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patheticprogrammingperson · 11 months

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Finally, it's time for The Blue Lotus, iffy storylines, casual racism (on Hergé's part), incoherent plots, all are gone.

In their place is a portrayal of specific realworld events, thus making my job quite a lot harder, as I've got to fact-check the story or risk trouble.

Before we get into the review, I must warn you, just because the book itself is not majorly racist, several of the characters are, mainly Gibbons.

Plot-line

This time, the plot's more coherent, centered around the opium-smuggling gang from the previous book, with a side-order of Japanese invasion.

While residing at the palace of the Maharaja from the last book, we see Tintin fiddling with a shortwave radio, picking up a mysterious coded message, but before they get the chance to investigate it, Tintin is approached by a mysterious visitor from Shanghai, China. The visitor provides them with the name of Mr Mitsuhirato, but is poisoned with Rajaijah before completing his message. In order to uncover the truth, Tintin and Snowy head to Shanghai to find Mitsuhirato.

Upon meeting Mitsuhirato, he warns Tintin about the Maharajah's imminent danger, urging them to return to India, instead of further investigating Shanghai. Tintin survives multiple assassination attempts and leaves for India by boat, but is kidnapped and taken back to China, where his captors reveal themselves as members of the Sons of the Dragon, a secret society dedicated to combating the opium trade.

Wang Chen-Yee, their leader, exposits that Mitsuhirato is a Japanese spy and an opium smuggler, who fooled Tintin into returning to India to keep them off their tracks. Tintin then decodes the short-wave radio from the start of the book, revealing the Blue Lotus opium den as a meeting-place for the gang.

During their investigation, Tintin witnesses Mitsuhirato destroy a Chinese railway, which the Japanese government exploits this incident as a pretext to invade Northern China, claiming it to be for the benefit of China and gaining control over Shanghai.

During this, Mitsuhirato captures Tintin and plans to poison him with Rajaijah, however, one of Wang's agents substitutes the poison with coloured water, allowing Tintin to pretend to be affected by the toxin, in order to escape. When Mitsuhirato discovers the ruse, he convinces the Japanese military to issue an arrest warrant for Tintin.

Meanwhile, Tintin seeks out Professor Fang Hsi-ying, an expert on poisons, hoping that he can develop a cure for Rajaijah, however, Tintin learns that Fang has been kidnapped because it's a Tintin book, and without kidnapping, they'd have not that much plot in the early ones.

J.M. Dawson, the corrupt Chief of Police at the Shanghai International Settlement, arrests Tintin, who is subsequently handed over to the Japanese and sentenced to death by beheading, normal children-book things

Finding a ransom note on the professor's door, Tintin heads to Hukow, where the kidnappers claim to be keeping him, but on the way there, Tintin encounters a village devastated by a flood and saves a young Chinese orphan named Chang Chong-Chen, who then accompanies Tintin to Hukow, but, of course, the professor's not there, so Tintin returns to Shanghai.

Meanwhile, detectives Thompson (with a P, as in Cupboard) and Thomson (without a P, as in fatigue) are employed by Dawson, and unintentionally become canonically racist.

Back in Shanghai, Tintin plans to confront Mitsuhirato via deliberately allowing themself to be captured in a barrel, being taken to The Blue Lotus.

Rastapopoulos reveals himself to Tintin as the leader of the opium-smuggling gang, in a twist everyone saw coming, however, following Tintin's plan, Chang and the Sons of the Dragon recuse them and the professor, and because this is a book aimed at children, Mitsuhirato commits seppuku, a form of ritual suicide.

A cure for Rajaijah is created, the Japanese leave, and Tintin sails back to Europe, tying up the story nice and neat

All in all, it's a good story (even if it was a pain to write a summary of), it holds up to this day, mostly.

Characters

Now, I like this book, but it does have one key flaw: character morals.

This is a returning problem, but it's not the same as past times, we're not promoting colonialism this time around, instead we've got a full cast of black and white morals.

Not a single character in this entire book has anything close to proper moral complexity, every one of the Japanese invaders and their associates are cartoonishly evil, Tintin and all their associates are endlessly good.

In just the last book, we had the Thom(p)sons with more complexity, instead of uselessness; well-meaning antagonists like the psychiatric doctor; actually unexpected betrayals, like the smuggler.

It's not that there aren't good characters, the Thom(p)sons are excellent as always, Gibbons is well-characterised (as a stunningly racist piece of human scum that is, but that's intentional), and so on.

It's rather a petty complaint, but reading it more in-depth makes it painfully obvious, BUT there is an explanation here: Hergé was portraying a real-world event, the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, specifically the Mukden Incident (Which I won't talk about indepth at all here, as I'm certainly not qualified for that), and a recent one at that, TBL was serialized from August 1934 to October 1935, and the invasion was in September 1931.

It makes sense that such a bias exists, considering the conditions, leading to it being portrayed as clear Black and White morals.

Things I like

First, foremost, the plot, it's excellent, and feels far, far more planned than past books, setting up plot payoffs many pages in advance, I still think it has a little of the meandery quality of past books, but it is greatly reduced.

Then, there is one pivotal scene that truly displays the change in moral orientation, the bit where Tintin and Chang talk about racist stereotypes. It does sound odd on the surface, but is pulled off well, with Tintin describing how some Europeans of the time saw Chinese people as "cunning and cruel and wear pigtail, are always inventing tortures", describing those who believe in these stereotypes as "Stupid", clearly displaying the stark change from the first 3, but setting up a sad irony.

Other than that, the art has improved once more, with more large half-page panels, and more creative use of darkness, compared to past volumes.

Things I don't

There's little to dislike here (other than the racist bits that go in a later section), other than the black and white morals.

The only real thing to complain about here is the lack of attention placed on Thompson (with a p, as in Receipt), and Thomson (without a P, as in bavaria), they get one segment, and naught out of that.

Troublesome bits

So, remember when I was just praising this book for its handling of racism only a few lines ago?

well, let's just say the depictions of the japanned characters are rather politically incorrect, a phrase which here means they're racist stereotypes.

Other than that, it's mostly OK, as far as I could tell.

Silly bits

Tintin routinely carries a firearm

Snowy gets locked in a suitcase

Tintin survives a drive-by shooting

Snowy narrowly survives a beheading

The villains use the most basic code available

Tintin may have consumed Opium

Tintin is once more offered money to join the villains, keeping the streak

The Thom(p)sons are canonically racist

Tintin steals a car

Chang, the random orphan, is trusted with a firearm

The Thom(p)sons are expert punners

Conclusion

I really like this one.

For as much as the black and white character morals are annoying under close inspection, and the depictions of the Japanese characters are a product of their time, it doesn't detract from the overall reading experience.

It certainly deserves its standing as the first truly brilliant Tintin book.

Sources

The Blue Lotus

Laozi

SS Ranchi

Seppuku

Japanese invasion of Manchuria

Mukden Incident

Postscript: there's no kill count this time around, as no-one died, and I think I'll be permanently retiring it, it worked a lot better in books like TITC, where it helped to highlight the amount of killing in those

#include <stdio.h>#book review #tintin

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entomoblog · 6 months

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Séquençage du génome du moustique-tigre Aedes albopictus à partir d'échantillons de différentes populations dans le monde | bioRxiv

Aalbo1200: global genetic differentiation and variability of the mosquito Aedes albopictus

Jacob E. Crawford, Nigel Beebe, Mariangela Bonizzoni, Beniamino Caputo, Brendan H. Carter, Chun-Hong Chen, Luciano V. Cosme, Carlo Maria De Marco, Alessandra della Torre, Elizabet Estallo, Xiang Guo, Wei-Liang Liu, View ORCID ProfileKevin Maringer, Jimmy Mains, Andrew Maynard, Motoyoshi Mogi, Todd Livdahl, Noah Rose, Patricia Y. Scarafia, Dave Severson, Marina Stein, Sinnathamby N. Surendran, Nobuko Tuno, Isra Wahid, Xiaoming Wang, View ORCID ProfileJiannong Xu, Guiyan Yan, Don Yee, Peter A. Armbruster, Adalgisa Coccone, Bradley J. White

doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.21.568070

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Le moustique Aedes albopictus transmet des virus humains tels que la dengue et le chikungunya. Il s'agit d'une espèce envahissante extrêmement efficace qui s'étend à de nouvelles régions du monde. De nouveaux outils sont nécessaires pour compléter les outils existants afin d'aider à surveiller et à contrôler cette espèce. Les ressources génomiques s'améliorent pour cette espèce, y compris les séquences de référence du génome, et les données de séquençage du génome entier contribueront à cataloguer la diversité génétique de cette espèce et à permettre une analyse génétique plus poussée.

Nous avons collecté des populations d'Ae. albopictus dans l'ensemble de sa distribution et généré des données de séquençage du génome entier à partir d'échantillons de population. Ces données seront utilisées pour répondre à un certain nombre de questions fondamentales et appliquées concernant cette espèce.

Nous montrons ici des schémas de différenciation génétique entre les formes tropicales et tempérées, ainsi que des regroupements génétiques plus fins à l'échelle régionale et à l'échelle de la population. Ces données et ces résultats constitueront une ressource précieuse pour la poursuite des études et le développement d'outils pour cette espèce.

[Image] Genetic differentiation and admixture. Barplots show estimates of admixture proportions using NGSadmix with the number of ancestral populations (K) ranging from 2 (top) to 8 (bottom). Each vertical line is one mosquito. Broad regions and continents are delineated by black lines and labels above the plot. Population labels are included below.

via https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375841456_Aalbo1200_global_genetic_differentiation_and_variability_of_the_mosquito_Aedes_albopictus

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byneddiedingo · 2 years

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Spiritual Kung Fu (Lo Wei, 1978). Cast: Jackie Chan, Kao Kuang, Dean Shek, James Tien, Yee Fat, Wang Yao, Jane Kwong, Hsu Hong, Chui Yuen, Peng Kang, Li Hai Lung, Li Chun Tung, Yuen Biao. Screenplay: Pan Lei. Cinematography: Chen Jung-Shu. Art direction: Chou Chih-Liang. Film editing: Liang Yung-Charn. Music: Frankie Chan.

#Spiritual Kung Fu #Jackie Chan

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got7scloset · 3 years

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[211107] Jackson - Rolling Stone China.

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sunlit-music · 5 years

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The Adventures of Tintin.

Tintin and the Blue Lotus.

YouTube channel: Tintin Official.

Published on YouTube on: 3rd December 2018.

Video length: 44 minutes and 20 seconds.

Original Tintin comics written and illustrated by Herge.

#tintin episodes #tumblr #the adventures of tintin #tintin #the blue lotus #season one #youtube #tintin official #ellipse nirvana production #china #wang chen yee #chang chen #mitsuhirato #mister li #mrs wang #professor fang

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kolachess · 3 years

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DMBJ Names and Honorifics Explained - Don’t trust the subs!

I’ve no idea if someone has already made such a post, but I really like explaining Chinese as it’s also good practice for me, so here we go.

If you are a non-Chinese speaker, you might have noticed inconsistencies in subs when referring to all the different characters. And / or that the names don’t seem to match up to the sound of the name.

So here’s a little cultural and character guide to understanding DMBJ names.

Why are there so many names, nicknames, and honorifics for one person in a Chinese drama? To chalk this all up to nicknames is... grossly over-simplifying things. The thing with names / honorifics is very rooted in Chinese culture itself. Chinese culture is one heavily indexed on relations and hierarchy, so depending on your place in the ‘hierarchy’, whether it’s society or family, you will refer to each other as different things. As an example to illustrate complexity, where in English, ‘uncle’ refers to all male siblings of either of your parents, in Chinese, your father’s younger brother is addressed differently from your father’s older brother and also different from your mother’s brother.

Chinese names and translation to English - Space? No space? Hyphens? Last name first?

So Chinese is a pictographic language. Each ‘character’ is one word, and one syllable exactly. Hence, you don’t need spaces or hyphens or anything in Chinese. Spaces and hyphens when romanized are purely for English speakers’ convenience.

For example, in Chinese, the names would be written as wuxie, wusanxing, wangpangzi, etc. (And no such thing as capitalization either.) As a general rule of thumb, because for documentation purposes, the surname is separated out, Chinese people generally end up writing the given name all smushed together even if they are 2 words.

And yes, the surname always goes first. Other way is just... weird. Never happens.

Can you space out two words of a given name? Sure I suppose. Probably less seen.

As for hyphens with honorifics... sure? I’m not sure if smush together or hyphen is more official actually...

What are Chinese names? How do people pick a name?

Unlike English names, Chinese people compose their names. Which means... you can have anything from names that have literary eloquence and deeper meaning，like ‘Wu Xie’, where ‘Wu’ is homonymous with ‘Without’ and ‘Xie’ means ‘Evil’, so Wu Xie’s name carries the meaning of ‘no evil’...

...to names that have little to no deep meaning and sometimes downright stupid sounding, like ‘Wang Pangzi’ which does indeed translate to Wang Fatty lol.

That’s why if you ask Chinese people to provide common Chinese names, they’ll stare at you blankly. Of course, that’s not to say there aren’t some popular names, given people sometimes name themselves after famous people and there are plenty of generic ones as well.

But this is also why, when meeting for the first time, you might hear a lot of people explaining how their name is written (i.e. with which word), because there are a looooot of homonymous words and it’s impossible to tell how write someone’s name without them ‘spelling it out’.

How do Chinese people call each other by name?

Most Chinese names (surname + given name) will form 2-3 syllables (very rarely there will be 4).

General rule of thumb:

- Using someone’s full name is always generally acceptable (not to be confused with addressing them... that’s a whole different game).

- You never refer to someone with one syllable. Which means if their given name is only one syllable, you pretty much always say both surname + given name together (Hence why Wu Xie is always Wu Xie and never ‘Xie’). If their given name is two syllables, you might call them by given name only if you’re familiar.

Of course, there are tons of ways to give people nicknames (more explanation below), so you might end up only using one syllable of someone’s name, but in conjunction with another prefix / suffix of sorts.

So yes, the subs say ‘Zhang’ for Zhang Qiling but that’s BS no one has ever referred to him as simply ‘Zhang’. And for that matter, no one ever refers to him as simply Qiling either, though that’s more out of habit than any rules of names. And finally, they rarely refer to him as Zhang Qiling at all... more explanation below.

Basic ‘prefix’ / ‘suffix’ / ‘honorific’ introductions relevant for DMBJ

These aren’t really prefixes and suffixes and honorifics. They’re simply words. But for sake of simplicity, let’s just treat them as that.

-ye (sounds like ‘yeah’) = ‘Grandpa’ of the generic ‘old man’ sense, but also ‘master’ or ‘lord’ to indicate status / respect.

Example usage: Wu Sanxing (Wu Xie’s third uncle) - People like Pan Zi call him Sanye, which means ‘Third Master’.

It can also be casually used by someone to refer to themselves in third person and indicate their ‘prowess’. Again, due to Chinese cultural relations, there’s a lot of emphasis on hierarchy, so people often humorously refer to themselves in third person with a title of more seniority (’this ancestor’ or ‘this old miss’).

Example usage: Pangzi always referring to himself as Pangye. ‘Make way, Pangye is coming in clutch with the bombs!’.

-shu (sounds more like ‘soo’) = ‘Uncle’. This can be an uncle related, or not.

Example usage: Wu Sanxing (Wu Xie’s third uncle). Wu Xie and his peers will generally call him Sanshu, because they’re of the same generation and need to call Sanshu with some level of respect. Of course, Sanye is also respectful, so certainly Pangzi can call him Sanye. But Pangzi calling him Wu Sanxing would be disrespectful. (Zhang Qiling on the other hand, technically can call him whatever since he’s the oldest haha).

-ayi (sounds like ‘ah-yee’) = ‘Aunt’. Similar as uncle.

Example usage: Chen Wenjing (in Ultimate Note, Sanshu’s former girlfriend). You’ll notice Wu Xie addressed her as Wenjing-ayi. Of course, since she was a bit less familiar with them, and wasn’t always around, he and others will refer to her as simply Chen Wenjing... it’s complicated. The nuances of when it’s ok to leave off the suffix is an art form lol.

-ge (sounds like ‘guh’) = ‘older brother’. Can also be related or not. Can be used alone, or doubled up (which tends to be cuter).

Example usage: Huo Xiuxiu refers to Wu Xie as ‘Wu Xie-gege’ and Xie Yuchen as ‘Xiao Hua-gege’. Pangzi told Yun Cai (the girl he crushed on) to call him ‘Pangge’. And yes! This is the ‘ge’ in Xiaoge. More explanation below.

Xiao (sounds like ‘shall’) = ‘Small’ or ‘Little’. This is often used in creating a nickname and used first before a name.

Example usage: Wu Xie’s second uncle will refer to him as ‘Xiao Xie’. Wu Xie refers to Xie Yuchen as ‘Xiao Hua’, which translates to ‘Little Flower’ and is a nickname based off his stage name, Jie Yuhua. And yes! This is the ‘xiao’ in Xiaoge. More explanation below (because translating it as ‘little older brother’ makes no sense I know).

Lao (sounds like ‘lao’ lol) = ‘Old’. Similar usage as ‘xiao’.

Example usage: I think I remember Granny Huo perhaps referring to Wu Laogou (Wu Xie’s grandfather) as ‘Lao Wu’? But also, yes, his actual name has that word too.

Numbers - Numbers are very commonly used in nicknames.

Er (sounds like ‘are’) = Two / Second.

San (sounds like ‘san’ lol idk) = Three / Third.

Hence why Wu Xie refers to his uncles as ‘Sanshu’ and ‘Ershu’. (And yes, their names themselves also conveniently carry the numbers...)

You’ll never say ‘one’ though. Instead, ‘da’ or big / large is used.

Names of the characters

Wow so only after all that can we begin to explain the many names... Let’s begin.

Wu Xie - Wu Xie is actually the most straightforward thank god. Most people will call him this, Zhang Qiling included.

AKA Tianzhen or even Xiao Tianzhen - This is nickname provided Pangzi gave him meaning ‘naive’ or ‘innocent’, and what Pangzi calls him most if not all the time. There’s a phrase in Chinese too called ‘tianzhenwuxie’ to mean innocent, carefree, and pure. The ‘wu’ there is a different but homonymous word with Wu Xie’s ‘Wu’, but the meaning and reference is clear (Chinese has looooots of homonyms and puns). This is also why that phrase ‘My lifetime, in exchange for you a decade of innocence and purity.’ from Zhang Qiling to Wu Xie is so heart-wrenching, because those last four Chinese words are ‘tianzhenwuxie’, a poetic play on his two names. 😭

AKA Xiao Xie - Called by his second uncle, Wu Erbai

AKA Da Zhizi - Called by his third uncle, meaning ‘big nephew’. ‘Da’ here just means the oldest really. Wu Xie is Wu Sanxing’s oldest (but also only) nephew. And ‘nephew’ here too specifically refers to the son of your brother.

AKA Xiao Sanye - Called by Pan Zi, Bai Haotian (from Lost Tomb Reboot). Sanye here is in reference to how he dogs his third uncle’s footsteps all the time. And he’s the younger version so... there.

AKA Laoban or Wu-laoban - Called by Wang Meng, business partners because laoban means ‘boss’.

Zhang Qiling - Whew OK honestly, I don’t think of him as ‘Zhang Qiling’ much at all, because very rarely do any of the other characters refer to him as Zhang Qiling. Most of the time it’s...

AKA Xiaoge - This is what Wu Xie and Pangzi refer to him a lot as. Xiaoge literally translates to ‘little big brother’, but that meaning is weird in English. So don’t think of it that way. Xiaoge is just a generic term for a young guy. Like... ‘lad’? Lol. But he’s all mysterious and stuff so the generic term just stuck. This is also why in Tomb of the Sea, someone referred to Li Cu as ‘xiaoge’, because he was indeed a xiaoge. But in Wu Xie’s heart, there’s only one Xiaoge. ❤️

AKA Menyouping - The name of this ship! Pingxie! This is what Wu Xie referred to him mostly as in his first POV novel. It means ‘stuffy oil bottle’ and communicates the sentiment of ‘poker face’ or just someone with no expressions.

Note on Zhang Qiling: This name is actually a title rather than a name. Qiling is the title given to the Zhang patriarch responsible for handling the spirits of their ancestors... eh it’s complicated and warrants its own post if you want to know more.

Note on ‘Kylin’: I know this is what the official translations had it, but like... wtf. What, no. Like, idk what happened here, but this is a terrible mistranslation. ‘Kylin’ or ‘Qilin’ is the name of the mystical beast of which Zhang Qiling has a tattoo of, but it is two entirely different words from the ‘Qiling’. Don’t let the similarity in English spelling fool you. Completely different words. Some translator thought Kylin might market better probably. But... no. It’s just wrong. I have to do a double-take when I see people writing ‘Kylin’. Come on translators, have more faith in your English speaking audience. Fans can adapt! Don’t butcher the name for sake of marketability!

Wang Pangzi - Yes, ‘Fatty’ is the accurate translation haha. Most people refer to him as Pangzi, including Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling.

AKA Pangye - Referred to by Pangzi himself, but also sometimes people who are trying to suck up to Pangzi.

AKA Pangge - Referred to by his love interests.

Wu Sanxing - Wu Xie’s third uncle. See, I don’t even know what to call him by default because I’m not sure what the subs tend to say.

AKA Sanshu - Wu Xie and his friends will call him this.

AKA Sanye - Pan Zi and other people in the industry will call him this.

Hei Yanjing - Again, I’ve no idea which name to use as his primary. Translates literally to ‘sunglasses’. Not technically ‘black sunglasses because that’s redundant’. See, even the spacing between his name here is unnecessary because this isn’t his official name, only a nickname. I don’t think we have his real name. But this version is generally called by most others I think?

AKA Hei Xiazi - This means ‘black blind person’, and is what Xiaoge refers to him as... and some others.

AKA Heiye - Just a more respectful reference. Called by Xie Yuchen.

Xie Yuchen - Called by Xiaoge and others less familiar.

Jie Yuhua - His stage name.

Xiao Hua - Called by Wu Xie, as it’s a nickname built off of his stage name.

Huaye - Called by Hei Yanjing and Pangzi, but more so out of humorous flattery than anything.

Whew that was a lot. Just be glad this isn’t MDZS where people had courtesy names on top of all these names... I think I’ll stop there, but feel free to shoot me any questions about other characters!

#daomubiji #dmbj #daomu biji #wu xie #zhang qiling #wang pangzi #iron triangle #the lost tomb #chinese names #pingxie #dmbj meta

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motmatlemo · 3 years

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Trustworthy data

Top 100 Forbes Chinese celebrities 2019/2020

#1 Jackson Yee (Yiyang Qianxi)

#2 Xu Zheng

#3 Zhou Dongyu

#4 Jay Chou

#5 Lay Zhang (Zhang Yixing)

#6 Yang Mi

#7 Zanilia Zhao (Zhao Liying) - co-star

#8 Kris Wu (Wu Yifan)

#9 Wang Yibo +62

Singer, actor, dancer, motorcycle racer

In “Being A Hero” Wang Yibo will also take on the main lead, who is a police force member who overseas the fight against drug trafficking. However, in daily life, he remains the shy and adorable boy who loves racing and dancing very passionately.

#10 Karry Wang (Wang Junkai)

#11 Dilraba Dilmurat

#12 Zhu Yilong

#13 Yang Zi

#14 Victoria Song (Song Qian) - co-star

#15 Lu Han

#16 Angelababy

#17 Hua Chenyu

#18 Turbo Liu (Liu Haoran)

#19 Li Xian

#20 Li Jiaqi

#21 Tamia Liu (Liu Tao)

#22 Jiao Zi (Yu Yang)

#23 Wu Jing

#24 Hu Ge

#25 Sun Li (Susan Sun)

#26 Wang Kai

#27 Zhang Weili

#28 Shen Teng

#29 Liu Shishi

#30 Crystal Liu (Liu Yifei)

#31 Cai Xukun

#32 Zhang Ruoyun

#33 Roy Wang (Wang Yuan)

#34 Deng Lun

#35 Jing Boran

#36 Johnny Huang (Huang Jingyu)

#37 Z.TAO (Huang Zitao)

#38 Viya (Wei Ya)

#39 Li Yuchun

#40 William Chan

#41 Jackson Wang (Wang Jiaer)

#42 Zhou Shen (Charlie Zhou)

#43 Li Yifeng

#44 Yang Yang

#45 Song Weilong

#46 Zhou Zhennan

#47 Leo Wu (Wu Lei)

#48 Huang Xuan - co-star

#49 Zhang Yishan

#50 Luo Jin

#51 Tiffany Tang (Tang Yan)

#52 Huang Bo

#53 He Jiong

#54 Louis Koo (Koo Tin Lok)

#55 Tong Liya

#56 Wei Daxun

#57 Wu Lei (soccer player)

#58 Donnie Yen

#59 Li Ronghao

#60 Sandra Ma (Ma Sichun)

#61 Lei Jiayin

#62 Xiao Yang

#63 Jin Dong

#64 Pan Yueming

#65 Zhou Xun - co-star

#66 Liu Wen

#67 Peng Yuchang

#68 Bai Yu

#69 Greg Hsu (Greg Han)

#70 Ni Ni

#71 Gabrielle Guan (Guan Xiaotong)

#72 Li Qin

#73 Ouyang Nana

#74 Jessie Li (Chun Xia)

#75 Xie Na

#76 Huang Xiaoming

#77 Zhang Jiayi

#78 Zhang Ziyi

#79 Mao Buyi

#80 Yang Chaoyue

#81 Zhang Zifeng

#82 Zheng Shuang

#83 Arthur Chen (Chen Feiyu)

#84 Ju Jingyi

#85 Jason Zhang (Zhang Jie)

#86 Elaine Zhong (Zhong Chuxi)

#87 Qin Hao

#88 Lang Lang

#89 Li Chen

#90 Andy Lau

#91 Jackie Chan

#92 Sally Jing (Jing Tian)

#93 Jia Ling

#94 Eddie Peng

#95 Aaron Kwok

#96 Wang Baoqiang

#97 Deng Chao

#98 Regina Wan (Wan Qian)

#99 Guo Qilin

#100 Bai Jingting

#wang yibo #王一博 #yibo

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tintin-caps · 11 months

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The Adventures of Tintin - "The Blue Lotus" (1991)

#tintin #the adventures of tintin #chang chong-chen #wang chen-yee

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professorcalculusstanaccount · 10 months

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family trip to the pub

previous part here (this doesn't follow immediately! I skipped some things, like where the hell the big deer creature came from)

and the part set at ramo nash's studio follows after

#comic #fanart #tintin #adventures of tintin #captain haddock #archibald haddock #professor calculus #cuthbert calculus #chang #milou #snowy #wang chen yee #mrs wang #the beast of loch broom #my stories #long post #tinchang

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aboardthescheherazade · 2 years

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Le Journal de Shanghai, a pastiche designed to look like a newspaper from right around the end of The Blue Lotus. It looks to be from between the 1990s/early 2000s. This copy is hand-marked as number 33 out of 50 copies.

#tintin #wang chen yee #chang #wang didi #thompson twins #rastapopoulos #racism cw #mitsuhirato #scans

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sifeng · 4 years

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2019′s Guzhuang Dramas

Looking for a guzhuang to watch? Here’s a full compilation of the most popular ones! They will be ranked by the douban ratings (a Chinese rating site), and the MDL ratings will be in brackets. In a case of a tie, I chose the drama with a higher percentage of 5 star ratings on douban. In addition, the time period, main stars, plot and episode number will be provided:

Format: Name (Chinese Name) - Douban rating [MDL rating]

1. Love and Destiny (宸汐缘) - 8.3 [8.7]

Time Period: Xianxia

Starring: Zhang Zhen (张震), Ni Ni (倪妮)

Episode Number: 60

Plot: A love story between the God of War and a young maiden whose very existence can bring harm to the world.

Related Shows: Eternal Love (三生三世十里桃花), Ashes of Love (香蜜沉沉烬如霜), The Journey of Flower (花千骨)

2. The Untamed (陈情令) - 8.3 [9.4]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Xiao Zhan (肖战), Wang Yibo (王一博)

Episode Number: 50

Plot: Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji are two completely different people from two different worlds. Lan Wangji was born in the prominent Sect of the Gusu Lan. Due to his great achievements and reputation, he was seen as a hero, the role model of everyone in the cultivation world and is known to appear wherever chaos is. While Wei Wuxian, the Yiling Patriarch,was a name that was feared by everyone. He has done many heroic things in his life, but also really cruel ones. In the end, Wei Wuxian was "killed" by his best friend and only survivor of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect, Jiang Cheng, who was once like a brother to him, after he became too evil for the world to exist. At least that is what the legend says. Sixteen years after his so-called “death”, Wei Wuxian suddenly reappeared again at the Mo Village.

3. The Longest Day in Chang An (长安十二时辰) - 8.3 [8.9]

Time Period: Tang Dynasty

Starring: Lei Jiayin (雷佳音), Jackson Yee (易烊千玺)

Episode Number: 48

Plot: 744 A.D, Chang’an. The remnants of a vanquished Central Asian kingdom have infiltrated the world’s largest city for a planned attack during the Lantern Festival. Meanwhile, the court is fraught with infighting. The aging Emperor is expected to announce the regency of the Right Chancellor during the festival and retreat to the mountains with his young lover. If the Right Chancellor becomes the regent, the reformist Crown Prince risks being deposed—or worse. Intelligence chief Li Bi, a young Taoist priest, and ally of the Crown Prince has only 24 hours to prevent both the attack and the regency. After a botched attempt to capture the infiltrators, Li Bi and his team call in the services of death row prisoner Zhang Xiao Jing — a war veteran, beloved police chief, and murderer of his last direct superior.

4. Young Blood (大宋少年志) - 8.2 [8.3]

Time Period: Song Dynasty

Starring: Zhang Xincheng (张新成), Zhou Yutong (周雨彤)

Episode Number: 42

Plot: During the Qingli Era, troubling affairs brew underneath the prosperity and stability of the Northern Song Dynasty. To avoid war and protect the peace between its people, the Northern Song uses the name of "Mi Ge" (Secret Cabinet) to train young spies. For a variety of reasons and whether willing or unwilling, these six become the Seventh Room of Mi Ge after strict selection and examination: Yuan Zhong Xin, Zhao Jian, Xiao Jing, Wang Kuan, Xue Ying, Wei Ya Nei. Upon first entering the school, each acts out of their own self-interest, making a mess of their surroundings and causing headaches for their teachers. After going through a series of life-and-death missions, the previously ignorant boys and girls gradually mature and form bonds with one another, devoting their determination and loyalty to defending the peace. Burying their names, they become unknown legends within the river of history.

5. Goodbye My Princess (东宫) - 7.6 [8.4]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Chen Xingxu (陈星旭), Peng Xiaoran (彭小苒)

Episode Number: 55

Plot: A love story revolves around the 9th Princess of Western Liang as she journeys to the Central Plains to fulfill a marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. Two parallel lines begin to intersect in a place fraught with danger and deadly power play and buried somewhere deep inside are memories that have yet to resurface.

6. The Birth of the Drama King (少年江湖物语) - 7.5 [7.7]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Zhou Yanchen (周彦辰), Luo Mingjie (骆明劼)

Episode Number: 24

Plot: A hilarious comedy about two long lost brothers who meet again as enemies in the pugilistic world with the "righteous" hero infiltrating the "evil" dark lord's sect as an undercover agent. Hijinks ensue when the introverted hero tries to befriend the temperamental dark lord by following his master's self-help book on "how to make a friend in ten days."

7. Hot Blooded Youth (热血少年) - 7.2 [7.9]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Huang Zitao (黄子韬), Zhang Xueying (张雪迎)

Episode Number: 58

Plot: A legendary story about a young man who overcomes many hardships to become a formidable force in the Shanghai Bund. Xiong Tian grew up in the streets. With nothing to his name, he works a thankless job just to make a living. Nonetheless, he is quick-witted, talented and exceptionally gifted in steam-powered machinery. By chance, he gets pulled into a complicated fight and works his way to become a champion.

8. Once Upon A Time in Lingjian Mountain (从前有座灵剑山) - 7.2 [8.5]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Xu Kai (许凯), Zhang Rongrong (张榕容)

Episode Number: 37

Plot: A story that follows Wang Lu, a young genius, who enters the Spirit Blade Sect and embarks on an unconventional journey towards immortal cultivation.

9. Candle in the Tomb (怒晴湘西) - 7.1 [8.2]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Pan Yueming (潘粤明), Gao Weiguang (高伟光)

Episode Number: 21

Plot: The third season of the Candle in the Tomb series is set in the Republican era during a time when the warlords fight for power and bring disaster upon the people. Tomb raider and head of the Xieling Clan Chen Yu Lou joins hands with warlord Luo Lao Wai and heads to Xiangxi to explore tombs of the Yuan dynasty. On his journey he meets Zhe Gu Shao who is not interested in any treasures but wants to find a magical bead that can put an end to the curse on his clan. Yu Lou and Gu Shao eventually form an alliance to tread the untrodden path to the Yuan tombs.

10. Lovely Swords Girl (恋恋江湖) - 6.9 [7.7]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Jiang Zhenyu (姜贞羽), Wang Shize (王仕泽)

Episode Number: 24

Plot: Set in a fictional history rife with conflict and chaos, the story revolves around a sappy young woman who doesn't forget to laugh and chases after true love even as she gets caught in a love triangle. Through her journey, she grows into a loving person and thwarts an evil scheme in the pugilistic world.

11. Arsenal Military Academy (烈火军校) - 6.7 [8.7]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Bai Lu (白鹿), Xu Kai (许凯)

Episode Number: 48

Plot: Xie Xiang joins the army in her brother's stead by pretending to be a man. She becomes classmates with the wealthy Gu Yan Zhen and the calm Shen Jun Shan. Through their rigorous training, the three form a bond to become comrades, all while Xie Xiang tries to keep her cover. After many incidents, Xie Xiang earns the respect of her peers and superiors. She also becomes the object of affections of the two men in her lives. The Japanese military stations more forces in the Northeast region causing the young heroes to engage in battle as they uncover a big conspiracy.

12. Detective L (绅探) - 6.5 [8.5]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Bai Yu (白宇), You Jingru (尤靖茹)

Episode Number: 24

Plot: Shanghai in the 30s: An intriguing crime case emerges amidst the bustling city. A beautiful new graduate of the police academy, Qin Xiao Man, joins the investigation unit. The famous detective Luo Fei becomes her colleague and neighbour.

13. The Love by Hypnotic (明月照我心) - 6.4 [8.3]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Fang Yilun (方逸伦), Ling Meishi (凌美仕)

Episode Number: 36

Plot: A princess and a prince who can't see eye to eye find themselves stuck in an arranged marriage. Yet they start opening up to each other because of hypnosis.

Related Shows: The Eternal Love (双世宠妃)

14. Love Better Than Immortality (天雷一部之春花秋日） - 6.3 [8.2]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Li Hongyi (李宏毅), Zhao Lusi (赵露思)

Episode Number: 40

Plot: A woman from the future arrives at a fantasy-like universe to experience love for the first time. She goes by the name Chun Hua and falls into a complicated romance with two young men who are opposites like black and white.

15. The Legends (招摇) - 6.2 [8.5]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Bai Lu (白鹿), Xu Kai (许凯)

Episode Number: 56

Plot: While attempting to take her predecessor’s Wanjun Sword, Lu Zhao Yao is ambushed by the ten immortal sects and dies. She mistakenly believes Li Chen Lan, who is her best ally, is related to the incident after he is revealed to be the demon king’s son. Five years later, Li Chen Lan has taken over the position of the Wanlu sect leader, and Zhao Yao decides to exact revenge. She who is now a spirit, possesses the body of Qin Zhi Yan, a female disciple of the Immortal Sect, and with the help of the newly gained body, she becomes the direct disciple of Mo Qing aka Li Chen Lan with the aim of killing him. But things don’t go as she planned, when she slowly starts to fall in love with him instead.

16. Novoland: Eagle Flag (九州缥缈录) - 6.1 [8.0]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Liu Haoran (刘昊然), Song Zu’er (宋祖儿)

Episode Number: 56

Plot: Lu Gui Chen is the heir of the nomadic Qingyang tribe, and is sent to the Eastern Land as hostage. He meets Ji Ye, an unfavoured illegitimate son who is training to become a warrior, and Yu Ran, the princess of the Winged tribe. At the same time, powerful warlord Ying Wu Yi has been maintaining a firm control over the Emperor, giving him unprecedented power over the nobles. Lu Gui Chen, Ji Ye, and Yu Ran decide to join the decisive battle against Ying Wu Yi at Shangyang Pass, but unbeknownst to them, an even darker conspiracy is yet to unfold.

17. Princess Silver (白发) - 6.0 [8.1]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Zhang Xueying (张雪迎), Li Zhiting (李治廷)

Episode Number: 58

Plot: A story that follows a princess with amnesia who meets a prince that did not want to marry her and how they find a place for themselves despite the complications of the time.

18. Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber (倚天屠龙记) - 5.8 [8.3]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Zeng Shunxi (曾舜曦), Chen Yuqi (陈钰琪)

Episode Number: 50

Plot: Legend said that whoever obtains the Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber can rule the world. Zhang Wuji was orphaned at a young age by schemes to discover secrets of these two weapons. Despite his preference to live a non-violent life, Wuji found himself embroiled in the struggles for power and must fight to save himself and others he loves...

Related Shows: The Legend of the Condor Heroes (射雕英雄传), The Return of the Condor Heroes (神雕侠侣), Demi Gods and Semi Devils (天龙八部), The Smiling Wanderer (笑傲江湖)

19. I Will Never Let You Go (小女花不弃) - 5.6 [7.8]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Lin Yichen (林依晨), Zhang Binbin (张彬彬)

Episode Number: 51

Plot: The story revolves around a young wanderer with an extraordinary business sense and the masked hero who saves her which ultimately results in them falling in love. When the wanderer is revealed to be the Divine Maiden who will obtain a legendary treasure, various enemies hunt her down. She then lives life on the run and meets her savior who turns out to be the ambitious prince that wants to take the throne.

20. The Plough Department of the Song Dynasty (大宋北斗司) - 5.3 [8.0]

Time Period: Song Dynasty

Starring: Xu Ke (徐可), Dai Luwa (代露娃)

Episode Number: 36

Plot: The Plough (Big Dipper) Department is a special investigation institution that works for the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. Tai Sui and his partners work together to break odd cases and punish the evils. Through a series of cases, Tai Sui found out there was a hidden conspiracy behind these cases, and it was related to his unknown past.

21. Please Give Me a Pair of Wings (请赐我一双翅膀) - 5.0 [8.1]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Ju Jingyi (鞠婧祎), Yan Yalun (炎亚纶)

Episode Number: 60

Plot: It tells the story of Lin Jiu Ge, the daughter of Shanggu's Police Commissioner who was framed and unjustly imprisoned. She will have the help of young police detective Long Tian Yu to hopefully find the real murderer. Will Lin Jiu Ge be able to get her revenge?

22. Legend of Haolan (皓镧传) - 4.8 [7.8]

Time Period: Warring States Period

Starring: Wu Jinyan (吴谨言), Nie Yuan (聂远)

Episode Number: 62

Plot: During the Warring States Period, Li Hao Lan (Wu Jin Yan) is forced out of her own home and sold as a slave despite being the daughter of the Public Censor of Zhao. Purchased by Lu Bu Wei (Nie Yuan), she is gifted to Ying Yi Ren (Mao Zi Jun) a Qin Royal who is serving as a hostage to guarantee the armistice between the Qin and Zhao states. A dangerous battle begins in result of their arrival and they must rely on their wits to survive.

23. The Great Craftsman (筑梦情缘) - 4.6 [8.0]

Time Period: Chinese Republic

Starring: Hua Jianhua (霍建华), Yang Mi (杨幂)

Episode Number: 60

Plot: Military conflicts in the Warlord era has resulted in unbearable conditions. Amidst the chaos, Shen Qinan's family experiences a terrible misfortune. The four brothers and sisters overcome many hurdles to flee to Shanghai but they are forced to separate. Many years later, they will reunite again. Shen Qinan manages to climb from the depths of despair to make a name for himself as a famous architect in the Shanghai Bund. He meets Fu Hanjun, a gifted architect who puts the people's needs and traditional Chinese architecture at the heart of her designs. During Shanghai's development, Shen Qinan works hard to build affordable homes for the people. When the Second Sino-Japanese War erupted, Shen Qinan uncovers a conspiracy and plays his part to prevents many deaths.

24. Legend of the Phoenix (凤弈) - 4.6 [7.7]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: He Hongshan (何泓姗), Xu Zhengxi (徐正溪)

Episode Number: 41

Plot: Set in the fictional Eastern Liang dynasty, circus performer Ye Ningzhi’s (He Hongshan) troupe enters the palace and stages a performance to celebrate the empress dowager’s birthday. The ambitious grand princess (emperor’s sister) decides to cause mischief by framing her for treason, though the heroine is saved by strategist Wei Guang (Xu Zhengxi), and falls in love at first sight with him. When Ye Ningzhi enters the palace two years later as the empress’ maid, she stands up for her fellow servants, and refuses to sacrifice her conscience in the face of power. Ye Ningzhi also works together with Wei Guang to crush the grand princess’ plan to usurp the throne, and catches the eye of the emperor in the process.

25. The New Legend of the White Snake (新白娘子传奇) - 4.4 [7.4]

Time Period: Fictional

Starring: Ju Jingyi (鞠婧祎), Yu Menglong (于朦胧)

Episode Number: 36

Plot: The story is set in Hangzhou, then the capital of the Southern Song court, and is about a 1,000-year-old snake spirit that's transformed into a beautiful woman and falls in love with a young man. However, a Buddhist monk intervenes.

26. Listening Snow Tower (听雪楼) - 4.3 [7.9]

Time Period: Wuxia

Starring: Qin Junjie (秦俊杰), Yuan Bingyan (袁冰妍)

Episode Number: 56

Plot: A story that follows the master of Listening Snow Tower and the woman that he loves. He is a martial arts expert known to be a dragon among men and she is known as the blood demon's daughter.

27. Queen Dugu (独孤皇后) - 3.9 [7.4]

Time Period: Sui Dynasty

Starring: Chen Qiao’en (陈乔恩), Chen Xiao (陈晓)

Episode Number: 50

Plot: After their family was wrongfully persecuted due to the machinations of a corrupt official, Dugu Jia Luo held strict expectations for herself to be independent and strong even at a young age. Her husband Yang Jian is a man of great spirit. He is a warrior, skilled in battle, who rises up the ranks to become the Emperor. With Dugu Jia Luo by his side, they succeed in uniting the country under the Sui Dynasty. The husband and wife stay in a monogamous relationship despite their imperial status and come to be revered by people as the two saints due to their extraordinary contributions to a new golden age.

28. Investiture of the Gods (封神演义) - 3.3 [7.2]

Time Period: Shang/Zhou Dynasty

Starring: Luo Jin (罗晋), Wang Likun (王丽坤)

Episode Number: 56

Plot: In the time of King Zhou of Shang, the Gods are mostly gone and the demons trouble the human world. The Primeval Lord of Heaven decides to use the war between the Zhou and Shang dynasties to choose a new generation of Gods to ascend the celestial realm. His sends his apprentices forth in search of righteous candidates: Jiang Zi Ya assists Ji Fa in governing his new empire Zhou dynasty, Shen Gong Bao infiltrates the Shang dynasty with Su Da Ji seducing the king to rack havoc on the world, and Yu Ding Zhen Ren helps Yang Jian, a human with a third eye, to achieve his potential. The outcome of selection lies in the fates of humans.

Ongoing Dramas:

Joy of Life (庆余年) - 8.0 (ending 2/12/20)

Royal Nirvana (鹤唳华亭) - 7.5 (ending ??)

Sword Dynasty (剑王朝) - 6.8 (ending 1/11/20)

The Romance of Hua Rong (一夜新娘) - 6.8 (ending 12/31/19)

Blossom In Heart (海棠经雨胭脂透) - 6.6 (ending 12/19/19)

To Get Her (惹不起殿下大人) - N/A (ending 12/30/19)

The Mysterious World (天机十二宫) - N/A (ending ??)

Upcoming Dramas:

Dreaming Back to Qing Dynasty (梦回) - N/A (starting 12/14/19)

Disclaimer: Obviously these rankings are just based off of others’ opinions. I really liked “Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre” even though inseams the majority of people didn’t. Whatever show seems interesting to you, watch it! The majority of guzhuang dramas are made with delicacy and attention to detail. I’ve seen reviews complimenting some dramas with relatively lower ratings, so of course every drama has its fans. I would obviously suggest you all go and watch the top 5 if they sound interesting to you.

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