#tian chuang

[snarkspawn]

🖌️

[orchisailsa]

👿 but also 🥺 .

[mtkay13]

A portrait of Zhou Xu. There is quite a bit of background behind this image, so allow me to ramble about TYK!Siji manor and QY!Tian Chuang a little :

The three yellow flowers in the top are the symbol of Siji Manor in TYK. It comes from the following description in Extra 5 : Wandering Jianghu :

[...] You may ask from god-know-where does this three golden flower pattern come from? [...] From then on, they receive salaries from the royals and no longer work in jianghu, but that flag with the golden flower is definitely a token of Four Season Manor.

I looked up the original, and no flower species was specified; I was then advised japanese chrysanthemum by Bichen, which I thought was aesthetically very interesting. I first used it for my personal design of the TYK!Siji manor uniform :

I have many, many headcanons regarding TYK!Siji. Here is another citation, from Extra 5 still, that I use for my conception of it :

People of the same age group as this lowly old man must all have heard of Four Seasons Manor. This Manor was built by an eccentric figure while the previous emperor was still ruling. Nobody even knew of his name, but everyone from that Manor was similarly mysterious. They were experts in disguising their faces, their qinggong was extraordinary, and while none knew who their manor lord’s shifu was, or even his real face, the manor lord was the either the best or second-best martial artist.”

“The Four Season Manor dealt in the business of secrets; it was said there was nothing in this world that they could not investigate, so there were hordes of people spending fortunes to buy information from them.

In the book, ZZS also compares the Scorpions to Siji Manor more than once, and even comments on how they're just "lesser versions" of Siji. From there, I like to think that ZZS learned everything from Qin Huaizhang, and that the manor's practices were quite similar to Tian Chuang's. The curious part about ZZS' story is that he inherited the manor so young. There have been several discussions within servers I'm in about whether or not ZZS was QHZ's oldest disciple, but I like to think that he wasn't . In Qi Ye, one of ZZS' acolytes, Lu Yu, also excells in disguise, so has a good chance of being from Siji himself; however, his age isn't disclosed, hard to draw a conclusion from there, and I would guess that it is up to interpretation. My personal headcanon is that ZZS wasn't the oldest, but he was certainly the craftiest, the kid whom QHZ saw as resembling himself the most, and that's what decided him. What ZZS had in him, however, was the seed of something much bigger than Siji Manor itself, and he ultimately brought the manor to its abandon- moved to the capital, gave the organisation a new name, and ultimately left. I love to visualise Siji!ZZS as this faceless, ominous person - a genius, an unstoppable force (the plum tree) that can't simply keep things as they are, that is bound to move, to bring things-the country itself- forward, even if it means a great deal of destruction - destruction of the manor, destruction of lives, commoners, nobles, manor brothers, destruction of himself.

One of my 7 nails illustration played on that imagery too. I will put it back here since it kind of resonates with the portrait above and with my headcanon.

I have an idea for another illustration that would have ZZS and the manor shixiongdis standing in the manor's courtyard, probably in a specific stance; but ZZS is, again, a faceless entity, while the others are pierced through (or even articulated like puppets) by plum tree branches. The manor behind would be also taken over by giant plum tree roots and branches. Back on the plum tree imagery : the TC courtyard is decorated with plum trees, and the nails themselves smell like plum blossom. In Qi Ye, although this is never brought up again, TC agents have a plum tree branch tattooed on their forearm. Plum trees grow fast, from the research i have made. They have beautiful, thick black trunks and delicate flowers that range from white to red. In the first lines of TYK, it is impossible to distinguish the white petals of plum blossoms from the snow on the ground. In Qi Ye, what has to be ZZS' most atrocious crime happens during the winter, as snow is falling. I think I'm just extremely fond of that symbol which, in my opinion, is well chosen. The plum tree is persistent even in winter. Its petals scatter everywhere, light as snowflakes, hard to catch. And its trunk is strong, dark, and growing fast, yet it looks so delicate; its petals sometimes taking a deep red tint, as if stained with blood. Whether for TC or ZZS himself, it's just great.

Anyway. I guess the rest is self-explanatory, haha. I really like Zhou Zishu, by the way.

[brigwife]

Word of Honor - Favourite fight scenes 1/?

[owlpockets]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Jing Beiyuan & Zhou Zishu, Qin Jiuxiao & Zhou Zishu, Jin Wang & Zhou Zishu, Han Ying & Zhou Zishu Characters: Zhou Zishu, Jing Beiyuan, Wu Xi (Qi Ye), Qin Jiuxiao, Jin Wang (Word of Honor), Duan Pengju, Han Ying (Word of Honor), Lu Yu (Qi Ye) Additional Tags: Horror, Nails of Seven Torments (Faraway Wanderers), Pre-Canon, Tian Chuang is a cult, References to Qi Ye Summary:

Zhou Zishu creates the Nails of Seven Torments.

Notes: This story is horror, and I purposefully left the tags vague to preserve the surprises for those who want them.  Specific content warnings will be available in the end notes of each chapter.

[livingwellnessblog]

Acupuncture Point - Celestial Window (Si16 - Tian Chuang)

Tian Chuang, a Window of the Sky acupuncture point. Learn how it's used for physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Explore its mention in the Ling Shu and its effects on throat and neck issues.

Acupuncture Point – Celestial Window (Small Intestine 16 – Tian Chuang): Physical Usage: The acupuncture point Celestial Window (Small Intestine 16), also known as Tian Chuang in Chinese, is located on the lateral aspect of the neck. It is positioned in a depression between the anterior and middle scalene muscles. This point is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to address various…

[cnladies]

TIAN XUANNING 田轩宁 in a hanfu photoshoot | Chuang Asia 2024

Tian Xuanning: more photos here Chuang Asia 2024: more photos here hanfu photoshoot: more photos here

[shadowoftheforce]

Zhang Zhehan for Word of Honor |©火辣辣的小样儿_

[orchisailsa]

I’m deep in my Tian Chuang era HanZhou feels this morning. Just drown me in the fealty and the yearning.

[smiling-shoe]

Wen Kexing: The first time we met, I recognized the fighting technique of the Four Seasons Manor, so I decided to follow you and find out how you're connected to it.

Zhou Zishu: And that's all?

Wen Kexing: What do you mean?

Zhou Zishu: So this wasn't about my beautiful shoulder blades?

Wen Kexing:

Wen Kexing: Well, about them too, but-

Zhou Zishu: Today you're sleeping outdoors.

Wen Kexing: A-Xu, are you really upset because of this??

Zhou Zishu: And tomorrow.

[purplegreyshrimp]

A log🪵

[jeweliury]

Tian Xuanning - Face Study

I actually finished this piece about a week ago and kept forgetting to post it up. And then I fell sick 🙃 still don't feel 100% but I finally remembered to do this so here it is~

I'm so, so happy with how this turned out. Each time I do a face study, I try out new techniques, and I'm really pleased with how this one worked out. Always learning and improving, one piece at a time.

[sirenofthegreenbanks]

my brain is like making weird beeping noises. i have so many thoughts and feelings i just wanna pen down immediately buuuttttt brain says nah. body says brain is too heavy rn. body says brain is in overdrive. this is the kind of discovery/realization/galaxy brain/recognition moment that is so emotionally and mentally and whatever-y taxing it needs time to settle. the last time that happened i needed uhhhh until just recently, about 5 months?

[livingwellnessblog]

Acupuncture Point - Celestial Window (Si16 - Tian Chuang)

Tian Chuang, a Window of the Sky acupuncture point. Learn how it's used for physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. Explore its mention in the Ling Shu and its effects on throat and neck issues.

Acupuncture Point – Celestial Window (Small Intestine 16 – Tian Chuang): Physical Usage: The acupuncture point Celestial Window (Small Intestine 16), also known as Tian Chuang in Chinese, is located on the lateral aspect of the neck. It is positioned in a depression between the anterior and middle scalene muscles. This point is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to address various…

[cnladies]

TIAN XUANNING 田轩宁 in a hanfu photoshoot | Chuang Asia 2024

Tian Xuanning: more photos here Chuang Asia 2024: more photos here hanfu photoshoot: more photos here