#不是我的

[yi3248]

captain mactavish: i'm pretty sure my lieutenant and sergeant are rawdogging each other, but that's not my business

riley and roach: we are going to make it your business

theyre just looking over each other to make sure the other isnt injured too badly, definitely, no doubt about it

[summeramkuv]

Let me try and see if I can send out my pictures after this update. If everyone successfully sees this, it is highly likely that I can finally send out my pictures 😭（This bug is a bit too tormenting for myself…(T⌓T)）

摸了摸反转（呃呃啊啊啊啊啊啊啊）(Ｔ▽Ｔ)

【Syzygy in Dedication, by @naffeclipse 】

[xinyuehui]

“宫、商、角、徵、羽” Gōng Shāng Jué Zhǐ Yǔ · The pentatonic scale in Chinese music

"Gong Shang Jue Zhi Yu" was first documented in the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2600 years ago. The five tones are the basic scales of Chinese ancient music. Compared to the seven-tone scale of Western music - minus the semitone ascending "fa" and "si", Gong is roughly equivalent to 1 (Do), Shang is roughly equivalent to 2 (Re), Jue is roughly equivalent to 3 (Mi), Zhi is roughly equivalent to 5 (So), and Yu is roughly equivalent to 6 (La). In the Tang Dynasty, “合、四、乙、尺、工” "Hé Sì Yǐ Chǐ Gōng" were used.

云之羽 My Journey To You · 2023

[thirrith]

A guide to Dream of the Red Chamber for English speakers

I've been posting about a book called Dream of the Red Chamber for a while. I'm kinda obsessed with it but the tags here on tumblr are pretty much barren. I want to get more people to be interested in it, so here's something more informative with minimal screaming.

Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢) is a 18th century Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin. It isn't very well-known outside of the Sinophone aka the Chinese-speaking world, whereas where I come from it's considered a masterpiece and classic and is so well-known and holds so much cultural significance even the people who haven't necessarily read the book make references to it - like, basically everybody knows about the book. It certainly deserves to be known and loved by more people - that's why I'm making a post about it. This post is NOT going to be an attempt to cover everything, though, because there is just so, so much to the book; instead, I am creating a guide to make it easier for people to get started if they are interested.

What is Dream of the Red Chamber about? Why do people love it?

The best way to sum it up is calling it a family saga mixed with a bit of fantasy. It tells the story of the rise and fall of a big and powerful family, focusing on the story of the young girls, the maid servants, and the wives that all live together and run the household. The only male main character Jia Baoyu is a young heir of the family, who grew up among these women and girls. He loves and understands them, loves being surrounded by them, and deeply identifies with them. My dad, who is also a fan of the book, loves saying that Baoyu 'has the heart of a maiden'.

The book is funny and full of drama, and at the same time it's also poetic, tragic and profound, and the tragedy of the characters is written in such a kind way, as if the author wants you to love them and remember how wonderful and alive they are despite the fact that a gloomy fate will claim them all.

The book is also so queer in a way that no other Ming/Qing dynasty Chinese novels can compare. Obviously there are no modern queer labels because it was written in imperial China, but there are characters who are interested in both men and women, characters who are interested in no one, and affairs between boys and between girls; many main characters have the kind of relationships with their gender that make my Chinese transgender heart sing with empathy.

If you want to hear from English speakers who fell in love with the book and learn more about the context and literary/cultural value of the book, I recommend starting with 'Why is China’s greatest novel virtually unknown in the west?' by Michael Wood on The Guardian and 'Why you should read China’s vast, 18th century novel, Dream of the Red Chamber' by Josh Stenberg on The Conversation.

Dream of the Red Chamber is a long novel with many different versions and possibly hundreds of adaptations. How should I begin?

There are two translations that I know have received good reviews:

A Dream of Red Mansions translated by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang. My partner is reading this version. It's a very faithful translation with footnotes to make up for the language and cultural barriers. (Note: the Yangs finished their translation in prison in China during the Cultural Revolution.)

The Story of the Stone translated by David Hawkes and John Minford. It's a translation that takes more artistic liberties than the Yangs version. For example it differs in the way it translates character names and its writing style. Hawkes wanted to recreate the experience of reading the novel in Chinese for English speaking readers, but it may also be harder for you to talk to those who read the book in Chinese about certain characters and details.

There is also a public domain translation by H. Bencraft Joly, which was first published in the 19th century, and you can find it on Project Gutenberg.

The 1987 36-episode TV adaptation Dream of the Red Chamber is well-loved and considered by many Chinese people to be the best adaptation of the book. Every later adaptation would be compared with the 1987 one and found lacking. I personally love this adaptation a lot, and I think out of all the adaptations I've seen (including TV series, films and Chinese opera) it has the best interpretations of the book and the characters. It also has the best songs, which were adapted from the poems in the book. You can stream the series with English subtitles on the Internet Archive.

If you want something shorter that covers the main romance plot line and includes a few iconic scenes from the book, I recommend the 1977 film adaptation The Dream of the Red Chamber casting legendary actress Brigitte Lin as Jia Baoyu (she also portrayed an iconic classic wuxia character as a trans woman in another film franchise, but I digress). You can find the film with English subtitles on Youtube.

This is not all, but it's a good start. If you ever decide to give it a go, it doesn't matter if you watch one of the adaptations first or read the book first. Don't stress, take your time, and enjoy the ride!

[fishbloc]

[white-cat-of-doom]

The full cast of the upcoming International Tour in China has been announced, featuring many new and familiar faces!

Swings!

Also including Connor McAllister as the Walking Cover! My poor man was left off the announcement.

They open in Shenzhen on 11 October 2024, and start rehearsals later this month!

[uccl]

*編輯*西八我不信三星惹操(你給我上來

給我的手機畫個桌布欸嘿

暗暗的又是紅色，應該很防藍光吧🤗

嗯...他會抽煙嗎🤔（我是覺得他會被嗆死啦

三星你給我下來👇

。

[cha3x]

jere knowing full well he can't pronounce foreign words to save his life but still making sure to thank his international fans in our own languages, in his already scarce free time... i'm gonna be sick he's so fucking cute i would actually lay down my life for him

[kirayamidemon]

"Not one he can be proud of. I can't even grant his wish. I want to send him off with a smile, and yet... I'm...I...!"

[baesol]

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⠀⠀⌣⠀⠀⠀⠀⌑⠀⠀⠀꙳⟢⠀⠀⠀🍪⠀⠀（❀ ◞◟）

[storeboughtusername]

Tina收到滑板那天的画儿

(click for better quality)

[rinbylin]

"why did you hide it from me? ... why am I the only one who was kept in the dark?" "because we treat you as our younger sister. (...) after you leave here, you can still be a smart and happy girl."

[blankitty]

I saw someone (who isn't Chinese) blaming hima for bringing Shinatty-Chan back and saying that hima was racist.Seriously, the Chinese fandom didn't mind at all and thought that cat bro was cute. You just shouldn't even surf the internet if you have to be so sensitive about everything

[nouvely]

240824 ON THE Way Guangzhou

X to K: Whose are you?

K: I’m Wayzennies’.

T: That can't be. Yesterday you said you are mine.

[mengyan]

kinda obsessed with li tongguang and yang ying actually. they’re rival disciples vying for their shifu’s attention. they hate each other’s guts. they can’t stand the sight of each other. but then she falls from the sky and he catches her before she hits the ground. they make an allyship of their situation, young marquis and younger prince, a pawn duke and a pawn princess. they are locked in the same cage and they mourn at the same grave and they keep the same secret. they share fire-roasted taro cooked by her fire and sliced by his sword. they marry for the fates of their respective states even though they’re both in love with people who can never be theirs again. she covers him with a cloak when he insists on resting outside with the soldiers and she brings him rations and reinforcements when he needs them instead of staying away like he asked her to. the smiles they share now are less of teeth and more of oaths— i promise that i will be good to you. and when everyone they know is gone, they continue to stand side by side, guarding what was left behind. a husband and his wife, being alone together.

[thirrith]

my dear mutuals who have been following my dream of the red chamber posting - here is a chaidai wip