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Hello, and Happy Lunar New Year!

Time for a 3rd fansub for an 80s Chinese costume drama, this time a fantasy tale about the Immortals, or Xian 仙 (or Adeptus if you're into Genshin): Legend of the Eight Immortals!

A jolly family film from 1985. Tbh, this prob my favourite so far, so do have a look for this holiday !

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"Alright, time to see what this animated poetry movie is like-

Oh jesus christ"

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↑Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu in 【Han Dynasty】

↑ Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu in 【Wei & Jin Dynasties】

↑ Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu in 【Tang Dynasty】

↑ Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu in 【Song Dynasty】

↑ Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu in 【Ming Dynasty】

↑ Chinese Traditional Clothing Hanfu in 【Ming Dynasty-Late Ming Period】

[Hanfu · 漢服]Chinese Traditional Costumes Hanfu From Han Dynasty to Ming Dynasty BY Artist: @DT-杜田

※There are still many forms of Hanfu in each dynasty that have not yet been included.

※ Above is a display of some part of Hanfu from each dynasty.

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Artist @DT-杜田  Weibo & Twitter ：

Weibo: https://weibo.com/1994459140/LEwHVpX5w

Twitter ( @Ddt81879274) :https://twitter.com/Ddt81879274

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【Chinese Armor】Chinese Han Dynasty (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) Armor BY  William C/铠甲超哥

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William C/铠甲超哥 Twitter 🔗:https://twitter.com/ZC_1110

Chinese Armorman Group Weibo🔗：https://weibo.com/1593597392/LhAzYfHrx

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🐉 Caisson Ceilings | 藻井 🐉

A Chinese architectural feature typically found in the ceiling of temples and palaces, usually at the centre and directly above the main throne, seat, or religious figure.

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Thank you for all your support for the year. Let us share our love for the epic of the Three Kingdoms to more people for the future to come!

Happy New Year everyone!

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Happy Winter Solstice!

I've subtitled another Chinese historical film after the previous one, this time "Romance of a Calligrapher"（笔中情）from 1982!

Do you want a pretty and light-hearted romance set in an historically accurate 300s CE Jin Dynasty China, about poets, calligraphy & classical art vibes?

Then this is a film for you!

Download Links:

Nyaa: https://nyaa.si/view/1758831

MEGA: https://mega.nz/file/bL5i2KYZ#RytE0nZIPcmqFxvgrswsGqfXs5SF2ZPcFT9WVuxeMZo

Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/romance-of-a-calligrapher..-1982.-sarracenian-subs/

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立冬 Li Dong

📍Shenyang Imperial Palace 沈阳故宫

✏️On November 8, China welcomed Lidong, the 19th of the 24 solar terms on the traditional Chinese calendar that marks the beginning of winter. The arrival of Lidong signifies that temperatures are gradually decreasing, and cold air is starting to prevail, ushering in the cold season.

Lidong holds a profound historical and cultural significance in China. It is associated not only witagricultural activities and seasonal eating habits but also carries people’s hopes and aspirations for the winter season.

In ancient China, the arrival of Lidong is celebrated with worship. This day marked a time when people presented offerings to convey their thankfulness for a year of fruitful harvest and to honor departed loved ones with food held in storage. This also presented an opportunity to recognize and appreciate the hard work of the entire family over the year. In rural regions, a grand feast using the harvest from their fields is often prepared.

Lidong holds a profound historical and cultural significance in China. It is associated not only with agricultural activities and seasonal eating habits but also carries people’s hopes and aspirations for the winter season.

In ancient China, the arrival of Lidong is celebrated with worship. This day marked a time when people presented offerings to convey their thankfulness for a year of fruitful harvest and to honor departed loved ones with food held in storage. This also presented an opportunity to recognize and appreciate the hard work of the entire family over the year. In rural regions, a grand feast using the harvest from their fields is often prepared.

📷帆帆阿

#立冬 #lidong #24solarterms #solar #節氣 #history #chinesecalendar #traditional #winter #snow #snowy #故宫 #瀋陽 #shenyang #season #cold #architecture #landscape #trip #travel #journey #scenery #photography #冬

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Happy Winter Solstice!

I've subtitled another Chinese historical film after the previous one, this time "Romance of a Calligrapher"（笔中情）from 1982!

Do you want a pretty and light-hearted romance set in an historically accurate 300s CE Jin Dynasty China, about poets, calligraphy & classical art vibes?

Then this is a film for you!

Download Links:

Nyaa: https://nyaa.si/view/1758831

MEGA: https://mega.nz/file/bL5i2KYZ#RytE0nZIPcmqFxvgrswsGqfXs5SF2ZPcFT9WVuxeMZo

Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/romance-of-a-calligrapher..-1982.-sarracenian-subs/

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Hi! Hopefully that's not intrusive to ask that I'm curious about your updating schedule of the subtitles (if you listed on your website, excuse me for not checking it out thoroughly enough). And btw I'm very grateful for your efforts of doing the translation and all, such a difficulty and extraordinary task tbh. (I'm a native Chinese speaker trying to introduce the show to an English speaking friend. Your help was very much appreciated.)

Hello,

Thank you for your question.

Currently we have no set schedule for new subtitle batches. Unfortunately due to many of our team members' busy schedules and real-life obligations, as well as the difficulty of translating these episodes to begin with, we cannot make any promises.

We are however working on the episodes 48-58 as we speak.

We are glad you enjoy our work and happy to hear the series can now be shared to more people!

Your support is what also keeps us going!

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【Reference Artifacts】

Chinese Western Han Dynasty-Eastern Han Dynasty(202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD) Murals and Stone Carvings

the court dress of Civil Officials during the Eastern Han(25-220)dynasty.

[Hanfu · 漢服]Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 A.D.) Hanfu-Civil Officials Based On Han Dynasty Relics

【History Note】

 In the Eastern Han Dynasty, officials were divided into civil officials(文官) and military officials (武官),and civil officials usually wore black robes and a cloth crown called “Jinxian Crown/進賢冠” on their heads.

The military officer (武官) is different from the civilian officer. They wear red robes and wear a crown call” Wubian DaGuan/Huben crown(武弁大冠 or 虎贲冠)”,These crown is characterized by always having two feathers on it

Refer to the picture below to distinguish between civil officials and military officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty

pic from Romance of the Three Kingdoms (TV series in 1994)

During the Three Kingdoms period(220–280 AD) in China (the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty), Zhuge Liang(諸葛亮), a well-known Chinese military engineer, strategist, statesman, and writer should wear the above civil official clothes when meet the emperor instead of wearing the clothes like below:

・↑Portrait of Zhuge Liang in the China Ming Dynasty(1368-1644 AD).

・↑The image of Zhuge Liang produced by a Japanese game company

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The above image is the image of Zhuge Liang imagined by later generations combine with the actual costumes at the Song Dynasty(960–1279 AD) in China.

The Three Kingdoms game, including those made by the Japanese, is also based on the image of Zhuge Liang imagined and drawn by people after the Song Dynasty(960–1279 AD).

Which is not conform to the clothing that Zhuge Liang should have worn in  Three Kingdoms period(220–280 AD,the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty)

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🙋‍♂️Model & Recreation Work：@柿子菌stargazer

📸Photo： @张宇莹-小花

🎨Painting Artist:@白人阿又

🔗Weibo：https://weibo.com/1812652835/N1w7AClHo & https://weibo.com/6137313995/Msbxt7ynG

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[Hanfu · 漢服]Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220 A.D.) Hanfu-Military Officials Hanfu Based On Han Dynasty Relics

【Historical Reference Artifacts】:

Refer to the picture below to distinguish between 【civil officials(Black)】 and 【military officials(Red)】 in the Eastern Han Dynasty

Civil Officials[Black]:Murals from the Zhucun tomb in Luoyang, Henan/ 東漢晚期河南洛陽朱村墓室壁畫

For information about Eastern Han Dynasty civil servants, please refer to the following link: https://chinesehanfu.tumblr.com/post/718472603917025280/reference-artifacts-chinese-western-han

Military Officials[Red]:Portrait bricks in Beizhai, Yinan, Shandong/山東沂南北寨東漢畫像磚

Eastern Han Dynasty- Stone figure holding a shield in the pavilion,Beijing Stone Carving Museum.

【History Note】

【武弁大冠Wubian Daguan/Military Officials Crown】

Also known as Wu Guan, He Guan, 鶡冠，鶡（pronounce：hé） is a warrior crown with "tail-feather of a brown longtailed pheasant". It was the crown of warriors from the Qin and Han Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. During the development process, the shape of the crown changed with different periods.

※鶡（pronounce：hé）：Crossoptilon mantchuricum,a bird that resembles a pheasant and is good at fighting,is one of the rare endemic animals of China

A military officials crown was unearthed from Xinmang Tomb No. 62, Mozuizi, Wuwei, Gansu Province. The crown was wrapped with thin bamboo tendons, supported by a bamboo ring on the top of the head, and lined with a bow. It is a complete example of what a military officials wore.

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🙋‍♂️Model & Recreation Work：@柿子菌stargazer

📸Photo： @张宇莹-小花

🎨Illustration Artist:@白人阿又

🔗Weibo：https://weibo.com/1812652835/NtJb89gIi

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Zhang Fei unhinged left wing power forward, Guan Yu legendary center iceman who wins every faceoff, Liu Bei versatile right winger and team captain.

Cao Cao cutthroat coach-turned-GM of rival team who is furious Guan Yu refused to sign an extension on that one year free agent contract, and loathed by the fanbase for his coaching days when he played generational goalie Dian Wei into the ground and ended his career.

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-Bromance of the Three Kingdoms-

what if we were fighting on opposite sides of the war. i was a pragmatist, willing to betray the whole world and you were an idealist, willing to follow your brothers to the grave. what if you showed me a side of human nature i didn't think existed. i would have given anything to make you stay but your loyalty (the thing i fell in love with) would never allow it. if you loved me more you would have stayed. if you stayed i would have loved you less...and we were both boys?

character designs from Total War bc i lowkey like Cao Cao's stupid to-go box hat (i think it's meant to be a longuan???)

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[餘智傳] The 2nd Century Warlord (Part 2)

based on the story by @romanceyourdemons

Read part 1

ninth day as a second century warlord i try to tactfully ask my fake liege lord if he sent the assassin to kill my loser liege lord and it turns out the idea of using assassins never occurred to him, but now that i’ve suggested it he’s really into it. in order to save my loser liege lord i volunteer to be the one to kill him

tenth day as a second century warlord on my way back to my loser liege lord’s city i realize i won’t be able to collect my men from my fake liege lord until i bring back my loser liege lord’s head. this would have been a great thing to think of before i got myself in this situation. i go back to my loser liege lord and ask him to rescue my men, and he tells me that if he could sack my fake liege lord’s camp he already would have. that doesn’t change the fact that my men are still trapped. they’re prisoners, even. i go back to my room to sulk

eleventh day as a second century warlord i find a little caged pigeon in the rafters of my loser liege lord’s room and deduce it belonged to the assassin. without asking permission or telling my loser liege lord goodbye i let the pigeon loose and follow it north. don’t ask what i was doing in my loser liege lord’s room. it’s not important

twelfth day as a second century warlord i disguise myself as a wizard and enter the camp of the coalition leader the pigeon led me to. in the middle of my little sleight of hand performance i make eye contact with the coalition leader’s second-in-command. IT’S THE WIZARD THAT STOLE MY LOSER LIEGE LORD’S WIFE. after the banquet i corner the fake wizard and ask him what the fuck is going on and he just says “wouldn’t you like to know” and leaves. i don’t know what to say to that so i just let him go

thirteenth day as a second century warlord i’m honestly so sick of not knowing what’s going on, so i adjust my wizard costume to passably disguise myself as a woman and break into the women’s area of the camp, where sure enough my loser liege lord’s wife is. i ask her what she’s doing here and she tells me the fake wizard overheard her singing a poem she overheard on the street, not knowing it contains the coalition leader’s formation’s weaknesses. the fake wizard kidnapped her and assigned an assassin to kill her husband before they figured out the poem’s significance. she shares the first couplet with me but i’m discovered and thrown out before she can share any more. she doesn’t need to. through a bizarre coincidence of homophones, it’s the poop version of my misinformation nursery rhyme

fourteenth day as a second century warlord i go back to my loser liege lord and tell him everything, urging him to join with my fake liege lord to attack the coalition leader according to the weaknesses in the nursery rhyme. he tells me frankly that he doesn’t trust me anymore. i ask him to execute me if that’s really true, because i can’t bear to live if i can’t protect him and i can’t protect my men. he agrees to attack the coalition leader

fifteenth day as a second century warlord. due to the information in the nursery rhyme, and thanks to my loser liege lord reminding me of the weather conditions multiple times while planning our battle strategy, our alliance carries the day. my loser liege lord gets his wife back. my men tell me that our fake liege lord actually treated them really well and they’d like to stay with him if i don’t mind. i do mind, now that neither the men i love nor the man i love have any use for me, but i don’t tell them that

sixteenth day as a second century warlord i’m preparing to leave to i don’t know where, maybe to try to become a wizard for real, when my loser liege lord stops me and asks me where i’m going. he says he had hoped i would continue to work as his advisor. i was unaware i was his advisor in the first place. i agree, and he tells me he’s truly honored to have me in his service at last. he has known i am a rare and talented man with a strategic intelligence far above his ever since the day he witnessed me tying branches to my horses’ tails in six inches of mud, and could not for the life of him figure out why

The end.

Thanks for reading! Notes under the cut

CORRECTION#1: the warlord's courtesy name was incorrectly written as Yú zhī 餘知 [plentiful knowledge]. my dumbass did not realise zhī 知 [to know] is a GOD DAMN VERB. It should be zhì 智 [wisdom].

CORRECTION#2: the clothes from part one are from the WRONG DYNASTY!!! BY 1200 YEARS!!!! it's meant to be HAN not MING.

#9 Misreading the standards: Loser Liege's name is Yue, so I decided to go with Lè/Yuè 樂 [optimistic/music]. I made the Chad Liege's name Cháo 巢 [nest] which is pronounced identically to Cáo 曹, the infamous IRL warlord. Just like his IRL counterpart, he is the affable, lawful-evil boss who is kind to his employees. I went ALL OUT designing Lord Chad Chao's outfit. He's got so much drip the yangtze river is about to break its banks. Now THAT'S a main character!

#10 Wardrobe Malfunction: the soldiers are now wearing clothes from the correct dynasty. i even gave them grass sandals! I really wanted to show how utterly outclassed they are, this is the difference between a peasant militia and a professional army. (They're in the exact same poses as part 1, except more terrified).

#11 mountain-water art: man i love doing traditional style backgrounds, the white space is very pleasing. Does it make sense to camp your coalition out in the mountains? No. Is it cool? Hella.

#12 you're a wizard, hairy: my favourite detail is the pigeon from day 11 sitting on the warlord's hat. I had to cut SO MUCH from this scene because there wasn't room. There was going to be musicians, jesters and strongmen. (Based of funerary figures)

I wanted to make it clear that the Coalition Liege is the richest guy of all, but he is all style and no substance. He's got an army of dancing girls and drunk officers. You get the feeling that his Chief Strategist aka Fake Wizard aka Zhuge Liang Knockoff, disproves.

#13 Hua Mulan: RIP the Warlord's beautiful beard ;n; He's wearing one of the dancing girl's outfits and I like to think the ladies helped him do his makeup too. I wanted to add a little character moment for the Wife and Warlord. They're holding hands which is not strictly proper, but I wanted to show the intensity of the emotions.

#14 the supplicant: I really like the framing here, I wanted both faces to be visible so we can see what they're thinking.

#15 enemy of my enemy: the Warlord is finally in command and flying his standard Huáng 黃 [yellow]. He is wearing a wu guan with two pheasant feathers, for a high ranking military official.

#16 the romantic subplot: the Warlord and his Loser are tenderly holding hands while the Wife and Noble Steed looks on with approval. I wanted the handholding to be slightly awkward and kinda spontaneous, like they were both aiming for a manly, platonic hand-clasp but veered wildly off-course into homoeroticism. In the background, an oblivious Lord Chad is showing off the little wooden horse one of his new soldiers gave him (that guy's been carving it since part 1, it's high time we acknowledged his hard work).

Want to learn more about the (mostly) true story that inspired this post? Check out Romance of the Three Kingdoms! TV show, the book and the movie Red Cliff,

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Biblically Accurate Second Century Warlord, with Loser Liege Lord for scale. according to the author notes, the second century warlord is actually meant to be this weaselly little guy, which is funny cause i always imagined him as a big, muscly, zhang fei-type who LOOKS the part even tho he's riddled with insecurities. it's all good tho, LLL is still down to bite his peach ;)))))

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