#Wuxia

I've thought about this moment in contemporary #culture now for a while now Especially in the previous decade we saw many apocalyptic-themed fictional worksin Japan another trope becoming infamously popular
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Wuxia. Xianxia. Cultivation.Among the hottest fiction trends today, and the genre I'm working on next.I've been looking into the genre for years, but everywhere I looked I found too many
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No that's not what it is. Wuxia is a subgenre of historical fiction. Let me say this clearly, wuxia is absolutely not fantasy. Wuxia novels are not fantasy with martial
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To all the haters I've met before, A thread dedicated to explaining some Chinese terms so y'all realise that some ships are not problematic at all... And it's just you
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Just like to make a thread explaining details about LoF.Let’s start with Wuxia.What is Wuxia?Wuxia is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artist in ancient China.
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English language bookstores have a 'Self-Improvement' or an 'Inspirational' section.The Chinese language section in my local bookstore instead uses to therm 修养励志.A literal translation is 'self-improvement' an
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Here are some good movies I watched this year.POSSESSOR (2020)Hard sci fi and hallucinatory nightmare at oncePASTORAL: TO DIE IN THE COUNTRY (1974)A childhood as a series of jumbled images,
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Mulan is what happens when you have whitebread Asians who pretend to be in touch with their heritage and culture but end up viewing everything through a western lens so
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So why didn't Zhongli help the Yakshas when they were mad? Why is he only sending a drug to Xiao now? I have made a cross-referenced picture in Chinese and
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tbh... some Recent Events i've heard about has made me think about... the emotional labor that chinese fans perform when non-chinese fans ask for their help on culture? personally, i'm
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1 like = 1 good or great martial arts film 1. 36th Chamber of Shaolin... It is a classic masterpiece for a reason. A revolutionary escapes to the temple to
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☞︎︎︎ a thread of zhu zanjin's meta on jin guangyao ☜︎︎︎❥︎ feat. apologism & xiyao(mostly with sources. incomplete thread.) "in jgy's life, what is lxc to him?""in a grey world,
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Finally watching Korra, and I’m struck by how aggressively & annoyingly American it all is.I’ve always been told it was “steampunk” and I like that the industrial revolution has happened.
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-thread- I read a great article recently, "The Concept of the Sinophone" by Shu-Mei Shih, that talks about the problems and dangers that come with simplifying a whole cultural group,
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Alright gather up and let me explain why the #KaeLuc ship ISN'T incest.1. Genshin Impact is made by a Chinese company. The writing and all that was originally done in
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ALL RIGHT YOU GUYS READY TO WATCH ME LOSE MY MARBLES FOR 2 HOURS?? (but less because i watch on double speed). Livetweeting #Mulan , the thread: why are you
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