Final project for one of my classes! This is a series of papercut illustration books of classic Chinese fairy/folk tale romances, but I altered the genders.
From left to right: the cowherd and weaver girl, the legend of lady white snake, and the butterfly lovers.
This was my first time making “books” of any kind, and definitely my most ambitious papercutting project yet (I used up about 20 blades this semester!). I look forward to doing more of both in the future!
Aha! Thank you for the information on Atum! That actually makes a lot more sense than his connection to Aten.
The part that my friend and I are quite puzzled by is the ruling date on Priest Seto’s profile. It says circa 1000 BC, which puts him during the 21st Dynasty, which would put him around Amenemope’s reign. But, with the names Akhenaten and Aknamkanon, you would think it would be closer to the 18th Dynasty since that’s when they ruled.
But, what do we know trying to make sense of Atem’s reign! XP But, I do like the idea of the Creation god being the inspiration for his name. Rather befitting a king who ended the destruction of his world.
Historian friend agrees about the whole Atum thing. XD Egypt is not my specialty, but the whole 1000 B.C.E thing is a bit confusing because I thought it was mentioned somewhere in the manga or anime that Atem ruled in the 18th Dynasty, but Seto’s rule is in the middle of the 21st if the date is correct…but good on you for catching my mistake. 🙂
Garden of Ningshou Palace in the Forbidden City, the secret garden of Emperor Qianlong in Qing dynasty. He used to travel to lands to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of the Yangtze Delta. He was attracted to the so called Jiangnan style in that area. After he came back to Beijing, he decided to build Garden of Ningshou Palace, a delicate reflection of Jiangnan style.
Garden of Ningshou Palace in the Forbidden City, the secret garden of Emperor Qianlong in Qing dynasty. He used to travel to lands to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of the Yangtze Delta. He was attracted to the so called Jiangnan style in that area. After he came back to Beijing, he decided to build Garden of Ningshou Palace, a delicate reflection of Jiangnan style.
Chinese sci-fi hit wins Hugo Awards for the first time
Chinese sci-fi fans were ecstatic when they learned that the Hugo Awards, one of the most prestigious science-fiction awards in the world, went to a Chinese novel for the first time.
The Three-Body Problem, written by Chinese sci-fi novelist Liu Cixin, beat out four other finalists and was announced the winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel in Seattle on Saturday night local time.
The book’s translator Ken Liu accepted the award on the author’s behalf.
As one of the key international awards for the sci-fi genre, the Hugo Awards have been recognizing the best science fiction or fantasy works published in English since 1953.
The Three-Body Problem is also the first Chinese sci-fi novel that has been translated to English. Ever since it was first serialized in a Chinese sci-fi magazine in 2006, The Three-Body Problem, now a complete trilogy, has captivated millions of people in China for its magnificent space philosophy, and was unanimously hailed by sci-fi fans as “China’s best sci-fi novel.” In 2014, the English version of the trilogy’s first book was published in the US.
The second book, The Dark Forest, is planned to hit stores this summer, and the finale, Death’s End, will be out in January 2016, according to the trilogy’s publisher Tor Books.
Earlier this year, The Three-Body Problem was also nominated for the Nebula Awards, but didn’t go further than that. The loss made winning the Hugo Award more precious in the eyes of many fans.
“Eliminate human tyranny! The world belongs to Trisolaris!” congratulated Weibo user @Haoyunjierenboqie by quoting a famous sentence from the book. (For those who may not know, Trisolaris is an alien planet in the book, which literally means “Three-Body” in Chinese.)
“Well, after all it’s the winner predicted by George R.R. Martin,” commented @Wuwuyayawenwen, referring to the 2015 Hugo Awards predictions that the Game of Thrones author made on his blog a week ago.
“There’s nothing happier than having your favorite novel being acknowledged by the world. Congratulations!” said @Jiacunzhang_lang.
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