#xiliu

[orangecatty-shiningnikki]

【 Shining Nikki TW+CN 】 Crossover Series (Collab)

【 Shining Nikki TW+CN 】 Crossover Series (Collab)

Shining Nikki x The Legend of Zhen Huan

《闪耀暖暖》 × 《甄嬛传》

Wanwan, time-limited accumulative benefits are coming.

Huanhuan Xiliu, please worship Lanruo again, and ask for a sincere person.

Suit Display :: Wanwan (莞莞)

Collection :: 9th Crossover Series (IP Linkage)

Shining Nikki x The Legend of Zhen Huan

(Vermilion)

Designer :: Zhen Huan (嬛嬛)

Attribute :: Elegant

Rarity :: SR

Date :: 20/06—03/07/2023

Type :: Recharge

#Crossover Series #Recharge #Zhen Huan #Huan Huan #SR #Elegant #闪耀暖暖 #閃耀暖暖 #Shining Nikki #Nikki ​3D #Nikki Up2U 4 #Nikki 4 #Orangecatty #3D Dress-Up Game #Nikki Diary Thailand

[duologies]

huang yuanfei character study (completed feb. 19) consisting of 3525 words. i had a blast writing this and i hope you have just as much fun reading it. rest is under the cut ☆ ～('▽^人)

Spring had slowly started creeping in after a long and persistent winter. It had been a few days after the new year celebrations, and Huang Yuanfei had been quite busy running around performing exorcisms and providing blessings. Now, he was looking forward to enjoying the myriad gifts he had received. Being so renowned had some downsides, but Huang Yuanfei considered it a small price to pay for the admiration of many. 

Presently he was sitting in his room and enjoying a cup of excellent aged white tea. The flavour was not as sweet as he was used to, but it had a depth to it that his preferred type of tea, white peony, lacked. As he was savouring the tea, a golden swallow flew into his room through the window and perched on his shoulder. It chirped a message that only Huang Yuanfei could understand, and his face fell. He sighed, then waved the bird off. Reluctantly, he finished his cup of tea, then rose and went to get properly dressed. He made sure to drag the routine out for as long as possible, just to spite whoever had come calling. Then he slipped his sword out from under his pillow and left his room to receive his visitor.

A rather young-looking boy was waiting in the main hall; he appeared to be about thirteen years old. He was looking around the house with barely disguised excitement and curiosity. When he noticed Huang Yuanfei enter the hall, he quickly snapped to attention and tried to look as serious as possible. Huang Yuanfei resisted the urge to laugh. He smoothly produced a smoking pipe from his lapels, then motioned for the boy to sit. A low table appeared between them, complete with a pot of green tea and two teacups. The pot floated over and poured tea into each of their cups, then set itself back on the table.

“You said your message was urgent,” Huang Yuanfei said, trying not to sound too bored. He took a drag of his pipe and blew out a smoke ring.

“Y-yes! I come on behalf of the Gao family. There’s been several kidnappings, and a vicious bull spirit has made himself known…”

Now Huang Yuanfei was blowing different shapes with the smoke from his pipe: a swallow, a dragon, a butterfly… Was he even paying attention? The messenger trailed off in the middle of his explanation, uncertain of whether to continue.

Huang Yuanfei glanced from the smoke to the messenger and raised an eyebrow. “Well? Do continue.” Another drag from his pipe. “I am listening.”

You sure have a funny way of showing it, the messenger grumbled internally. He continued, “Well, this bull spirit has been terrorizing the Gao family and the area they live in. The bull spirit has already kidnapped numerous women to be his wives, and demands tribute from the richest families in the area.”

The Gao family was landed gentry and presided over the town of Xiliu along with other scholarly families. Although Xiliu was remote and relatively small, it was famous for producing two things: tea and scholars. Its quiet, idyllic scenery was seen as an ideal environment for raising scholars, and many travelled there to taste the tea and compose poetry. Many scholarly families had moved to Xiliu early on and established their foothold there. Tea makers and merchants followed suit. At first, Huang Yuanfei considered it strange that a bull spirit like this would settle in Xiliu. What could a bunch of scholars and tea makers offer him? But the more he thought about it, the more it started to make sense. There were still plenty of merchants in Xiliu, and gentry families like the Gao were quite well-off. Additionally, Xiliu was remote, which made it harder for the residents there to send for help and easier for the bull spirit to establish dominion. Perhaps this bull spirit was smarter than Huang Yuanfei initially thought.

In their desperation, the Gao family had pooled their resources with the other rich or scholarly families to acquire as much help as possible. Several prominent sects and solitary cultivators had been summoned by the Gao family. It was their hope that by throwing money and people at the problem, it would be solved quickly. Huang Yuanfei did not fault them, nor did he complain. Business was business, after all. As the son of a merchant, he understood this all too well.

The boy finished relaying his message. Huang Yuanfei waved him off. Then he waved away the low table and tea set before getting up. He took a few puffs on his pipe while mulling over the situation. Huang Yuanfei was sorely tempted to ignore the summons outright; today was meant to be his day off, and he felt a little annoyed that his leisure had been disturbed. But the more he considered it, the more intrigued he became. Perhaps it would be worth it, just to see what this bull spirit was like. It would prove more interesting than lounging at home, at least. Ultimately Huang Yuanfei resigned himself to the arduous task of doing something while on leave and set off for Xiliu.

It took mere hours to arrive at his destination. Huang Yuanfei gracefully alighted from his cloud, lazily fanning himself. He was greeted by the sound of an unfriendly voice.

“You’re late.”

Huang Yuanfei smiled. It was not sincere at all. “On the contrary, my friend. I always arrive precisely when I mean to.”

The other cultivator’s eye twitched. “Do you realize how long we have been waiting? The Gao family refused to start with someone absent. Do you do this on purpose?”

“I do not know how long you have waited, nor do I care,” Huang Yuanfei answered coolly. “You should consider yourself fortunate that I have deigned to grace Xiliu with my presence at all.” With that, Huang Yuanfei snapped his fan shut and strode away, leaving the other man to seethe in indignant silence.

As a show of gratitude and hospitality, the Gao family had organized a grand banquet to welcome all the cultivators. The great sects each had their own tables, while the solitary cultivators sat in groups of their own choosing. Huang Yuanfei, however, sat alone. He was absently puffing on his pipe when he noticed a woman in a pink ruqun sit down nearby. Unable to resist the urge to show off, he switched from blowing smoke rings to more unusual shapes: squares, triangles, and even characters. At this point the woman was watching him with obvious interest, and four or five others had slowly come over. They all watched Huang Yuanfei with rapt attention.

Huang Yuanfei switched tricks again. A wave of giggles rippled through the group of women as they watched Huang Yuanfei blow smoke clouds in various shapes. The shapes coalesced into the forms of different mythical creatures: qilin, dragons, and phoenixes. They galloped, swam, or flew their way through the crowd. The woman in the pink ruqun spoke up, “Very impressive, Huang-gongzi!”

Huang Yuanfei smiled. “Just a little parlour trick,” he said evenly. “You have not seen anything truly impressive yet.”

“What else can you do?” the woman asked eagerly.

In response, Huang Yuanfei took a puff of his pipe, then exhaled. Instead of a cloud of smoke, a plume of flame burst forth. The flame was of a pale pink colour and formed itself into the shape of a lotus before bursting into a shower of harmless embers. Delighted gasps and giggles broke out anew. Huang Yuanfei leaned back and smirked, clearly pleased with himself.

The other cultivators looked on as discreetly as possible. They all thought the same thing: What a pompous peacock. 

Huang Yuanfei noticed their gaze and winked at them. The others furtively averted their glances. Huang Yuanfei laughed, then continued entertaining the group of women.

Eventually, the banquet drew to a close. The women flitted away one by one, except the one in the pink ruqun. She boldly stepped forward and introduced herself.

“My family name is Gao, and my given name is Meilin,” she said as she bowed.

“Ah, Gao-guniang, is it?” Huang Yuanfei bowed back. “It is a pleasure to meet you.”

Gao Meilin giggled. “Did you enjoy the banquet?”

“I enjoyed it very much. Of course, meeting my lady has greatly improved the experience.” 

“You certainly have a way with words,” Gao Meilin replied, smiling openly. “I sense a kindred spirit in you, Huang-gongzi. Shall we talk on the way to your quarters?”

Huang Yuanfei inclined his head in assent. “If that is what my lady wishes.”

Gao Meilin, Huang Yuanfei found, was an exceedingly interesting woman. She showed great interest in the pursuit of cultivation and devoured whatever material she could get her hands on with ravenous enthusiasm. Using her family’s resources, she also sought the expertise of whatever masters she could find. Her parents had indulged her pursuit for some time, but after a few years had decided that enough was enough and prohibited her from going near cultivation sects. As a result, Gao Meilin had resorted to studying in private and snuck out as often as possible. The predicament with the bull spirit had been the perfect opportunity for her to advance her studies.

“To be honest, at first I only approached you because I felt too awkward talking to anyone else,” Gao Meilin admitted. “It felt strange to just walk up to the great cultivation families and ask them to take me on, and the solitary cultivators were in their own worlds. You just seemed the most interesting.”

“I tend to have that effect,” Huang Yuanfei replied half-jokingly.

Gao Meilin laughed. By this point they had reached the guest wing of the house. They stopped in front of Huang Yuanfei’s room. Rather reluctantly, Gao Meilin bid Huang Yuanfei good night, with the promise that she would find time to properly discuss cultivation matters with him. Then she left Huang Yuanfei to his own devices. 

Alone at last, Huang Yuanfei finally started to unwind. He removed his hair pins before letting down his hair. Then he cleaned his face, washing off the eyeshadow and false mole. Finally, he removed his outer robes. Xiliu was somewhat cold, so he kept his middle layer on. Huang Yuanfei slipped into bed and wrapped the blankets around himself like a cocoon. He had always loathed the cold, and now he somewhat regretted coming out all this way. But it would not do to back out now, especially since he had made an arrangement with Gao Meilin. He resigned himself to sleeping like this; at least the matter would be dealt with quickly.

Huang Yuanfei woke at the crack of dawn. He rose from his nest of blankets and was about to go to his vanity mirror when he remembered that he was in Xiliu. Sighing in annoyance, Huang Yuanfei went about his morning routine, sans mirror. When he was finished, he went back to the bed, rummaged around for Ruihan, then left his room for the grand hall.

The heads of the great sects and the solitary cultivators had already gathered. When the others noticed Huang Yuanfei enter the hall, their expressions instantly darkened. Huang Yuanfei smiled sweetly at them in response. Before anyone could make any comments on Huang Yuanfei’s punctuality, the echoing ring of a gong rippled through the hall. Everyone turned to see a young servant boy–Huang Yuanfei recognized him as the messenger he met with the previous day–and a man in his forties standing by the gong. The man was no doubt Gao Liang, the Gao family head. He stepped forward and cleared his throat.

“My sincerest gratitude to my lords for coming to Xiliu’s aid in this desperate hour. Allow me to explain the situation in more detail. As you all know, a formidable bull spirit has taken residence in Xiliu, demanding tribute in the form of riches and brides. His name is Li Wang. The exact location of his lair remains unknown, so our plan is to assign an area to each sect and groups of solitary cultivators to patrol. That way, Li Wang can be caught faster.”

Everyone nodded in acknowledgement and went back to their quarters to make preparations. However, as Huang Yuanfei approached his room, he heard a voice call him from behind.

“Huang-gongzi, Huang-gongzi!”

Huang Yuanfei stopped mid-stride and pivoted to face the person in one fluid motion. He smiled lightly. “Greetings, Gao-guniang. What does my lady need me for?”

Gao Meilin stopped to catch her breath. “Huang-gongzi, I overheard Father in the grand hall. Does that mean you’re going out to find Li Wang now?”

Huang Yuanfei inclined his head. “Gao-guniang is correct. I have some preparations to make, then I shall head out at once. My lady need not worry; I will make short work of Li Wang.”

“Of course I’m not worried about that. I have every confidence that you will succeed.” Gao Meilin paused. “I actually have a request to make: could I come with you? This is the perfect opportunity to gain actual experience. I promise that I’ll be careful and follow whatever instruction you give.”

“I am afraid that is not possible. It is much too dangerous for my lady to come with me. Your father would have my head if he found out.”

Gao Meilin sensed that it would be futile to argue. However, she did not completely give up in trying to help. She slipped out a talisman from her sleeve and presented it to Huang Yuanfei with both hands. “Then take this. It’s a protection charm that I made myself.”

Huang Yuanfei accepted the talisman with both hands. “Gao-guniang has my heartfelt gratitude. I shall return before long.” He left with a whirl of his sleeves, leaving Gao Meilin to stare at his retreating figure.

It did not take long for Huang Yuanfei to reach his assigned area. There were three other cultivators waiting at the rendezvous point, all junior disciples, and each from a different sect. They did not regard Huang Yuanfei with the same contempt or exasperation their leaders had; in fact, they seemed wary but curious. Huang Yuanfei flashed them his signature sweet smile. He slipped out his fan, snapped it open, and started slowly fanning himself.

“Well? Has anyone come up with a strategy?” asked Huang Yuanfei.

The three juniors glanced at each other awkwardly. Then one wearing green robes suggested hesitantly, “Should we stick together? Splitting up might overwhelm us, especially if we’re caught off guard. We don’t know what tricks Li Wang has up his sleeve.”

Huang Yuanfei nodded. “Mm, very good. I see that your sect leader is at least somewhat competent at teaching.” He snapped his fan shut. “If there is nothing else, let us begin.”

The group started on their patrol without further delay. They had been on patrol for only a short time before they heard a large crash. Huang Yuanfei drew his sword, and the junior disciples followed suit. A huge, hulking figure had tumbled its way onto the horizon. The area the group had been assigned to was relatively flat, allowing them a clear view. Huang Yuanfei noticed the figure’s massive horns. He signalled for the juniors to remain silent. The hulking figure drew closer. He looked up, finally saw the group, and visibly blanched. Frantically, he started scanning his surroundings, but it was too late. Huang Yuanfei called out, voice friendly, as if he were merely commenting on the weather.

“Li Wang, how fortuitous that we have crossed paths here today. It definitely saves me the trouble of having to look for you.”

Li Wang glared. “So this is what the Gao family had cooked up. I had managed to escape the other patrols, but I guess I wasn’t so lucky this time.”

“One does have to wonder just how you managed to evade capture for so long. You are not exactly stealthy nor graceful.”

“I wouldn’t have to run around like this if you cultivators weren’t such cowards. If you had the guts to face me head-on, I would’ve easily defeated all of you!”

“Oh, so it’s a one-on-one duel you want? Very well.” Huang Yuanfei lifted Ruihan and pointed it at Li Wang. “Let us duel.”

Li Wang wasted no time and charged straight for Huang Yuanfei. He easily stepped aside, then landed a powerful kick, forcing Li Wang off course. Li Wang nearly toppled over from the impact. He thought to himself, Shit! This prettyboy is tougher than he looks. Whirling around, Li Wang unsheathed a massive saber. He charged again, then swung his saber up in a mighty arc. Huang Yuanfei blocked the blow. Sparks flew when their blades met; the sharp screech of metal rasping against metal rang through the clearing. Blades crossed, Li Wang tried to push Huang Yuanfei back and gain more ground, but found that Huang Yuanfei was equally stubborn. Huang Yuanfei kicked Li Wang’s right leg, forcing the bull spirit down on one knee. Li Wang tried to slash at Huang Yuanfei, but he somersaulted out of reach and landed with a flourish. 

Growing frustrated, Li Wang pushed himself up and was about to charge yet again when Huang Yuanfei lightly flicked the bell hanging from the end of Ruihan’s handle. A piercing cacophony of noise drilled its way into Li Wang’s skull. He collapsed back to the ground, clutching his head in pain. Huang Yuanfei stepped closer leisurely. The juniors looked on in shocked disbelief.

“I graciously took the time to come all the way to Xiliu, only to be met with disappointment. I had mistakenly considered you a worthy opponent. A miscalculation on my part.”

Li Wang did not respond; his head was still pounding with pain. Huang Yuanfei signalled for the juniors to bind Li Wang. “Our work here is done. Let us return to the Gao family estate.” He took out his fan and snapped it open, leaving without even sparing Li Wang a glance. The juniors scrambled to follow.

Huang Yuanfei’s group was the first to arrive. The servant boy gaped at them, dumbfounded. Huang Yuanfei raised an eyebrow at him; the boy hurried off to notify Gao Liang. Shortly after a signal flare shot up into the sky, exploding in a rain of red sparks. Huang Yuanfei tucked away his fan and exchanged it with his smoking pipe. The other groups slowly trickled in. When they saw Huang Yuanfei smugly standing by with Li Wang, idly puffing on his pipe, they immediately had to look away to conceal their indignation. Huang Yuanfei smirked, then turned to Gao Liang.

“Well? Li Wang has been captured. I expect you know what to do next.”

“Yes, yes, it’s all been prepared for you. Will you stay for the farewell banquet?”

“I think not. I have had quite enough of Xiliu.” 

With a flick of his sleeves, he went off to his room. A large chest was waiting for him, neatly tucked beside the bed. Huang Yuanfei crouched down and opened it; as he expected, the chest was filled to the brim with gold. Satisfied, he shut the chest, then tapped it with his pipe. The chest disappeared in a puff of smoke. Huang Yuanfei got up and left his room. He had made it all the way out to the Gao family estate’s main gate when he heard a familiar voice.

“Huang-gongzi, wait!”

Huang Yuanfei turned around. He smiled genuinely for the first time since coming to Xiliu. “Gao-guniang.”

“You’re leaving already? What about the farewell banquet?”

“I see no reason to linger any longer. Besides, I have matters to attend to back home.”

“I see…” Gao Meilin looked dejected.

Huang Yuanfei, still smiling, said, “Meeting my lady was easily the most worthwhile part of this whole excursion. If nothing else, I am glad to have made your acquaintance.”

Gao Meilin perked up a little at this. She smiled back. “Does that mean we’ll meet again?”

“If fate wills it.” A pause, then Huang Yuanfei continued, “However, if fate works too slowly, then I know several good teahouses that we can go to. I will always make time for my lady.”

Gao Meilin laughed. “Alright then. I’ll hold you to that, so you had better not forget!”

Huang Yuanfei inclined his head in acknowledgment. Then he said, “Ah, one more thing before I depart.” He produced a golden brooch in the shape of a swallow from thin air. Huang Yuanfei presented the brooch to Gao Meilin with both hands.

Gao Meilin took the brooch, dumbfounded. It was a while before she found her voice. “Is this really for me?”

“Think nothing of it; the brooch is merely a little trinket to remember me by.” Huang Yuanfei turned to leave. He mounted his cloud and ascended a short distance. Then, he looked back and said, “I do hope that I will have the great honour and pleasure of meeting my lady again.” 

Before Gao Meilin could reply, Huang Yuanfei turned and sped off, becoming a mere speck on the horizon in moments.

#entry #shl #the downside to uploading my writing to tumblr is that it gets rid of all my formatting. what the fuck ever.

[tanza-the-trickster]

So, first things first, my noodle dragon, Xiliu, finally has a ref!

This beautiful noodle was finally given a likeness by the very kind SpookaSpino2 on FA! He's been around for over a year, so it was high time he got a reference sheet!

Summary: Xiliu is a ancient elemental of water, and the last living member of a group of elemental beings known as the Primordial Aspects. After a war among humans rendered the land inhospitable, he was left as the last conscious being in his world. He woke centuries later to find the world had become a desolate wasteland, twisted and corrupted by the raw magic that spewed from the carcasses of the other Aspects. After finding a door to another world among the ruins of humanity, he abandoned his own realm entirely. He's fairly friendly, and extremely curious about mortals, despite being oblivious to a lot of their ways.

More in his Info Document!

#dragon #eastern dragon

[mejomonster]

I'm watching Heroes

I love how naive and awkward main guy is (I get why Joseph zeng got cast, now I want to go finish ultimate note I wonder if it was ever put on youtube...)

Liu Yuning just showed up, he looks dangerous, again main boy is so awkward just sitting like Ah well gotta sit Somewhere he looks like a sore thumb like me slightly so MAYBE he's safe?? He's my contact?? Liu yunings guy -.- no he is not baby

He is intriguing af tho.

Also loved baby boys entrance into the tavern lol that was awkward as hell I love it.

I love the intro to the world, a city Xiliu where y immediately know main character is wanted to be killed by entire town. Hell of a setup!

Also love main guy seems naive to the pit of snakes (lmao) he just walked into (he said he CAME BY THE SEA DEAR GOD KID I HOPE U CAN FIGHT), and seems to somewhat admire/put on pedestal this su mengzen of the red sunset place.

Anyway I'm hype.

Theme music was great, which is usually a 90% predictor of if I'll like a cdrama. I think the director of this is also Rattan and Goodbye My Princess's director (or maybe the photography directory), based on the color grading choices (which I love in this but I can see why someone might hate it). I love Rattan and Goodbye My Princess so that's a good sign for this.

#heroes #lb #LIU YUNINGS CHARACTER LOOKS LIKE A SCHOLARLY COLD BITCH AND IM SO EXCITED

[thearcherlex]

Jeśli ktokolwiek z moich przyjaciół i bliskich kiedyś przeczyta to, co tu piszę - tak strasznie was przepraszam. Wydaje mi się, że przestaje panować nad własnymi myślami i dopiero ból pozwala mi odczuwać emocje, których do tej pory nie doświadczałam. Zazdrość, zemsta, gniew, to wszystko do tej pory było mi tak absurdalnie obce. Chciałabym powiedzieć, że czuję pustkę, ale to kłamstwo. Czuję tyle rzeczy na raz, że nie wiem już na czym się skupić, Xilius, Lauravin, Morrai i Taenaran, Martylda i jej wioska, Riel oraz jego i Vina rodzina. Cyric. Jest tyle rzeczy i jedyną dobrą jest przyjaźń, która się wzmacnia i uczucie, które rośnie między mną i Vinem - ale moi przyjaciele cierpią, a Vin umiera. Umiera. U m i e r a. Cyric nie musi mówić, żebym słyszała w głowie miliony głosów, ale jestem pewna, że gdyby mógł czytać mi w myślach (a może może?), to byłby zachwycony tym co dzieje się w mojej głowie. Mogę zrzucić to na niego, tak będzie łatwiej, przecież nikt nie usłyszy, jeśli on zaprzeczy. ale Lauravinie, zostań. jeszcze cię nie poznałam. Jeszcze nie skończyłam.

[wtfwuxia]

Tianchang Baogong Legend Case

This is a classic Judge Bao movie, with an investigation into the murder of a singer (Miss Willowy) turning into a corruption and then revolt plot.

Synopsis: At a gathering of celebrities in Tianchang County, the female singer Xiliu was suddenly killed before revealing a secret to Gong Bao. Bao Gong knew that the prisoner was among the guests that day. During the investigation, he found that Tianchang was in the middle of a long-planned conspiracy. Following the only clue left behind, he searched repeatedly in Puning Temple, and finally found out the base of the rebel party and all the rebel troops.

More about Judge Bao, a symbol of Justice

#Bao Gong #mystery

[a-cutebird]

wen zhuliu / lan xichen / nie mingjue

d2 of the ot3 art meme ❤️💙💚

#mdzs #lan xichen #lxc #nie mingjue #nmj #wen zhuliu #wzl #nielan #xiliu #mingxiliu #art #my art #ot3 art meme

[bluestarsredmoons]

I have been informed that Wen Zhuliu and Lan Xichen are a ship now and I’m into it so immediately this quick sketch happened. (Yeah lxc isn’t in this pic but the bunnies are proof enough that Zhuliu is spending time at cloud recesses)

@acutebird-fics @aaylwen

#mdzs #wen zhuliu #xiliu #the untamed

[millenniumcamcorder]

Y'all remember that scene where Wen Zhuliu teaches Lan Xichen how not to be helpless at cooking and holds up a spoon in front of him and says "taste this" and it was at that moment when Lan Xichen realized Gay?

#mdzs #the untamed #wen zhuliu #lan xichen #Xiliu

[foxghost]

anon trying to make sense of names here, again!! I would have assumed li min to be chang geng’s courtesy name? but I guess his original milk name? it’s what yuanhe on his deathbed called him but the phrasing seemed like it’s what he should’ve been called already? and li feng goes on calling him Ah min. I wonder if the lack of any head of the family giving him a courtesy name was somehow subtly meant to show his “no longer the younger generation of any family”?

So remember how Ge Chen's milk name was Ge Panxiao, and Cao Chunhua's was Cao Niangzi, Gu Gun was Gu Xiliu? if he'd used his last + milk name at the time, Li Min would have been Xu Changgeng, if using standard formatting. His mother married a Xu when they were in Yanhui, and he didn't recover his imperial last name of Li until he returned to the imperial court, then on his deathbed the late emperor gave him the single character given name Min, which his older brother Li Feng affectionately tags with a suffix into A'min.

If you go back to the younger CG moments, like during his first meeting with Li Feng, Li Feng calls him by his milk name. After the coming of age ceremony at 20 is when Li Feng started calling him A'min and Prince Yan himself starts self-introducing as Li Min, but there's no mention of him getting a courtesy name. The only interpretation I have is that he HAS one, it's just that nobody is qualified to use it. Li Min doesn't have any peers, and no one is close enough to him to cross that line to call him by his courtesy name even in private. (So priest just didn’t bother coming up with one XD)

The thing about milk names is that they're usually BAD names, either something you don't want the child to be when they grow up, or entirely perfunctory like Gu Yun's "Xiliu". You may give a boy a girl’s name for example, if the fortune teller says they'll die young, so the underworld police can't find them. More often the kid's milk name would be something entirely not name-like, like “puppy”, "piglet", "beggar" and so on. The less likely to be seen by the heavens as hubris the better.

(These are commoner practices though. Rich and aristocratic families tend to pick good omens as milk names, because infant mortality is lower when you have money.)

#sha po lang related #Anonymous

[thesovietbroadcast]

It is fair to say that the ultimate reason for decollectivization in Songzi was the change of national policy, which aroused complicated reactions from the peasants depending on the relative development level of their collectives. But there was no major unrest in the process, unlike the response to reform of the publicly owned enterprises a decade later. This suggests that decollectivization indeed appealed to the peasants to some extent. What was the appeal?

Stratification was at the root of unsatisfactory performance and was the focus of peasants’ complaints during the collective era. Decollectivization seemed to be able to destroy stratification by destroying the collectives. That was probably one of the most important reasons for most peasants to accept the new policy without serious opposition. Farmers’ incomes rose because the government raised the prices they received for their agricultural produce, which probably also contributed to the peasants’ faith in the new policies. Other factors like propaganda efforts also played a role, as we have seen in previous chapters

The question then arises, was decollectivization a genuine solution to stratification? As we note earlier in the book, stratification is not dependent on a collective structure per se. In fact, if the socialist elements of the collectives still put some constraint on stratification, at least in terms of income distribution, there would be no such restrictions afterward. In Xiliu Village, where Zhou Xianyin killed his wife, the collective enterprises, orange farms, and tea farms once performed well under Zhou.

One peasant commented: “Zhou never took a dime out of the public funds.” However, these collective businesses all went bankrupt after decollectivization, with only the nouveaux riches benefiting. The villagers all felt that it was not possible to carry on the collective projects because nobody would take care of them. In the late 1990s, the party secretary rented out large areas of farmland to some outside firms at amazingly low prices. When the peasants forced him to step down, he immediately found a new job in one of those firms.

On a more general level, the investment and social support that the peasants derived from the collective businesses were severely eroded after decollectivization. Although critical of the rural collectives, Friedman et al. admitted that the post-Mao era did not show any “signs of change for the better” and that under the collective regime “privileged people monopolized material perquisites behind closed doors,” while in the post-collective era “wealth was flaunted.” The uprising in Wukan after more than a decade of grievances illustrates that decollectivization actually disempowered the peasantry and allowed even greater and more explicit stratification.

– Zhun Xu,  Commune to Capitalism: How China’s Peasants Lost Collective Farming and Gained Urban Poverty, Monthly Review Press, New York, 2018, p.69

#china #communism #socialism #tsb: debunking socialist china #quote

[hestixcarrow]

History of Carrow Manor

The Carrow manor is one of the oldest, most elegant mansions in the country. In the early 1600’s it was used as a Pureblood base for meetings, created for that purpose specifically which is why it has such a cold demeanor and an abundance of tunnels that discreetly lead into the building and out encase of a raid. It was never meant to be used as a home until the Carrow family moved in. Generations and generations were raised in that Castle, always being passed on to the next Carrow when one died. There are secrets upon secrets in the walls of every room, especially the cellar. 

The cellar makes the hair on the back of your neck stand, chills run through your body, give you a sense of dread, and you’ll always feel like someone is watching you. It’s been used as dungeons to hold prisoners and torture people, mostly muggles. It’s said to bring bad luck if you go into the cellar and you’re not relation to the Carrows by blood. The rumor begin to circulate when a group of boys in the late 1700’s snuck in ‘for fun’. The boys never came out, having mysteriously disappeared without a trace. If that rumor is true or not, it’s definitely kept people away.

During an undocumented year, the castle was burnt down, unknowing if it was on purpose to rid it of the dark entities that live within or if it was done out of anger at the family. Either way, the carrows all came together and built the castle from dark magic. It looked exactly the same, but it held a darker allure to it. After that, no other people tried to sneak it or get close. The building it also surrounded by a thick forest filled with dangerous creatures and Xilius Carrow. Rumor states that Xilius became mad for power and was cured by another witch. He turned into a monster and fled to the forest and now believes he owns the woods. He kills anyone who tries to sneak in or damage the trees or animals living inside. If you listen closely, you might even be able to hear him scream in the middle of the night.

Now with the tunnels that were made for easy escape or entrance into the castle, there were 10 that were created around the grounds. Two were never discovered after the original makers died, three were taken over by different magical creatures, which leaves five that are able to be used. One entrance is found in the cellar which leads you to the woods, another entrance is found at the left side of the castle behind a tree and it leads out into the rocky road heading up to the building. The rest are scattered throughout the rooms, and each leads somewhere outside.

Now inside, there are hundreds of hidden rooms that are sometimes found with pure luck. You might find one by leaning against a certain part on a wall, or by taking a book out of the book shelf. Some might only be able to be opened by blood, another by tears, and so on. The Carrow family likes to make things difficult and exciting all at the same time, and who knows what is being held in those rooms. A dead body? Something that will kill you? The options are endless because the family is a long line of crazy and weird. But that is what makes them one of the most dangerous names the wizarding world.

#the history and some pictures are under the read more!!! #i worked hard on this but its finally done :) #carrow manor #carrow manor history #carrow history #carrow family #musings

[thearcherlex]

dwa dni. dwa dni. dwa dni. dwa dni. dwa dni. przez jedną noc byłam w stanie myśleć racjonalnie, przez pół jednego dnia byłam w stanie się nie bać, uśmiechać i cieszyć obecnością innych ludzi. pół dnia. teraz kolejne dwa dni muszę się martwić tym, czy ktoś kto jakimś cudem pokazał mi znowu jak się uśmiechać przeżyje. gdy zaczynam wierzyć, że wszystko będzie dobrze, jedna najmniejsza rzecz w kilka sekund sprowadza mnie na ziemię. nie mam prawa być szczęśliwa i to w porządku, tak długo, jak xilius również więcej tego prawa nie uświadczy. nie mogę pokazać, że się boję. nie mogę być przerażona. ale dlaczego teraz. dlaczego. teraz.

[a-cutebird]

me, at the rarepairs conference: *taps mic* um............... wen zhuliu/lan xichen

(lxc tenderly holds wzl's cursed dangerous hands & tells him they're beautiful & that he's not afraid of them; wzl devotes his entire life & being & soul to protect lxc from any & all harm)

#mdzs #lan xichen #wen zhuliu #lxc #wzl #art #my art #zhuchen #or #xiliu #haven't decided which one is better tbh #anyways i spent 3 hrs having a serious discussion about this w my friend #and now it's my newest favorite thing? #they literally NEVER interact in canon but imagine if they did #imagine lxc being the kindest person wzl has ever met #and wzl like jgy like nmj like countless others #is utterly captivated by that warmth #also wzl is a service top #you cannot change my mind

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Where To Buy Wholesale Clothing For A Boutique From China

If I want to wholesale clothes from China, where to buy wholesale clothing for a boutique?

Many people say that they will go wherever they find, such as Google search, Online wholesale clothing marketing, wholesale clothing sites, wholesale directly from the factory, etc. I think everyone thinks differently. As a professional China Sourcing Agent, my purchasing clothing experience tell me, the following place is your best choice for wholesale fashion clothing China.

South China Region:

The major garment wholesale clothing markets in South China are located in Guangdong and Fujian. Guangdong and Fujian, which are located in the coastal areas of South China, rely on the advantageous conditions close to Hong Kong and Taiwan, and garment processing enterprises have undertaken a large number of garment processing orders to form an industrial scale. The garment wholesale markets in Guangdong and Fujian have rapidly developed into scale depending on the formation and development of the local garment production and processing industry. They are very typical bulk wholesale clothing markets of origin.

Guangzhou Baima Clothing Wholesale City

Guangzhou Liuhua Wholesale Apparel Market

Shishi Clothing City

Guangzhou Shisanhang Clothing Wholesale Market

Hongmian Bubugao Fashion Square

Zhongting Street Foreign Trade Clothing Wholesale Market

Fumin Clothing Wholesale Market

Huanghe Wholesale Fashion Supplier City

Taijiang Farmers’ Foreign Trade Clothing Wholesale Market

Haiyan Wholesale Boutique Clothing City

Dongyang International Fashion Wholesale Plaza

Clothing Wholesale Market in East China

The major garment wholesale markets in East China are located in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Shanghai. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Suzhou, and Hangzhou are the places where outstanding people and outstanding talents have emerged since ancient times. They are a large base of Chinese textile and clothing and a typical market of origin. In 2003, among the top 20 markets for bulk clothing, textile, shoes, and hats with a value of more than 100 million yuan in the country, east China was shortlisted for 12. Following a comprehensive introduction of the national and southern China garment wholesale markets to friends in the previous period, this issue will introduce large cloth wholesaler markets in eastern China: Hangzhou, Shanghai, Jiangsu and other places to garment shopkeepers.

Hangzhou Sijiqing Clothing Wholesale Market

Shanghai Qipu Road Clothing Wholesale Market

Jiangsu Changshu Investment Promotion City

North China Clothing Wholesale Market

The major garment wholesale markets in North China are in Beijing, Shandong and Hebei.  Beijing faces North China, Northeast China and Northwest China. Shandong is mainly facing East Asia. As a representative of a big city, Beijing’s clothing wholesale market is a typical distributed market. The turnover of its single market may not reach the top of the national statistical ranking, but the total transaction amount is enough to attract the attention of the industry.

Beijing Zoo Clothing Wholesale Market

Beijing Dahongmen Clothing Wholesale Market

Yabao Road Clothing Wholesale Market

Beijing Guanyuan Clothing Wholesale Market

Tianjin Hutong Bulk Wholesale Cothing Market

Tianjin Clothing Suppliers Street

Shijiazhuang Youth Street Clothing Wholesale Market

Shijiazhuang Xinhua Trade Center Clothing Wholesale Market

Zhengzhou Yinji Trade City Clothing Wholesale Market

Zhengzhou World Trade Center Bulk Boutique Clothing Market

Luokou Buy Wholesale Market

Jimo Trendy Fashion Wholesale Market

Central China Clothing Wholesale Market

Clothing wholesale markets in central China are mainly located in Wuhan, Hubei, Changsha and Zhuzhou, Hunan. In the 1980s, due to its superior geographical advantages, it played the circulation function of “connecting the south with the north and connecting the east with the west” and became the largest small commodity distribution center in central China.

Hanzheng Jie Quality Clothing Wholesale Market

Dahan Zhuzhou Jindi Clothing Wholesale Market

Southwest Clothing Wholesale Market

Southwest clothing wholesale markets are mainly located in Chongqing and Chengdu. Chongqing and Chengdu are the first stops to the southwest. The garment wholesale markets in Chongqing and Chengdu are responsible for distributing textile and garment commodities to hundreds of cities and counties in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Shanxi, and even Tibet.

Chongqing Chaotianmen Clothing Wholesale Market

Chengdu Lotus Pond Clothing Wholesale Market

Northeast Clothing Wholesale Market

The northeast clothing wholesale markets are mainly distributed in Shenyang, Haicheng, and Harbin. Thereinto, Harbin’s Hongbo Century Square is one of the garment specialized markets that have developed rapidly in recent years.  Xiliu garment market has become one of the major wholesale markets with large construction scale in China.

Xiliu Clothing Wholesale Market

Shenyang Wuhai Clothing Wholesale Market

I am more accustomed to buy cloth in bulk From Hangzhou Sijiqing Wholesale Market. Let me make a brief introduction:

In fact, Sijiqing is not a market, but a street-shaped business circle with women’s clothing market as the main body and more than a dozen wholesale markets.

The whole market consists of women’s clothing market, e-commerce market, children’s clothing market, men’s clothing market and shoe bag market, forming a complete clothing wholesale industry chain.

Wholesale boutique women’s wear market: Yifa, Xinjiutian, Laojiutian, Xinzhongzhou, Laozhongzhou, Fine Women’s Wear, Old Hangzhou Style, New Hangzhou Style, Evergreen, etc.

Children’s wear market: Kunlong children’s wear, Jiabao children’s wear, boutique children’s wear

Men’s Clothing Market: Zhongfang 1-4/F, Land Men’s Clothing

E-commerce Market: The 2nd Floor of Four Seasons Constellation E-commerce and Yifa

Shoe&bag market: Haosiji

The main body of sijiqing wholesale is women’s clothing.

I would like to give you an overview of the women’s clothing market. After doing wholesale for so long, only Guangzhou+Hangzhou is the large primary source cheap wholesale market that I recognize. Wholesale markets in other provinces are mostly second-hand sources for these two garment bases. The style image of Guangzhou goods is the extreme of low-end cheap fast fashion+high-end plagiarism. Hangzhou’s overall product style here is more moderate, with everything. In terms of seasons, Guangzhou is good at spring, summer, and autumn. In winter, the eiderdown and cotton-padded jacket still have to look at Sijiqing.

What kind of source is good?

Only by understanding this basic problem can you find a good source of goods. The following are some thoughts that I have sorted out for you. They are definitely the source of goods that every Taobao seller pays most attention to.

Is it a primary source of goods?

If it is not a primary source of goods, there is a big disadvantage in your price. How do you compete with your competitors in your country, which is looking for the same and similar items?

Is there no reason to return goods within 30 days?

This is needless to say, everyone knows, just to remind you, when examining the supply of goods must support this item.

   3. How are the delivery speed and express delivery?

If you have confirmed that all the above conditions are met, you also need to determine the delivery speed of your source provider and what kind of express delivery you need to make clear. If the buyer orders in your shop, the delivery speed is slow, or cannot send express according to the buyer’s demand, then the result can be imagined.

If you are interested in sourcing wholesale clothing from China, you can select from our wholesale clothing items, and contact us!

#wholesaleclothing #boutiqueclothing #clothing #fashion