#tian hou

[the-tea-table]

MONKIE!!!!

#tian hou #lego monkie kid #lego monkie kid oc

[dorothygale123]

Time for Kuan Yin 3: This Time it's Personal

Have I been talking about Kuan Yin for 3 days straight? Yes I have and I don't care what you think because this is my house and I make the rules here, so shut up and listen.

Today we're going to be taking what we've learned and become a little speculative, trying to piece disparate stories and put them together in a way that makes sense. This is in no way me saying this is actually true, just a way to organize her lore for modern authors to work from.

Let's begin.

To start with, let's start with the idea that she's the daughter of the Jade Emperor. This idea can't be any older than 1005 AD for funny reasons I'll talk about some other time, so it's definitley not an origional part of her mythology. However, I like the idea of her being a goddess that was such a devout Buddhist that she gave up her divinity to incarnate in the human realm to reach greater perfection, and it'll make some cool parallels later so we'll roll with it.

For bonus points, maybe she was the SON of the Jade Emperor and his heir, but was so pious they decided to renounce their birthright to achieve true perfection. This could even tie in to my earlier post about the Jade Emperor and Queen Mother of the West's marriage history. Kuan Yin, or her original incarnation, could be the only child between JE and Tian Hou, and her/his/their decision to incarnate as a mortal could be the reason for their divorce. Such drama!

After that she went through several human lives, male and female. This can fit in several popular origins for her as different characters before she eventually is born as Miao Shan. Once again a princess whose father opposes her Buddhist faith, she goes through many trials before reclaiming her divinity on her own terms like the first-class badass she is.

I feel like this is a good arc for her. Thoughts?

Sh*tpost Masterlist

#lego monkie kid #lmk #journey to the west #chinese mythology #mythology sh*tposting #kuan yin #guanyin #lmk guanyin #the jade emperor #lmk jade emperor #jttw inspo character ideas #chinese mythology character ideas #kanzeon bosatsu #tian hou #tian fe niang niang #xiwangmu #queen mother of the west #possible trans character #mythology #mythology and folklore

[bwops]

别再互相折磨 因为我们都有错

//

let’s stop tormenting each other because we both are at fault

#tian hou #天后 #andrew tan #陈势安 #chinese #mandopop #cpop #2011 #2010s music #Spotify #Youtube #*interpretation of lyrics are my own

[xiaolanhua]

Fangs of Fortune 大梦归离 – First trailer Dir. Edward Guo, Luo Luo, Wei Nan

#fangs of fortune #the story of mystics #hou minghao #tian jia rui #yan an #yanan #lin zi ye #chen duling #cdrama #cdramaedit #userdramas #asiandramanet #asiandramasource #cdramasource #dramasource #my gifs #*

[zhouyes]

wasn't the dream beautiful? the nightmare is when you think it's over, it's just the beginning. the grand dream will end, only the feelings will be remembered forever.

fangs of fortune, 大梦归离. [ TRAILER ]

#long post cw #fangs of fortune #neo hou #hou minghao #chen duling #tian jiarui #cheng xiao #yan an #the story of mystics #gifs #cdramasource #cdramanet #cdramagifs #cdrama #cdramaedit #chinese drama #* #over 20 gifs ... #trailer is too pretty i went crazy

[harocat]

Hou Minghao, Chen Duling, Tian Jiarui, Cheng Xiao, Lin Ziye, Xu Zhenxuan, Yan An & Lai Weiming for iQIYI’s Fangs of Fortune (formerly The Story of Mystics).

#cdrama #fangs of fortune #the story of mystics #hou minghao #tian jiarui #Cheng Xiao #lin ziye #Xu Zhenxuan #yan an #Lai weiming #chen duling #will go into this with very tempered expectations after I had sky high ones for my journey to you #(this is a GJM show as well) #and I’m also hmmmm at CDL as the lead because I’ve yet to see evidence she can act #but at the very least it’s going to look gorgeous #and I hope it can be HMH’s big breakout bc I like him a lot

[his-catness-tchalla]

大梦归离 Fangs of Fortune - first trailer (x)

#大梦归离 #Fangs of Fortune #Hou Minghao #Tian Jiarui #cdramaedit #cdramagifs #chinesemedia #chineseartistsinc #cdramasource #my gifs #also hello I'm not dead!

[krystaljungs]

#malewife

#back from the brink #bftbedit #护心 #cdrama #cdramaedit #yanhui #tian yao #tianhui #hou minghao #zhou ye #*gifs #asiandramanet #userdramas #cdramasource #asiandramasource #dramasource #dailyasiandramas #usermoonchild #useryd #lextag #udeokmis #samblr #userginpotts #userhoshii #roserayne #todramaism #mostlyfate #tuserjade #usergooseras #HE IS SO CLINGY AND CUTE I CANT!!!!!

[randomingoftherandomness]

I shall be severely unwell when this drops. SEVERELY. UNWELL. 

One may even say FERAL.

Can they just... drop it already ;A; I’m too impatient to watch this. The trailer is so good...

Tagging the moots @kingsandbastardz @xinyuehui @xia-xueyi @snicker-doodles @rose-tinted-vision @dangermousie BECAUSE HNNGH

#fangs of fortune #the story of mystics #neo hou #hou minghao #lester lin #lin ziye #tian jiarui #chen duling #cheng xiao #xu zhenxuan #edward guo #guo jingming #if there ever were two shows I am super stoked about to see in 2025 it would this and I Am Nobody Season 2 #no one touch me #no one will be safe

[dramaism]

#THE love of my life

Zhou Ye as Yan Hui Back From the Brink (2023)

#back from the brink #护心 #cdramaedit #cdramasource #chineseartistsinc #cdrama #zhou ye #neo hou #hou minghao #tian yao x yan hui #userkimchi #samblr #mostlyfate #udeokmis #mufaloedit #bftbrinkedit #I LOVE HER #funny sets made a comeback yahoooo

[the-tea-table]

more oc stuff

#tian hou #oc art #my ocs #taru yamayuri #lego monkie kid oc #lego monkie kid

[dorothygale123]

So I was doing more research (like you do), this time here:

It's like, a dollar on Kindle, but anyway.

I was reading the section about Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother of the West (pg 35), and it said that her consort was Dongwanggong, the King Father of the East, NOT the Jade Emperor. While this is likely just the kind of inconsistency that happens to a mythology over eons and vast distances, but it got me thinking about a story from my other source:

The story of the Queen of Heaven, Tian Hou/Tian Fe Niang Niang (pg 104). Now, being described as the Queen of Heaven one would expect her to be consort to the ruler of heaven, the Jade Emperor, but I couldn't find any sources claiming that. They all said the Jade Emperor's consort was Xiwangmu.

I also had Nu Wa, an early earth goddess, on the mind because she shows up in both books. Her parentage is a bit wobbly because of how old she is, with some sources claiming her to be the daughter of the Jade Emperor, while others say she's the child of Huaxu (another powerful goddess) and Leigong, the god of thunder, along with her twin brother/husband Fu Xi.

Now, taking all this scattered and messy mythology I thought: how can I clean this up so it fits in a modern story (like LMK) in a way that makes sense? Here's what I came up with:

The Jade Emperor and Xiwangmu are both on their second marriage. JE's first wife was Tian Hou, XWM's first hubby was DWG. Both couples split for some reason before JE and XWM got together.

Nu Wa is a child from XWM's first marriage with DWG, making her JE's stepdaughter rather than his biological daughter, while Fu Xi is still the child of Huaxu and Leigong because I know gods are different, but incest is still yuck.

I know trying to iron out mythology is a pointless endeavor because they were never meant to hold together in the first place, but I think I did pretty well here. Thoughts?

Sh*tpost Masterlist

#mythology sh*tposting #lmk #lego monkie kid #journey to the west #chinese myths and legends #davide latini #jk jackson #uncovering chinese mythology #lucas russo #chinese myths #theories my theories #headcannons #Xiwangmu #the jade emperor #nuwa #fuxi #tian hou #tian fe niang niang #leigong #huaxu #Dongwanggong #chinese mythology #mythology #mythology and folklore #chinese mythology character ideas #queen mother of the west

[dangermousie]

Out of all the trailers iQIYI dropped, none (not even Cao Dun war epic!) were as eye popping as GJM’s Fangs of Fortune.

I have even more caps from it (every frame is like a gonzo painting) but let’s start with this.

His visuals are so gonzo that I end up not caring too much about story or even acting (though he always gets good performances out of his actors - unpopular opinion but I think MJTY was ZLH’s and Esther’s best performances to date for example) and this looks so much on brand for him - like you see the visuals and you know it’s him.

(He reminds me a little of Sanjay Leela Bhansali - another love him or hate him director whose visuals are so amazing I end up not even caring what the story is about.)

#cdrama #fangs of fortune #hou minghao #tian jiarui #chen duling

[trendingdrama]

tian yao : the millenial dragon koi spirit

S01.E04. BACK FROM THE BRINK / 护心  (2023) dir. Sam Ho, Zeng Xiao Yu

#back from the brink #cdrama #cdramaedit #cdramasource #userdramas #asiandramaedit #asiandramasource #dailyasiandramas #cdramadaily #perioddramacentral #tian yao #yan hui #hou ming hao #zhou ye #mine #the gills being so funny #护心 #protect your heart #heart protection #bftb #bftbedit

[mezbeleyer]

Ever since you met me, you barely had a day of comfort or any assurance for the future. I always thought that one day when everything is over, I’d find us a home so we could live together. We’d look forward to better days. We’d live a life of freedom and great fortune. But sadly, I wish things were diffrent....  Back From The Brink / Episode 31

Don’t cry. Smile. Wooden Head, you’re so annoying. But I still love you.... Love Between Fairy And Devil / Episode 31

#love between fairy and devil #esther yu #dylan wang #wang hedi #back from the brink #tian yao #yah hui #cdrama #cdramasource #cang lan jue #yu shuxin #zhou ye #neo hou #asiandramaedit #my gif #my edit #cdramagifs #dongfang qingcang #orchid #asiandramasource

[baifengxis]

Her life is more important.

BACK FROM THE BRINK 护心 China, 2023 Dir. Sam Ho, Zeng Xiao Yu

#护心 #back from the brink #zhou ye #hou minghao #neo hou #cdramaedit #cdramasource #asiandramasource #asiandramaedit #chineseartistsinc #chinesemedia #dailyasiandramas #yan hui x tian yao #xianxia #fantasyedit #mystuff #gifs #bftb* #huiyao* #cdramas* #i love them <3333