@edhumbling While the app has stated they're working on that, they're not obligated to "fix" anything. They didn't make it with a non-CHN user base in mind. They can have it only in CHN & keep it that way if they wanted to. You want to use another country's stuff, you learn THEIR language.
@ShirkMedia Tiktok isn't banned in China, they have their own version, douyin. But it requires Chinese phone and ID to register and verify. There's literally 2 versions of the same app.
🌸[鼎] Ding:
A 3 or 4 legged cooking cauldron fr ancient China.
The oracle bone script (oldest script of Chinese approx. 2000BC) for "Ding" looks like a cat, with the two "ears" replicating the two handles on the vessels.
#history#china#鼎#青铜器#chinesehistory#animation
🍵 My airbnb landlord left an apple at my door for Xmas eve.
In Chinese Xmas eve is Night of Peace (平安夜/Pingan Ye), apples in Chinese are Pingguo (苹果). B/c 平 (ping) from peace and 苹 (ping) from apples share the same pronunciation, apples have become a symbol of peace(...)
🍵Playing with the animation tools in Clip Studio 😊 It's barely 2 seconds long but took me 2 days to draw xD
Cookies to anyone who know what style of Hanfu the chibster is wearing ❤️
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🌸(Not done with the Qin/Han robes yet, but taking a quick break to hop to the next time period for something a bit different.)
魏晋南北朝的襦裙
Ruqun (2-piece outfit) during the Wei-Jin + Northern/Southern Dynasties (220 - 589 AD)
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#Hanfu#汉服#clothing
🌸Straight-sleeved Zhiju (straight-edged) robes:
Similar to the curved-sleeve Zhiju, this style of robe has short sleeves that are wide and straight. The overall length of the robe is also shorter. The robe has (...)
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Second layer consists of:
1) Bottom skirt
2) Top robe
Third layer consists of:
1) Long robe
Fourth layer consists of:
1) Zhiju (straight-edged) robe
A fifth layer with a wide-sleeved Zhiju robe can be added for added warmth (I will be posting about that tomorrow).
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🌸Hanfu is like an iceberg, you never know how many layers are underneath the surface 😂
The first layer consists of:
1) Cross-collared shirt (**Make sure the collar is crossed left-over-right)
2) Pants
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@sugoi_purrito Aahh!! I'm glad you like it!! I wasn't sure if the dude on the right had black hair or a dark brunette with the way the light was hitting it so I took a guess xD And thanks for the info on the characters!!! <3
🌸Quju robes are identified by the diagonal cut of the fabric at the front. It was worn around the same time period as the straight-edged Zhiju robes (直裾).
There are actually various types of Quju, some with curved sleeve bottoms (...)
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