#mo dao zu shi

[hellinglaozu]

🌕🌌

[junodoom]

swordtember day 8: sun

[httpitsana]

My parents 😭💫

[crankybeetle]

Pretending these little freaks are in a wholesome ghibli film.

(Referenced howl’s moving castle, princess mononoke, spirited away, the wind rises and Kiki’s delivery service screencaps)

[vintter]

Back to the roots

[pumpkinpaix]

Chapter Spotlight 4:

"Iterative Violence: English (mis?)Translations of Modao Zushi and Chen Qing Ling" by Chant Y. Ng

Describe your topic/chapter in one sentence/one meme/140 characters.

A work by any other translation would NOT smell as sweet!!! In fact!!!!

What drew you to this topic?

Hi yes it's me, your pal cyan, you may know me from such hit posts as 8k words of rage-crying about the translation of 知己 as soulmates (which is about translation as violence), or maybe that other one about translation as violence (shockingly, it's really about translation as violence), or perhaps even that other other one about how one might translate Lan Xichen's title— (you know, I think this one is also about translation as violence)

If there’s one thing you hope the fandom takes away from your article, what would it be?

I hope that people think harder about how impossible it is to translate a text, and that they choose to extend more grace and compassion to authors and translators alike. A translation is not a window but a painting. Also, I'm manifesting better pay and respect for the work of translation into the cosmos. Please consider this a memo I am posting on the great message board of the universe. Thank you.

What is your MDZS/CQL origin story? (i.e. how did you come to this text?)

Started watching, made some gifs, read the book. Had a breakdown. Bon appetit.

Favorite adaptation, if any?

Audio drama! The love, care and effort put into it continues to astound me. Sometimes, to get the sound of a dizi hitting the ground, you gotta throw a dizi on the ground, y'know?

If you were isekai-ed into MDZS/CQL, what sect affiliation would you choose and why?

Please let me live my life in peace, I am but a feeble scholar.

Most compelling relationship in the text?

Twin Jades!!!!

Chaotic one-sentence pitch to get your friends into MDZS/CQL?

*gripping you tightly by the shoulders* don't

If you could ask MXTX one question, what would it be?

你最近怎么样啊？

Anything to say to potential readers of the collection?

Thanks for checking us out! It's been a wild and unpredictable (four-year!!) ride but everyone worked very hard on their parts. Means a lot even if you're just here for our little promo. :) If you'd like a copy of my contribution for classroom use, please do reach out!

You can find Chant (cyan) here on Tumblr @pumpkinpaix.

(FAQ) (all posts on Catching Chen Qing Ling)

[thekansta]

😾: what the heck is with this sudden downpour?!

🐉: ahaha~ (totally wasn’t the one who created the rainstorm)

[kelchenarts]

hehehe finally finished my MDZS charm designs... so excited for them to be real soon...! 😳

[cultivateme]

[battleraccoon]

[thistle--bug]

My favorite thing about the effects in Untamed is that they are unreasonably bad. The show was made in 2019 (which I consider pretty recent) and they clearly had enough of a budget to make beautiful elaborate prop swords and so many detailed costumes. You'd think the effects would be fine but apparently none of the budget went towards effects because they are laughably bad. Like you'd think it was from the 70's going off of just the effects. The monsters look TERRIBLE. The way they fly is absurd. I adore it

[junodoom]

swordtember day 7: moon

[inkylynx]

I'm thinking about The Untamed way too much again.

I had a heart breaking realization. So, Lan Wangji and his older brother Lan Xichen are almost identical, right? People tell them apart by their facial expressions. Lan Wangji is always coldly dead pan and Lan Xichen always has a slight smile.

After the events of the book, I think it's likely that people would start getting them mixed up, or have to switch their method of identification. Lan Wangji is softened by living with his true love, while Lan Xichen is hardened by having his trust absolutly demolished.

[lavender-phoenix-flames]

The real girlbosses of mdzs are Wen Qing, Luo qingyang(mian mian), A-qing, Jiang yanli and Cangse Sanren NOT madame yu.

[hanguangjunn]

PASH! magazine, october edition

[korol--reznii]