#北斗

[rennebright]

二軒目 by Pナツ [Twitter/X] ※Illustration shared with permission from the artist. If you like this artwork please support the artist by visiting the source.

#yelan #beidou #ningguang #凝光 #夜蘭 #北斗 #原神 #genshin impact #hoyoverse #Pナツ #posted art

[yuniemaki]

beidou x ningguang: dynamic elemental burst

#beiguang #tcg #genshin impact #genshin edit #genshin gifs #genshinimpact #beidou #ningguang #genius invokation tcg #北斗 #凝光 #原神 #yuniemakes #genshinedit #genshinimpactedit

[kaeleomel]

A while ago between artists we made a Collab mixing Pokemon with Genshin Impact characters! A rather interesting result came out pairing Beidou with Zekrom! ૮ ˶´ ᵕˋ ˶ა

Speedpaint: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LYP0KtI94xE…

#genshin impact #genshin beidou #genshin fanart #beidou #北斗 #原神 #fanart #digital art #traditional art #my art #pokemon #ポケモン

[bellaroles]

I think I made the list before but I can't find it. So I made a new one since I just finished reading Beidou/the Plough

Meng Xi Shi's books signature

The Slow Burn romance is really slow but I love every single little bits of relationship development in every ship so far. Also the payoff is so good! I also love the banter in every one of her books. Very satisfying to read!

Tsundere shou! ( Not always but I think Shen Qiao, Tang Fan, Cui Buqu are these types and also Ling Shu to a certain degree) Though they're under the same category, they're portrayed as very different in personalities and I can't get enough of them. Their respective gong are also very unique and cunning in their own way when it comes to making the shou admit their feelings!

Cross dressings! Hilarity ensues!

Solving mysteries! be it crime investigation, treasure hunting, political machinations, unmasking evil cult or even ruining evil cultivators plan to rule the world etc.

Strong women side characters. Also if they're among the very beautiful then they usually are either evil and end up dead or they find a way out of their predicament on their own.

Spoiler alert: the betrayal! We need at least one scene of either true betrayal (looking at you, Yan Wushi!) or it was just an act (Peerless, the Plough) or qi deviation (Shen Shang)

The last few chapters at least one or both of the main characters fight to the brink of death and yeah their love for each other is reaffirmed because of this but...that's not the true ending though! Go read that in the extras!

I've read 5 series of hers so far and I like them all very much.

Thousand Autumns

14th year of Chenghua

Peerless

Estranged

The Plough

Have Bu Tian Gang on my shelf already. Might start on that next, or All under heaven.

#i wish people read more of her works other than thousand autumns which is already popular #her books are a keeper #meng xi shi #highly recommend #thousand autumns #qian qiu #peerless #wu shuang #the fourteenth year of chenghua #estranged #shenshang #the plough #北斗 #梦溪石 #无双 #成化十四年 #参商 #yanshen #fengcui #well i didn't mean that all of them fit all of these but they all has a lot of these in common

[bggqems]

#beiguang #beigguang #北凝 #beidou #ningguang #genshin impact #mmd #genshin impact mmd #北斗 #凝光 #原神 #原神MMD

[eternal-moss]

Some scrap/wip things from 2023!

ft. my illegible handwriting

Not much of a successful year for drawing haha, school crushed me like a cockroach beneath a shoe. New Years resolution: be gayer & draw more!!

#My art #holiday stuff #Genshin impact #Genshin fanart #北斗 #阿鸠 #白术 #归终 #Beidou #Jiu #Baizhu #Guizhong #Kamisato Ayaka #Electra #oc tag: Freya #Colombina #Arlecchino #Chat Noir #Kokomi #Venti #Starlight express #Starlight express fanart #Miraculous ladybug #mlb fanart #Stex

[oneirophis]

「Seems I’ve struck gold with this one.」

#原神 #北斗 #イラスト #ファンアート #genshin impact #genshin #beidou #fanart #illustration #oneirophis.img

[noxalyss]

Lantern Rite 3.4

#beidou #beidou fanart #genshin impact #北斗 #原神 #my art

[coolaise21-commissionsopen]

More Beidou for your timeline and self

#genshin impact #genshin #原神 #北斗 #beidou #aether #lumine #kazuha #ningguang #art #digital art #drawing #artists on tumblr #sketch

[rennebright]

🎅 by Loooyd [Twitter/X] ※Illustration shared with permission from the artist. If you like this artwork please support the artist by visiting the source.

#beidou #北斗 #genshin impact #原神 #hoyoverse #loooyd #posted art

[yuniemaki]

On Beiguang & Ginkgo Leaves

Ginkgo leaves are a common motif when Beidou and Ningguang are drawn together in official art... but why is that?

Ginkgo: 銀杏 yínxìng, "silver apricot". Its leaves are green in spring-summer, then turn yellow in autumn.

Ginkgo leaves are unique in that it's sometimes seen to split into two yet merge cleanly at the petiole, representing the union of duality (i.e. yinyang, one & two, life & death, etc). The leaves are also seen as a heart, giving rise to its symbolism of eternal love.

In autumn, the ginkgo leaves turn a lovely saffron yellow. When they do fall, they fall very quickly and in large numbers, so this has been affectionately termed the "golden rain"/黄金雨. As such, when we see large amounts of falling ginkgo leaves in art, it's safe to assume they may be alluding to a ginkgo tree nearby.

Beidou & Ningguang with others

When Ningguang & Beidou appear with other characters outdoors, the motif of ginkgo doesn't appear at all besides in Ningguang's design (we'll touch on that later). On the left, Ganyu & Ningguang's art show normal leaves instead of ginkgo; Beidou & Kazuha are on the Alcor in the art on the right so... no leaves.

Beidou & Ningguang together

With the ginkgo tree being a centuries-old symbol of yin-yang, falling ginkgo leaves only seem to appear when Ningguang & Beidou are together - a harmonious duality, opposing forces meant to complement each other to form a perfect whole (check out their yin/yang symbolism in this post too!).

It's also fascinating when we go back to their very first appearance in the JP promo: this is one of the few outdoor Beiguang pieces with no ginkgo motifs (indoor scenes being an exception).

After that, most subsequent Beiguang art started carrying ginkgo symbolism, even their chibi arts that were situated in nature. This could be a subtle hint of character development, perhaps?

Ningguang & her ties to ginkgo

Now, you might argue, what about Ningguang? She appears with ginkgo motifs just about every single time, and her hairpin carries a ginkgo leaf.

That's because ginkgo is more than just a symbol of eternal love. The tree is known as a "living fossil", thus it is a symbol of longevity, endurance, and hope. These are traits embodied in Ningguang's character - her whole life is testament to her endurance for a better future.

The description of her second Jade Chamber speaks of not just her power, but also the "adamantine will" of Liyue Harbour - endurance, hope, a legacy that outlives her.

As we've previously explored, Ningguang also carries lots of fenghuang symbolism, and the fenghuang is unique in that in itself it carries both yin-yang energy. But when met with the Chinese dragon, it forms the yin counterpart to the dragon's yang.

The ginkgo leaf is a symbol of yin-yang, two petioles merging into one, and thus it also accurately reflects the ancient perception of the fenghuang - where it was both yin and yang, before encountering the Chinese dragon.

So that's why you will see ginkgo leaf motifs frequently in Ningguang's solo art. Even her figurine and her character card in Genius Invokation TCG feature ginkgos, largely because of this endurance, longevity, prosperity and yin-yang symbolism that also reflect her metaphorical representation of the fenghuang.

But when it comes to ginkgo trees, you won't find a ginkgo tree without love contexts with her. In her 2022 birthday art, the ginkgo trees in the background are complemented by glaze lilies/motifs of love (we'll touch on lily language next!).

What does this mean?

This doesn't really mean anything, except that you can expect to see this ginkgo tree and falling ginkgo leaf symbolism to repeatedly occur in future Beiguang pieces, because it's intrinsically tied to their yin-yang relationship.

And unless Hoyoverse creates another yin-yang ship in another region, I highly doubt we'll see any other ginkgo leaf motifs with other pairings in Genshin till then!

Links:

Beiguang masterlist | Articles on ginkgo tree: 1, 2

#beidou x ningguang #beiguang #genshin impact #genshin analysis #ginkgo #art analysis #beidou #ningguang #otp dynamics #北斗 #凝光 #原神 #genshin lore #genshin theory #chinese culture

[bellaroles]

Every time I start reading a new series of Meng Xi Shi, I keep thinking, "Damn this pairing has the best banter I've ever read." And then I reread parts of Thousand Autumns and I have the same feeling again😂

Now I'm shipping Ling Shu and Yue Dingtang so hard. About 50% into the Plough atm. Don't want this to end so soon!

#they are so cute #i'm still love yanshen and fengcui very much though #but my fav spot has also a place for these two #meng xi shi #the plough #danmei #beidou #北斗 #梦溪石

[strawberymilkk]

#beidou #北斗 #genshin #genshin impact #原神 #art #fanart #procreate #digital art #sketch #doodle #genshin fanart #this was meant to be finished but. i gave up

[ciamomiie]

grilled fish by the fire ~

#art #genshin impact #beiguang #beidou #ningguang #artists on tumblr #原神 #北斗 #凝光 #beiguang fanart #beidou fanart #ningguang fanart #genshin fanart #genshin #genshin impact fanart #my art #illustration #digital illustration #digital art #this was my first art that did really well deserved i'm proud of this artwork too :3

[mayumishirai]

Happy Birthday Beidou! and Happy Valentines Day! 🫶✨ Did this tiktok when I won as best cosplay catwalk, female category at Cosplay Reconnect. You could say, I did a happy dance! (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠)

By the way, I have an ongoing goal on my ko-fi for my laptop's equipment! This will be used for better streaming + work-from-home/freelance/sidelines. Any amount is appreciated! Please check the ko-fi link for more details. Thank you so much!~ (⁠人⁠*⁠´⁠∀⁠｀⁠)⁠｡⁠*ﾟ⁠+

ko-fi :

https://ko-fi.com/mayushiraimu/goal?g=1

https://ko-fi.com/mayushiraimu/goal?g=1

https://ko-fi.com/mayushiraimu/goal?g=1

#GenshinImpact #genshinimpactcosplay #genshinimpactcosplayer #liyue #beidou #北斗 #TheCrux #captainbeidou #beioducosplay #beidoucosplayer #原神 #cosplayer #genshincosplay #GI #gicosplay #cosplay #beidoucosplay #beidougenshin #beidougenshinimpact #happyvalentinesday #happybirthdaybeidou #happybirthday #北斗生誕祭2024 #原神

#GenshinImpact #genshinimpactcosplay #genshinimpactcosplayer #liyue #beidou #北斗 #TheCrux #captainbeidou #beioducosplay #beidoucosplayer #原神 #cosplayer #genshincosplay #GI #gicosplay #cosplay #beidoucosplay #beidougenshin #beidougenshinimpact #happyvalentinesday #happybirthdaybeidou #happybirthday #北斗生誕祭2024

[eternal-moss]

IMISSREAD IT AS HURT/COMFORT BUT IT WAS HURT NO COMFORT. AND KAZUHA JUST DIED. IN BEIDOU’SARMS. WHY.

(;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)

#Kaedehara Kazuha #Beidou #Genshin impact #北斗 #I saw the ‘near death experiences’ tag and went okay then! He lives- great! #AND DIDNT SEE THE SUBSEQUENT ‘character death’ TAG IM AN IDIOT