#Chinese Mermaids

[evermore-grimoire]

The Evermore Grimoire: Secret Pods

The Chinese Mermaids are a secret pod of mermaids who could once light up the darkest depths of the China Sea with their power of Photokinesis. These mermaids were the only pod to not get involved in the great war between mermaids and mermen as well as keep their monarchy intact. However they paid a great price for their decision when a group of mermaids came across a Sea Dragon hiding in a cavern. Angered by the mermaids for trespassing, the Sea Dragon roared so loud it sent a ripple through the ocean's current. Little did they know that it was in fact the Prince from the Pacific Mermaids who had been cursed for betraying his own kind and starting the war to begin with. Even worse, the Sea Dragon's breath had the power to take away the powers of others that would then spread like a virus. There was simply no stopping it. One by one, every mermaid and merman within the pod, including the monarchy lost their powers, leaving them with nothing but their tails as a reminder of who they were. No one knows if the Sea Dragon was slaughtered for causing this pod to become powerless, but one things for sure, the curse rippled down through the pod's descendants indefinitely. Some of the other mermaid pods believed the curse to be payback for the Chinese Mermaids decision not to help fight and protect the other pods of the Seven Seas. Thus leaving them in permenant exile.

original artwork by Vlad Stankovic

#My Mythology #FantasyEdit #MermaidEdit #Mermaids #Chinese Mermaids #Mermaids of the Seven Seas #Secret Pods #MyEdit

[wuxiaphoenix]

Worldbuilding: To Dress Your Mermaids

Okay, one of the nifty things about mermaids is how many different versions there are in myths across the world; from things that are more like simian sharks to haunters of sacred wells.

This is also, of course, one of the most frustrating things about mermaids if you’re trying to put them in a well-constructed fantastic world, instead of local myths and legends. Do you have as many versions of mermaids as there are in folklore? Are they different in every port, like folklore? Are they like humans, having culture and cities? And how does that sort with the realities of intelligent species as we know them in this world - where you need a certain minimum number of people to create a civilization in the first place?

There is, however, a potential answer to this problem, if you poke some of Celtic folklore. Apparently at least some Scottish and Irish mermaids can take their tails off - like a dress! - to walk around on land like mostly-normal humans.

So... what if the differences between all the kinds of mermaids are like differences between various human cultures? Basically the same species, a little ethnic variation here and there... but the various tails, fins, claws or lack of same, etc., might all be different dresses. Culturally different tails you can take on and off, that might also provide other features.  

Siren that drowns unwary sailors? One kind of dress. Koi sparkly mermaid that swims upriver to the water markets? Another kind of dress. Shark-toothed ship-wreckers that raid like water-breathing pirates? Yet another kind of dress - like getting kitted up as a Mongol raider instead of an elegant court lady.

If you did this, you could have your myriad mythical mermaids and still keep them as a more plausible fantastic species. Culture can create swarms of differences; the examples are all around here on Earth. And then you also get an interesting question: if the types of tails are cultural, who makes them?

Bonus? Your mermaids can swap their roles. The elegant court lady can doff her shimmering koi scales and pull on the swift reflexes and deadly striking speed of a swordfish, or tuna. Or turn dark assassin with the venomous spines and claws of a lionfish... or worse, a scorpionfish. If she’s in a mood.

Heaven help your heroes if she has a good friend who’s a sea-snake medusa!

#creative writing #worldbuilding #merfolk #chinese mermaids #celtic mermaids #cultural inspiration

[lepetitdragonvert]

Contes chinois

Éditions Fabbri

1959

Artist : Maraja

The Castle of Prince Dragon

#fairytale #fairy tale #fairy story #chinese fairy tale #conte chinois #conte de fée #maraja #sirène #mermaid #children's literature #children's illustration #children's books #vintage illustration #children's book #old illustration #underwater #undersea #libico maraja

[hanfugallery]

chinese fashion by 云间山泽

#china #hanfu #fashion #chinese fashion #xianxia style #mermaid

[53v3nfrn5]

Drawings from Mu Pan’s sketchbooks

#mu pan #art #sketchbook #sketches #artwork #drawings #llama #gorilla #animals #dragon #wolves #mermaidcore #mermaid #horror art #horror #weird art #weirdcore #gorecore #gore art #aesthetic #chinese artist #chinese art

[madeleineengland]

Old disney princesses in oriental style 💅

Source: weibo/u/2749850540

#disney #disney princess #fan art #digital art #chinese art #disney prinesses #classic disney #art #chinese artist #disney fan art #artedit #art digital #beauty and the beast #mulan #snow white #sleeping beauty #snow white and the seven dwarfs #aladdin #ariel #little mermaid

[bootlegmagicalwands]

Balala The Fairies Ocean Magic bootleg shell compact necklace

Problems:

No clear or iridescent plastic

No rolling ball

Center piece is not exchangeable

Comes in multiple colours that mash up the original colour combination

Added bow to upper shell

Incorrect light colours

Comes with a "necklace"

Has no sea creatures

No box

#balala the fairies #bootleg #toy #kawaii #anime #wand #knockoff #magical girls #chinese #taobao #ocean #mermaid #china

[halcyonmirage]

A river basin is no place for an Jiaoren...just as Graywater's underbelly, is no place for a child.

#Arlen Ho #Arlen Hǒ #Dislyte #dislyte oc #dislyte ocs #Jiaoren #my art #graywater #watercolour painting #watercolour #mermaid #siren #merman #merfolk #shark #chinese mythology

[diamantdog]

LIU XIENING as BEI ER in Burning Flames (2024) | Ep. 32

#i was forced to pay to watch the last 4 episodes because iq vip-locked them before i could finish watching for free #so now i'm trying to make the most out of it by uploading gifs lol #liu xiening #burning flames #cdrama #刘些宁 #烈焰 #i think bei er's death and some other scenes are a bit rushed but overall i think the drama is fun and wack in a good way lol #chinese actress #cdramasource #cdramaedit #asiandramasource #asiandramaedit #asiandramanet #asiancentral #dailyasiandramas #mermaid #mermaid core #xuanhuan

[wishwhale]

Knocking out MerMar and AAPI month in one drawing!! Efficiency 😎

#mermay #aapi month #hanfu #hanfu mermaid #mermaid #mermaids #artists on tumblr #illustration #digital illustration #fantasy art #digital art #siren #chinese clothing #huafu #art #mermay 2023

[cnladies]

LIN YUN 林允 in Movous white mermaid dress (LOOK1) | Weibo Night 2023

Lin Yun: more photos here Weibo Night 2023: more photos here

#lin yun #jelly lin #林允 #chinese actress #chinese fashion #fashion #cnladies #weibo night #weibo night 2023 #fashion event #mermaid dress #white dress #movous

[elms-art-gallery]

a school of goldband fusilier, coming back from a recent foraging expedition.

[RBS APPRECIATED.]

#mermay #mermay 2022 #digital art #digital painting #original character #ocs #oc #mermaid #mermaids #my art #xianxia #hanfu #chinese mythology #chinese hanfu #this took too fucking long

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

August: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Ice Fantasy / Shen Hairong as Mermaid Saint

I couldn't possibly let the month of fantasy go by without looking in on this show! People who have been following this blog may be wondering just how many characters the show has, and the answer is, I've hardly scratched the surface.

The leader of the Mermaid Clan is variously known, depending on the translator, as the Mermaid Saint or "Predor" Mermaid (possibly a variant of Praetor Mermaid). Her granddaughter, Lan Shang, is the one who gets all the screentime and romantic entanglements, but I do like the Mermaid Saint's costume. It definitely fits the aquatic theme, especially with the suggestion of fins on the skirt. She is almost always seen carrying the staff with the swirling motif. When I was watching this series with a friend, we dubbed it the Lollipop Staff.

#ice fantasy #fantasy costumes #shen hairong #one dress a day challenge #one dress a week challenge #television costumes #tv costumes #cdrama #cdrama costumes #chinese drama #mermaid saint #predor mermaid #mermaid costumes #fantasy costume

[vestal-spirit]

Me and my original characters 😊

#Original character #selfie #mermaid #chinese #witch #Wild strawberries

[therealcalicali]

Traditional Underwater Dance - At the Dragon Boat Festival 2021, Dancer He Haohao pays tribute to the famous ancient Chinese painting and poem “Ode to Goddess of the Luo River”

#traditional underwater dance - china #chinese culture #dragon boat festival 2021 #dancer he haohao #real-life mermaids

[lunar-wandering]

so the Seapearl AU (Wukong and Macaque are both mermaids- Wukong was born one and Macaque was made into one) is fun bonus dialogue under the cut;

Wukong: no no no it's just hard to explain MK: try me. Wukong: Wukong: so uh... um... were do i begin with this MK: the random golden glowing scales?? begin with that, obviously?? Wukong: right well they're mine MK: no duh Wukong: and they're from. my tail. MK: MK: your... monkey tail? Wukong: no my other tail MK: your w h a t

#Monkie Kid #my art #Seapearl AU #Wukong has pearls in his hair btw thats what That is #cause. mermaids in Chinese myths cry pearls. Wukong wears some of the ones he's cried (+ dyed pink)