[2022-06-11] Seishin-Chuo As a birthday present I bought myself a pedal assist bicycle, the Asahi Office Press E. There's this Twitch streamer @robcdee who used this Relive app for his cycleathon and I was blown away at how easily we can make such an awesome journal nowadays. I had to try it myself too! I posted this recording on my Twitter as well, but I'm testing to see if Instagram can handle it as an album with some additional pictures since unfortunately the video is too long as an Instagram Reel. This route actually passes through all of the houses I've lived at so far here in Kobe (4 of them!). West-Kobe is a peaceful place but just a bit too far away from Sannomiya. ( ̄▽ ̄;) #seishinchuo #西神中央 #cycling #japancycling #電動アシスト自転車 #relive #サイクリング https://www.instagram.com/p/CfoRUI9vQ6P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
3月3日(日)13時~
親子で紡ぐ日本の美
心を彩る、外国の親子向け書道ワークショップ
March 3rd (Sunday) 13:00~
Weaving the Beauty of Japan Together as a Family
Calligraphy Workshop for Foreign Parents and Children, Adding Color to the Heart.
二歳児から参加可 外国人留学生歓迎!
We welcome participants from two years old and extend a warm welcome to international students!
https://human-connect-hyogo.org/iwill/wadoushinraku/
[Image above: Qilin, a legendary hoofed chimeric creature of Chinese mythology that is have been born from Yinglong]
Legends of the humanoids
Reptilian humanoids (7)
Yinglong - Winged Dragon, God of Rain in Chinese mythology
Yinglong (lit. 'responsive dragon') is a dragon that belonged directly to the Yellow Emperor (reign dates: 2697–2597 or 2698–2598 BCE), with four legs, bat- or falcon-like wings and three claws on each foot. It is allowed to access between heaven and earth. It also has the ability to store water and make it rain.
Yinglong is the chief of of the four dragons are the Azure, Red, White and Black dragons, and is said to give birth to the Heavenly Horse (Qilin), and become Yellow Dragon in old age. The Yellow Dragon is located in the middle of the Five Dragon King (Ref), is a part of Wuxing & the Four Symbols (Ref2) as the embodiment of the element of earth.
The (2nd century BCE) Huainanzi uses Yinglong in three chapters. "Forms of Earth" (Chapter 4) explains how animal evolution originated through dragons, with Yinglong as the progenitor of quadrupeds.
“All creatures, winged, hairy, scaly and mailed, find their origin in the dragon. The yu-kia (founder of birds) produced the flying dragon, the flying dragon gave birth to the phoenixes, and after them the luan-niao and all birds, in general the winged beings, were born successively. The mao-tuh ("hairy calf") produced the ying-lung the ying-lung (yinglong) gave birth to the kien-ma (heavenly horse), and afterwards the qilin and all quadrupeds, in general the hairy beings, were born successively. …”
Qilin are a type of legendary animal in Chinese mythology. They resemble deer in appearance, are large, standing 5 m ( approx. 16 ft) tall, and are unicorns with a face resembling a dragon, a bull's tail and horse's hooves, and qilin horns. Its back is five-coloured, its fur is yellow and it has scales on its body.
Sean bienvenidos japonistasarqueologicos, a una nueva entrega de arqueología nipona en esta ocasión nos vamos a la prefectura de Hyogo, que se localiza en la región de Kansai con su capital Kobe una vez dicho esto pónganse cómodos que empezamos.
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Hyogo estaba atravesada por cuatro caminos: Sanin-do en al norte, Sanyo-do en el centro, Nankai-do en el sur y Mimasaka-do y Tajima-do, recordamos que do en japonés es camino. A lo largo de los caminos, tienden a colocarse las casas, ya que son vías de comunicación y comercio que iban a dos ciudades, entre otras, como son el caso de la Station House ciudad de Tatsuno y Noma Station House ciudad de Kamigori.
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En la primera foto os enseño las excavaciones arqueológicas realizadas en las campañas de: 2007-2009(Ruinas de Furu-Ouchi la casa de la estación de Kako: Noguchi-cho, ciudad de Kakogawa).
En la segunda foto os enseño las excavaciones arqueológicas realizadas en las campañas de: 2010-2012(Ruinas de Nagasaka-dera nombre provisional: Casa de la estación Omi: Uozumi-cho, ciudad de Akashi).
En la tercera foto os enseño las excavaciones arqueológicas realizadas en las campañas de: 2013-2016(Ruinas de Mukoyama Estación de Ouchi <Oichi>: Taiichi Naka, ciudad de Himeji).
En la cuarta y última foto os enseño las excavaciones arqueológicas realizadas en las campañas de:2017-2022(Ruinas de Tsujigauchi Takada Station House: Kamigori Town).
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Espero que os guste y nos vemos en próximas publicaciones fotos fuente:hyogo_koukohaku les doy mis más sinceras felicitaciones por el gran trabajo que ejecutan para la historia de la humanidad.
Welcome Japanese archaeologists, to a new installment of Japanese archaeology, this time we are going to Hyogo prefecture, which is located in the Kansai region with its capital Kobe, so make yourselves comfortable and let's get started.
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Hyogo was crossed by four roads: Sanin-do in the north, Sanyo-do in the centre, Nankai-do in the south and Mimasaka-do and Tajima-do, remember that do is Japanese for road. Along the roads, houses tend to be placed, as they are communication and trade routes that went to two cities, among others, such as the Station House in Tatsuno city and Noma Station House in Kamigori city.
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In the first photo I show you the archaeological excavations carried out in the campaigns of: 2007-2009 (Ruins of Furu-Ouchi the Kako Station House: Noguchi-cho, Kakogawa City).
In the second photo I show you the archaeological excavations carried out in the campaigns of: 2010-2012(Ruins of Nagasaka-dera provisional name: Omi station house: Uozumi-cho, Akashi city).
In the third photo I show you the archaeological excavations carried out in the campaigns of: 2013-2016(Ruins of Mukoyama Ouchi Station <Oichi>: Taiichi Naka, Himeji city).
In the fourth and last photo I show you the archaeological excavations carried out in the campaigns of:2017-2022(Ruins of Tsujigauchi Takada Station House: Kamigori Town).
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I hope you like it and see you in future publications photos source:hyogo_koukohaku I give you my sincere congratulations for the great work you execute for the history of mankind.
炎天下の湾岸エリアを丸1日かけて回った。TOKYO2020跡地は、廃墟になっていると思いきや、むしろ多くの場所でまだまだ開発が続いていた。開発への飽くなき欲望と「レガシー」への執着、五輪災害は閉幕後も延々と残り続けている。
この日撮影した映像を使って「オリンピックって何?東京からパリ五輪1年前によせて」という動画を作成し、1年後に五輪開幕が迫るパリでの反五輪の闘いに連帯を示すメッセージとした。
From Tokyo To PARIS, NOlympicsAnywhere
Can you elaborate on Yao Ji having her husband and first son killed? Because I looked her up but that part of her story didn’t show up in either version of her origins
So looking into it, it turns out that this was another case of a single piece of media making headcanon so popular that other pieces of media copy it. It was Lotus Lantern the TV series that makes Yao Ji Erlang's mother when she is more considered a daughter of the jade emperor (something the 1996 series kept right). And from there other series or stories have copied that format giving Yaoji that attention.
But the real name of Erlang Shen's mother is Yunhua 云花女. She is still considered a daughter in some myth but it is hard to tell which myths are the most popular. Yunhua, also known as Cloud Flower Girl, is a character also known as Zhang Xiangu, Zhang Sanjie, Zhang Yuntai, and San Shengu, her titles are Princess Bailian and Princess Lotus. The records mainly come from classical literary works such as "Erlang Baojuan" and "Journey to the West " as well as folklore.
She is the wife of Yang Tianyou, the third princess of Heaven, and the owner of the Bullfighting Palace. Yunhua is either the third daughter of the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother of the West (other theories believe that Yunhua is the sister of the Jade Emperor, and the Third Holy Mother is the daughter of the God of Huashan Mountain in Xiyue).
So sorry for the confusion! Here are links to both Yunhua and Yaoji if you wish to read more!
Five Dragon Kings – the Five Coloured Dragons with Directions in ancient Chinese belief
Historically there arose a cult of the Five Dragon Kings in Chinese legend based on Wuxing (5 elements, Nature Philosophy on Taoist cosmology). The name Wufang longwang ( "Dragon Kings of the Five Regions/Directions") is registered in Taoist scripture from the Tang dynasty, found in the Dunhuang caves, also be known as the Magao caves.
Incorporating elements of traditional Chinese beliefs, the Five Elements, it associates the Five Dragon Kings and the five coloured dragons with the five directions. In the east, there is the Blue Dragon God King, who has 49 Dragon Kings under his command, who control 70 myriad myllion small dragons, mountain spirits and sundry charms. The document states that it is the work of the small dragons and spirits under the control of the Dragon King that cause poison and disease to people, and that they should pray to the Dragon King who oversees them for healing. The Red Dragon God King is located in the south, the White Dragon God, the White Dragon God King in the west, the Black Dragon God King in the north and the Yellow Dragon God King in the centre, each with a considerable number of Dragon Kings, countless small dragons and charmed demons.
The Azure Dragon or Blue-Green Dragon (Qīnglóng), or Green Dragon (Cānglóng), is the Dragon God of the east, and of the essence of spring. The Red Dragon (Chìlóng or Zhūlóng, literally "Cinnabar Dragon", "Vermilion Dragon") is the Dragon God of the south and of the essence of summer. The White Dragon (Báilóng) is the Dragon God of the west and the essence of autumn. The Yellow Dragon (Huánglóng) is the Dragon God of the center, associated with late summer. The Black Dragon (Hēilóng), also called "Dark Dragon" or "Mysterious Dragon" (Xuánlóng), is the Dragon God of the north and the essence of winter.
[Image bottom: One of the Buddha statues in Mogao Caves, China]