#Western Jin

[playitagin]

280-End of Three Kingdoms.

The Jin dynasty conquered Eastern Wu in 280 and united China proper, thus ending the Three Kingdoms period. 

[evilhasnever]

Thinking about why “redemption” plots for JGY don’t work for me, I feel like it boils down to this: redemption implies that one needs to 1) understand what they did wrong 2) atone for it through suffering and/or selfless actions

But JGY has already done both of those things in canon. He both understands very well and dislikes most of the things he had to do, and as soon as he gained a measure of power he used it pointedly to help others (actually, even before he had power he was saving sect leaders and winning wars)!

You want him to redeem himself through suffering? He’s already suffered more than just about anyone else in the book! You want him to redeem himself through public service? He’s been doing that for well over a decade!

In short, redemption arcs don’t work for me because I read JGY as someone who, as long as his life is not threatened (and sometimes even then) already chooses to do good. So I don’t think he needs to learn or discover in himself the will to do good (through a redemption arc) - he only needs the chance and relative safety that allows him to act on it.

[poorlittleyaoyao]

Jin Zixun confirmed for the villain in a D.A.R.E. exercise.

[artifacts-archive]

Frog-Shaped Jarlet

China, Western Jin dynasty (265–316), late 3rd century

[little-meowyao]

Okay but the way swords in danmei often represent/are associated with manhood and masculinity and the way hensheng is a soft sword and a sneaky weapob could very well represent JGY's position as "lesser" for his origins as a prostitute's son.

Like the way JGY is treated, in lack of better wording, as a woman, throughout the whole novel, (see: the way he's held up to higher standarts than everyone else, the way his standing will plummet with a single whiff of sex relating to him, the way he has to protect himself and take preemptive measures against everyone and everything and most of the time he's right)

I feel it kind of ties onto the way hensheng works, as an assassin's weapon, as something that doesn't require strenght per se, as something hidden easily, etc, and the fact that it's a soft sword— soft as women and JGY are expected to be, soft as they have to be to survive, but deathly nonethelesss

Idk. I'm just very into swords and very into the subtle themes of emasculation around JGY's character

[yunatheintrovert]

Some thoughts on Kim "Horangi" Hong-jin (and why he is my favorite Kortac operator)

König/Horangi shippers DNI.

Here's some thoughts and a bit of analysis on South Korean operator Horangi with some simpery sprinkled in from a Korean-American perspective:

There's a lot of small details in his uniform that tells some things about his character.

The circled area includes an uncomplete heart (likely a taegeuk [circle part of the South Korean flag] heart and also his own callsign "Horangi" written in Hangul. This in translation reads as "tiger" which is also the meaning of his callsign.

And tbh, it's pretty cute that he wrote his callsign on his own vest right above a little drawn heart.

On the back of his vest are tally marks (which likely indicate kills or the amount of gambling debts he owes) and a colored taegeuk heart, which is the circle part of the South Korean flag (not to be confused with pepsi's logo, which is also amusing).

What's interesting about this detail of the taegeuk heart on his uniform is that it shows a pretty clear sense of patriotism in his character despite him being a former gambler turned mercenary.

Another interesting little detail is that Horangi keeps pens on his vest and those pens are the same colors of his writing and drawings on his vest (the hearts and Hangul).

His uniform has all these little details which helps show the personality of his character.

2. His callsign, "Horangi"

There's a lot of thoughts I have about his callsign. As I said earlier, his callsign means "Tiger" in Korean. The tiger is the national animal of South Korea (which probably also says something about Horangi's patriotism). And well...it's almost like if an American operator took up the callsign "Eagle". Although, in a Korean context, it's a bit cheesy in an amusing and endearing way in my opinion haha.

Furthermore, "Horangi" as a word doesn't sound very fierce in Korean normally. It actually kinda sounds a bit cutesy when said in Korean correctly. So while having a callsign meaning "tiger" probably sounds badass, it isn't quite as badass in Korean.

If anyone wants to hear about how his callsign is pronounced, here's a link to a video pronouncing his callsign is pronounced:

3. Horangi's bio and backstory

The intro paragraph in his operator bio is just so hilarious to me. It literally starts off with all this dramatic and edgy speculation about why Horangi is wearing his mask only to reveal uneventfully that Horangi really is just a dogshit gambler and hiding from his creditors.

No wonder the man's a merc despite his patriotism... He has to make the big bucks in the mercenary business to work on paying off debts while the creditors are trying to track him down.

His backstory actually stands out to me a lot in how unexpected and amusing it is. There's no edgy drama, k pop references, or any typical stereotypes about Koreans. It's just a man who's a dogshit gambler turned mercenary. Sadly, it's kinda rare to see Korean characters in Western media being depicted without any stereotypes or k-pop references.

Anyways, in other words, I'm part of the Horangi Simpery club! I'll be posting more Horangi content over time.

[magicianenthusiast]

current obsession: modern day western au

[chadlesbianjasontodd]

fragment of a wool rug or garment, patterned in stripes and wang 王 (king) characters crossed by contrasting colors. taken from the ruins of niya 尼雅 (recorded in han records as jingjue 精絕), a former oasis state near khotan in modern xinjiang. excavated in 1900 or 1901 by british archeologist aurel stein. three kingdoms era or western/eastern jin dynasty, 3rd century-4th century.

white s-plied two-ply warp, single-ply z-twist weft in yellow, blue, green, red, and rose. the green and red stripes are done in plain weave with single weft; the 王 crosses and the staggered boxes (lower left photo) are done in double weft. the crosses use discontinuous tapestry weave. the british museum notes that this textile may have been produced in india.

[demonsfate]

OKAY... JUN'S WIKI PAGE UPDATED AND THERE'S NEW REASON AS TO WHY SHE'S BAD AT COOKING. i thought it was because she was never taught how to cook because her parents were more concerned with her learning how to fight, and her status as being "the chosen one".

but no. apparently her reason of being a bad cook is because...

she's afraid her cooking will affect climate change??????????

[twistedappletree]

🙃

[freesiablooming]

Jin of BTS starts military service today so i'm reposting this.

South korean people:

Have been living in constant threats by north Korea for more than 70 years. Present day still. (Watch current news)

Are wary of growing tension of East Asia. In addition to North koreax Russia, China and even Japan can be possible threats for us.

Have been fighting against oppression, dictatorship, north korean threats since the birth of our government and have built our own concept of democracy under our own unique circumstances.

Are aware that mandatory serving is not really ideal democracy. And military sometimes violates human rights (just like any other military in the world) But given our international situation, mandatory serving is for the best of our people for now.

Are working on solving various human rights violation issues in military and have made huge progress

Trust our defense system and respect military for keeping our country safe

Who have served are proud of themselves for protecting our country.

Foreigners:

"oh wait, mandatory serving? I found out about it just now but let me be rightfully judgemental as a person living in safe european/north american/Oceanian country. it's immoral. Wow south korea sucks. Let's tell them what is wrong and what is right for south korea. Even though I have no other idea on how they should defend their own lives."

[apollo-cackling]

[transcript: Immortal Taoists-Idle Manga /end transcript]

ah yes taoism, the famously japanese religion

[apas-95]

The Rise and Fall of the Jurchens & Identity Politics As Imperial Policy - Jin Dynasty History

The Jurchen tribes rebelled against their Khitan overlords and exploded into a full-blown dynasty in a relatively short amount of time. To manage and rule their newly created multi-ethnic Jin dynasty, the elites sinicized themselves and used identity politics to maintain their legitimacy.

[artifacts-archive]

Stand in the Form of a Crouching Lion

China, Western Jin dynasty, (265–316), late 3rd century

This crouching leonine animal may be a fanciful depiction of a lion—an animal not indigenous to China but initially introduced under the patronage of Buddhism, where it appeared as an emblem for the historical Buddha and as guardian of the faith. This small but imaginative form, carefully modeled with long beard and curled mane, likely served as a candlestand.

[mister-mizu]

Lookism is finally getting the attention it deserves

[trans-xianxian]

maybe this is just me looking at it through a western lense but everything jin guangshan says just feels so very rude and audacious but like no one else can say anything about it because he holds so much political and financial power. and sometimes it doesn't just seem rude to me as an individual like the things he says and the ways he speaks to other characters seems incongruent with how everyone else conducts themself