#old china

[yebreed]

An old stone mill on the river in Shili (詩禮), Fengqing County, Yunnan.

Photo: ©鸿慈永祜

#ancient china #chinese culture #qing dynasty #chinese architecture #ming dynasty #rural landscape #rural #mill #water mill #landscape #nature #scenery #old china #chinese customs #countryside

[amongdragons]

Southern Shaolin

Excellent research on the (never-existing) "Southern Shaolin":

#chinese martial arts #jianghu #ancient china #chinese history #brotherhood #martial arts traditions #kung fu #artes marciales #martial arts #shaolin #Southern Shaolin #secret societies #shaolin monk #chinese mythology #chinese folklore #old china #wuxia #wuxia novel #qing dynasty #ming dynasty #chinese culture #wushu #shaolin kung fu #shaolin fantastic

[finding-china]

Chinese Magic Mirror (透光鏡)

The Chinese "Magic Mirror" (透光镜, tòu guāng jìng) traces back to at least the fifth century, although their existence during the Han dynasty as earliest as the second century has been claimed. The mirrors were made out of solid bronze and the front was polished so it could be used as a mirror, while the back has a design cast in the bronze, or other decoration; when sunlight or other bright light shines onto the mirror, the mirror appears to become transparent, if that light is reflected from the mirror onto a wall then the pattern on the back of the mirror is projected onto the wall.

In about 800 AD, during the Tang dynasty, a book entitled Record of Ancient Mirrors described the method of crafting solid bronze mirrors with decorations, written characters, or patterns on the reverse side that could cast these in a reflection on a nearby surface as light struck the front polished side of the mirror; due to this seemingly transparent effect, they were called "light-penetration mirrors". This Tang-era book was lost over the centuries, but magic mirrors were described in the Dream Pool Essays by Shen Kuo who owned three of them as family heirlooms.

#ancient china #old china #history #chinese history

[thingsic]

#old china #necklace #handmade crafts

[artbysarf]

The Moth and the Lizard are married actually

#helloooooooo??????? #ppl started reblogging my old mothzilla art so i needed to draw updated designs LMAO #Godzilla is Japanese! I based his outfit on Japanese street fashion #His shirt says Godzilla obviously lol #I based Godzilla's tattoo on Yakuza tattos bc in a human AU he's def Yakuza #Mothra is Chinese! I baseed her outfit on Chinese street fashion and traditional Yi fashion #the Yi are one of the ethnic groups in the Yunnan province on China where Mothra is from! #Her tattoo is traditional chinese for Queen of the Monsters #if it's written wrong uhhhh sorry LMAO I TRIED #you can see mothra's ring........ yes they are married #Golden retriever wife and black cat husband actually #except they're both in organized crime and can kill u in 20 diff ways #good for them!!!!!! #Mothra has knives in her jacket don't get it twisted #godzilla #gojira #mothra #mosura #mothzilla #godzilla x mothra #mothra x godzilla #human mothra #human godzilla #godzilla x kong #godzilla x kong: the new empire #the new empire

[webdiggerxxx]

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#signs #building #china #colorful #flickr #oldweb #old web #2006

[etirabys]

Kong Shangren, the guy who became popular at the early Qing court for writing a play that was (in part) about how sad it was that the Qing had taken over, was alive at the time glasses came to Qing via the Portuguese. He wrote this poem:

White glass from across the Western Seas Is imported through Macao: Fashioned into lenses big as coins, They encompass the eyes in a double frame. I put them on—it suddenly becomes clear; I can see the very tips of things! And read fine print by the dim-lit window Just like in my youth.

ngl, I kind of teared up.

#rambl #somehow i don't bat an eye when rationalists sing about eradicating smallpox at secular solstice #but – glasses... glasses on old Asian poets... oh #eti reads the search for modern china

[blueiskewl]

‘Rare’ 400-Year-Old Tomb Found in China

For centuries, the pale blue doors of an imposing stone tomb remained largely shut. When archaeologists in China finally walked in, they found themselves surrounded by a “rare” and elaborate interior.

Archaeologists excavated the ancient stone tomb in Xinfu District ahead of highway construction, Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology said in a March 6 news release shared via a post on Weibo.

The tomb was about 400 years old, dating to the Ming dynasty, and well-preserved, archaeologists said. The roughly 83-foot-long grave was made up of a sloping passageway, main burial chamber and smaller back chamber.

The 400-year-old tomb was sealed with a stone gatehouse and set of double doors, a photo shows.

Inside the main burial chamber, archaeologists found two wooden coffins. The painted coffins were decorated with gold diamonds, leaves, flowers and other designs. Several pottery jars containing grain, oil or other liquids were also found in the room.

The final back chamber held several pieces of wooden furniture including altars, tables and chairs, the institute said. Most of the furniture was collapsed and broken, photos show.

Archaeologists also found “writing tools such as inkstones, Chinese calligraphy brush pens, and pen holders” in the back chamber, according to an article from the China Daily, a state-controlled news outlet.

Several inscriptions on the coffins and walls helped researchers identify the deceased as a man who lived between 1533 and 1588, the institute said.

Because of the tomb’s high-quality artifacts and preservation, archaeologists described the grave as “rare” and elaborate.

Archaeologists have excavated over 60 tombs ahead of the highway construction projects, the institute said.

Xinfu District is in Shanxi Province and about 300 miles southwest of Beijing.

#‘Rare’ 400-Year-Old Tomb Found in China #Xinfu District #Shanxi Province #Ming dynasty #ancient graves #ancient tombs #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient china #chinese history #chinese art

[silentagecinema]

big trouble in little china (1986) directed by john carpenter

"Okay. You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn... call the president."

#big trouble in little china #john carpenter #80s movies #1980s movies #80s cinema #moviesedit #filmedit #cinema #old cinema #movie aesthetic #movie screencaps

[twistedappletree]

Thinking about Lan Wangji communicating with nothing but “Mn” and the only two people who can decipher his different Mn’s are Wei Wuxian and Lan Xichen.

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LXC: Wangji, how is Sizhui’s training coming along?

LWJ: Mn.

LXC: You’re saying Sizhui already had an entire conversation with a spirit using his guqin at 4-years-old? What talent!

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WWX: Where’d that kid run off to?

LWJ: Mn!

WWX: What’s that, Lan Zhan?? Little Jingyi fell down the well?!?!

#mdzs #the untamed #lan sizhui #wei wuxian #lan wangji #lan xichen #wei ying #lan zhan #zewu jun #hanguang jun #lan jingyi #mdzs juniors #twin jades #wangxian #mdzs crack #mdzs meme #apple memes 🍎 #idc if it’s ancient china LSZ already invented cell phones at like 7 years old #kids smart as heck LMAO #lan yuan #a yuan

[casart]

Toy Castle au because why not!🧸🏰

#casart #sanders sides #remus sanders #roman sanders #creativity twins #creativitwins #does anyone else know this show???? I been on a kick of old media I used to watch as a kid #does this age me lol flipping LOVED these kinda obscure live action shows lmaoo #anyways not sure who the others would be but maybe patton would be rag doll and janus china doll #and im so tempted to make virgil the ballerina skjfhks #the toy castle #le château magique

[yebreed]

Gongshutang Temple (公輸堂) with its unforgettable cosmological ceiling.  Just a small temple in the rural outback in Huxian County (戶縣), Shaanxi, in Qinan village (祁南村). The locals even barely remember its name.

The Gongshutang Temple, originally called Yuanyuantang (源遠堂), also known as Wanfotang (萬佛堂) was built in the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, facing south from the north. It was erected by the followers of the “Baiyang Sanhui” (白陽三會) movement to commemorate their legendary ancestor-founder Lu Ban (魯班).

From the very beginning, Gongshutang was a large-scale temple complex. Nowadays only the main hall exists with a building area of 106 square meters. Referring to the folk religion, the temple is conceived to worship the amalgam of the Taoist and Buddhist pantheons.

Photo: ©同斯庆呀么丕显休

#ancient china #chinese culture #chinese architecture #ming dynasty #yongle period #ming #wooden architecture #wooden buildings #wooden temple #old china #taoism #taoist #buddhism #buddhist #chinese folk religion #chinese temple #公输堂 #temple ceiling #temple architecture

[amongdragons]

Qing dynasty jian, owned by Feng Zicai (馮子才), a man who began his martial career as a bandit from Guangxi and rose to the rank of general in the Imperial Army.

It is curious that he was never a scholar, but he used jian. This is not an army sword as well, the Qing military wore sabers.

Photo: ©龙哥说剑

#chinese swordsmanship #chinese martial arts #traditional martial arts #jianghu #qing dynasty #jianfa #jian #chinese sword #swordsmanship #sword #swords #armor #old China #chinese history #ancient china

[finding-china]

The Four Cardinal Principles

The Four Cardinal Principles are a set of Legalist, and later Confucian (Ruism), foundational principles of morality referred to as the fundamental principles of conduct, or four social bonds. The Four Cardinal Principles are propriety (禮), righteousness (義), integrity (廉) and shame (恥).

They are derived from the Legalist text Guanzi attributed to the Qi philosopher Guan Zhong, although it is unlikely he was the actual author.

The Four Cardinal Principles can be understood as the following:

Lǐ (禮) - the rites and rituals, referring to the major Confucian duties such as ancestor worship and familial duties including all manner of ritualised cultural life in order to shape one's thinking and reinforce moral character.

Yì (義) - righteousness, refering to both correct conduct and the rejection of improper behaviour and dishonour including filial piety and correct social order.

Lián (廉) - integrity, referring to always being 'upright' in one's behaviour.

Chǐ (恥) - shame, referring to the appropriate response one should feel towards inappropriate behaviour; it is considered one of the means by which individuals judge right from wrong allowing for self-improvement. In some renderings of the principles the concept of chi is replaced with honour (耻).

#confucianism #ancient china #old china #chinese history #history #ruism

[cookieshower]

template

#hws seychelles #aph italy #hws indonesia #hws philippines #hws monaco #hws portugal #hws cameroon #hws india #hws australia #aph china #hws spain #i like monacos old man personality lol #context 4 piri is lapu lapu #convenience store!toni abt to end his shift but a customer walks in<3 #hetalia #drawing #nyotalia

[magistralucis]

this is the first Space Marine I have ever painted Please Be Kind 😭🤣... during housecleaning I unearthed this old mini my fiancé had as a child and long story short I made him into a teacup, please welcome Brother Connoisseur of the ~*~*~Albertus Regius~*~*~ Chapter

#warhammer 40k #adeptus astartes #space marines #miniature painting #miniature #freehand #royal albert #freehand is so hard!!!! as much as i love gold edged china i think it was a mistake starting with that aesthetic #should maybe have done a more muted gold and not retributor armour everywhere #even better: i should have just gone with pure blue and white porcelain like my ancestors would have deemed rightful 😂 #on a more serious note: does anyone know what era/edition/year this dude comes from? i am a baby fan i know little about astartes #he is not a big space marine he is objectively (i.e. next to a ruler) about 32mm tall and his backpack design is obv. old #there are some other minis we found of the same time period and i will also chinapaint them i think. but later #also discovered some plastic + metal style thousand sons they must be quite old. and smol