#immortals

Immortal: It's called Duolingo, it's a language-learning app. I gotta maintain my streak.

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Person: Why are you teaching yourself a dead language?

OP: Pros in Chinese hanfu perform on wires so tourists can see the "xiannv immortal flying" up close like those in xianxia dramas right, then tourists can also suit up and give it a go. My bestie was totally into the idea, but as soon as they suspend her, she just gets so scared... Watch the pro versus the tourist lol (cr 虫虫)

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【Historical Reference Artifacts】:

▶ Tang Dynasty Painting《八十七神仙卷》 (Attributed to Wu Daozi / 傳為吳道子所作)

《八十七神仙卷/the Scroll of the Eighty-Seven Immortals》

The Eighty-Seven Immortals Scroll is traditionally attributed to Wu Daozi (吳道子), the most celebrated painter of China’s Tang Dynasty. The clothing and hairstyles depicted in the painting preserve many characteristics inherited from the Wei, Jin, and Northern & Southern Dynasties, reflecting the continuity of early Chinese dress traditions.

The painting depicts a grand Taoist procession, led by Donghua Dijun (東華帝君), Nanji Dijun (南極帝君), and Fusang Dadi (扶桑大帝), followed by eighty-seven immortals in an orderly ceremonial procession.

Renowned for its exceptionally fluid and powerful brushwork, the scroll employs traditional techniques such as Gaogu Yousi Miao (高古遊絲描) and Tiexian Miao (鐵線描), creating rhythmic flowing lines that vividly convey the movement of garments in the wind. This masterpiece perfectly embodies the famous artistic characteristic known as “Wu Dai Dang Feng (吳帶當風)”, and is regarded as one of the greatest achievements of Tang Dynasty ink line drawing (Baimiao).

The composition is arranged with a parallel bridge-like structure, where lotus flowers and auspicious clouds beneath the bridge contrast with the ceremonial procession above, creating remarkable spatial depth.

Among the figures, more than fifty female immortals are depicted with unique hairstyles, with virtually no two coiffures being exactly alike. Intricate patterns on the robes are rendered entirely through variations in line density, producing a rich visual impression of colour despite the absence of pigments.

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