the series draws attention to notions of hierarchy and expendability, again without being preachy about it, because to be sure, it's not gritty at all, it tends to maintain a lighthearted tone with a focus on interpersonal relationships.

but this direction contrasts strongly with the dozens of western historical/historical fantasy dramas that focus mostly on the upper class and invisibilises the labor that sustains their lifestyles. meanwhile apothecary diaries leans into maomao's skills, the certain amount of ingenuity and knowledge that comes from her being poor and growing up in the pleasure district, and the way her rapport and proximity to the servants of the court enable her to reach places the high-ranked characters can't.

#it reminds me a bit of jewel of the palace which i've only seen a little of #but eastern historical dramas show you that servants do have stories to tell actually<3 #i need a clever tag for my text posts #the apothecary diaries #kusuriya no hitorigoto

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illustratus · 2 months

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Scheherazade and the Sultan by Alfred Choubrac

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whywoulditho · 28 days

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I really think we deserve a random panel of damian wayne going to the bathroom with a water bottle in his hand. just for fun

#I want him to experience culture shock #there is no way that middle eastern boy who has NOT left his grandfather's palace ever in his life just moves to the us and fits right in #where is the discomfort?#where is the awkwardness??#where is him being absolutely disgusted by microwave mac n cheese???#where is him not knowing certain english words??#where is him swearing in arabic when he's stressed??#where is him asking alfred if he can make falafel for brunch????#if you're gonna tell us he's a mixed kid MAKE HIM ACT LIKE ONE GODDAMMIT #damian wayne #damian al ghul #batman #dc #DC comics #thoughts #headcanons

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thisprettyukrainianletter · 6 months

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Samples of abandoned palace architecture of Ukraine:

Tereshchenko Palace The village of Chervone, Andrushiv district, Zhytomyr region. The style of the palace is Neo-Gothic. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century at the expense of the Polish nobleman Adolf Groholsky. The estate was bought by Ukrainian industrialists and philanthropists - Tereshchenko brothers, who expanded the palace and the park. The palace began to fall into disrepair with the arrival of communist regime. After 1917 here were located a children's boarding school and vocational school. Later the building survived a fire. Nowadays, the palace of the Groholsky-Tereshchenkos belongs to the women's monastery of the Holy Nativity of Christ. In addition to the palace, the stables, the left wing and the fountain have been preserved.

Oosten-Saken Palace Kyiv region, Kyiv-Svyatoshinskyi district, between Myrotske and Nemishaeve villages. It is believed that the palace was built in the 19th century at the expense of Count Karl Saken. It was an Ancestral estate. The count's descendants had the surname Osten-Saken, which is where the conventional name of the estate comes from. In Soviet times, the palace housed a biochemical plant. After a fire broke out at the factory, the palace burned down and only the walls remained.

Dakhovsky Palace Village of Leskovo, Monastyryshche district, Cherkasy region. The style of the building is Neo-Gothic. Leskiv Palace was built at the expense of magnate Casimir Dakhovsky in the middle of the 19th century. The complex consists of a palace, outbuildings, service premises and stables. In June 2013, the palace received the status of a historical and cultural reserve of state importance.

Palace of the Muravyov-Apostles the outskirts of Khomutets village, Myrhorod district, Poltava region. The estate was built at the beginning of the 19th century by a descendant of Ukrainian hetman Danylo Apostol - diplomat Ivan Muravyov-Apostol. The palace is surrounded by considerable French park. Ivan Muravyov-Apostol left the estate and went abroad after the failure of the Decembrist uprising.

Popov estate Vasylivka town, Zaporizhzhia region. The style of the preserved buildings is Neo-Gothic. Vasyl Popov, a general of the Russian Empire, founded a settlement here at the end of the 17th century. In the 19th century, the grandson of the general, who was also named Vasyl, developed the estate and built numerous farm buildings.

Source: https://tsn.ua/tourism/10-zanedbanih-palaciv-ta-zamkiv-ukrayini-yaki-mozhut-zniknuti-nazavzhdi-1040310.html

#ukraine #eastern europe #architecture #palace #history #palace architecture #abandoned buildings #abandoned #abandoned palaces

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storge · 2 years

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Li’er, you’ve had too much to drink. I haven’t...

Cat in the Eastern Palace (2020)

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journeytothewestresearch · 9 months

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Lego Monkie King Set Easter Egg

Lego Monkie Kid fans, the Dragon of the East Palace Lego set includes a subtle detail from chapter 14 of Journey to the West. It's a painting of Zhang Liang repeatedly retrieving and placing a shoe on the immortal Huang Shigong's foot. The Dragon King uses this tale to instill perseverance in Monkey.

My thanks to Irwen Wong of the Journey to the West Library blog for pointing out the painting on the Lego set.

Huang Shigong also appears in a Southeast Asian religious trinity associated with Sun Wukong.

#Sun Wukong #Monkey King #Journey to the West #JTTW #Huang Shigong #Zhang Liang #Dragon King #Ao Guang #Eastern Sea Dragon King #Lego Monkie Kid #LMK #easter egg #Dragon of the East Palace

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easternblocrelics · 6 months

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Lillafüred. Palota Szálló Hotel "Palota" Hungary

#lillafured #hungary #hotel #palota #palace #tourism #eastern bloc #vintage #mountains #postcard #post card

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charles-edwin · 2 years

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Cat in the Eastern Palace.

#cat in the eastern palace #cdramaedit #chinese gl #wlw #mjblr #woman attempts rainbow coloring thirty dead seventeen injured

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jiaoliqiao · 2 years

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Cat in the Eastern Palace

#cat in the eastern palace #cdramaedit #chinesemedia #chineseartistsinc #cdrama #citepedit #wlwedit #userstorge #mjtag #userjap #ninisdarlings #tuserkatherine #tuserkinga #*mine

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sinni-ok-sessi · 4 months

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this fic is really bringing to light how much I just kinda smile and let a story lead me by the hand, because it turns out I've watched this show six times and I don't actually know whose house we're in for this emotional scene

#anyway what *is* the deal with the family shrine at the end of nif? i have always interpreted that as being the prince jing estate #because it definitely doesn't look like the eastern palace and mcs and co seem to travel from elsewhere to get there so it's not su manor #*also* are we to take the fact that there's a plaque for lin shu that now needs to be covered as evidence that Jingyan has had #a Secret and Illegal shrine to the Lins all this time? because he surely wouldn't need to have one made specially for lin shu at this point #I can't work out if I'm overthinking this. underthinking this. forgetting something very obvious?#answers on a postcard please #lyb

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thorntopieces · 10 months

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Legend: i just wanted to smash some pots and then i got fucking attempted murdered. can't one do some property damage in peace anymore?

#lu legend #linked universe #this is not funny sigh #based on my gf continuously dying trying to get through eastern palace in albw - she's *not* a gamer #she just wants to smash the pots man #the arrows get to her every time

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illustratus · 1 month

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