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Chinese-literature-in-translation problems:

Every time the Chinese Lore Podcast* mentions Jiang Ziya’s God-Beating Staff, I think of the Beggar Gang Chief’s Dog-Beating Staff from Legend of the Condor Heroes.** Every time!

It’s clearly not a pun, but in my English-speaking mind, it has become one.

* specifically, the Investiture of the Gods season: chineselore.com/series/series-
** I know the Beggar Gang show up in wuxia novels by various writers, but I haven’t read enough to know if the Dog-Beating Staff is always a feature or if it’s a Jin Yong special. 🤔 The Chief in Chu Liuxiang book 1 didn’t have it.

Chinese Lore Podcast - Classic Chinese Stories, Retold in English · Series: Investiture of the Gods - Chinese Lore PodcastInvestiture of the Gods is a leading work in the gods and demons genre of Chinese novels. I covered this work from 2022 to 2024. You can also find this series on the Chinese Lore YouTube channel. Supplemental Resources If you want to read an English translation of the novel, check out the full translation
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Day 1 - What type of dramas do I prefer?

Must I choose? 😆

But if I were to choose, 💯 definitely #wuxia, and since only the Chinese produce them, I tend to watch #Cdramas more.

FYI Wuxia is a genre about chivalry, heroes, values, and brotherhood l; it usually revolves around martial artists from the "Jiang hu" (martial arts world).

#SnowyNightTimelessLove is a good example, so is the upcoming Tales of Dark River (pic below)

#Cdrama

@EllenInEdmonton @whoosh

#SnowyNightTimelessLove is not for the casual cdrama viewer who wants romance, fluffy CP moments. I don't consider this #cdrama a romance. Its English name does it a disservice. The original Chinese title is 七夜雪 which simply means "Seven Nights of Snow".
The drama is a melancholic, deeply philosophical #wuxia tale about the impermanence of life and the Buddhist belief that attachment brings about suffering.
Its the kind of drama that you need to look beneath the surface to appreciate.

Still loving #SnowyNightTimelessLove. Old time, wuxia vibe. Been a long time since I watched anything like it 🙂
Ep 14 now. I know people think Huo Zhanbai's repetitive injuries tedious, but to me it serves an important purpose in emphasising his obsession with getting a cure for his junior sister's son and also serves as a way for him to get closer to the icy and aloof Ziye, who would never get to know him otherwise.

post for yr. villainous friend

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30 minutes of Lu Lingfeng fighting - for those who like watching him with sharp objects (Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty) 😉

Strange Tales is not just known for its writing, but it's martial arts scenes :)

Warning: Full of spoilers

#Cdrama #Wuxia #Cdramas

youtu.be/80NF8LPf0RI?si=gq_d_6

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I am currently seperated from my beloved Chromecast and TV so have to make do without my Youku, WeTV and iQIYI. So I am rewatching Ancient Detective. I watched it many moons ago in a very chaotic fashion, so I made a promise to rewatch it, but slower. It's even better than I remember - a #wuxia detective tale, very classic in its set up; focuses on brotherhood and fighting between sects, the whole deal. Every character is unique! If you've not watched it, give it a try!