사극 Paradise

I like to alternate my 사극 viewing with Xianxia and Wuxia. Sometimes all the formats for all the genres get really formulaic, so it keeps me from getting bored. Lately, though, I haven't been too happy with the last few 사극/fusion 사극 that I've watched. 동이, I liked the female antagonist better than the female lead (and felt the show really shoud have been about the antagonist. 다모, as much as I love..

카테고리 없음 2023. 7. 27. 22:33

"Toghon Temur had more than one empress, the first humble and self effacing, the other proud and ambitious.** The first, Bayan Khuduq was a Mongol, became empress in 1337...She was 'frugal, unjealous, and thoroughly observant of ritual and regulation,' says the History of the Yuan, neatly opposing her to the second (기황후) who was a favorite from at least 1334, the Korean Lady Ki, otherwise known ..

카테고리 없음 2023. 7. 7. 02:13

"At this point one of the most powerful women in Yuan history emerged, Targi, the mother of Khaishan and Ayurbarwada. She arbitrated between the two, deciding that the elder, Khaishan, known as Wuzong, would rule first, to be succeeded by Ayurbarwada, known as Renzong. During their rules and that of their successor, until her death in 1322, Targi was the dominant face behind the scenes...The wor..

카테고리 없음 2023. 7. 5. 02:23

I know, I've been running horribly behind schedule with this blog! I pack my day very full, spending most of it making dolls or 한복, taking online classes on how to sell, market, network; watching a 사극, Xianxia, or Wuxia, and then ending the day with some reading that is relevant to Korean, Chinese, or Mongolian Culture. As a result, sometimes things fall through the cracks! "Chinese sources tell..

카테고리 없음 2023. 7. 4. 10:41

"No history of Yuan can fail to mention the mother of Khubilai Khan, Sorghaghtani, though the History of the Yuan does not have much to say about her. Other sources-Italian, Persian, and Hebrew-praise her highly, a Persian historian saying she 'towered above all women of the world.' She was the niece of an enemy of Chinggis (Khan), who took her as war booty and married her to his son Tolui.When ..

카테고리 없음 2023. 6. 30. 06:24

A beautiful 고려 inspired handmade princess doll is waiting for her latest kingdom to rule. To really let her shine, an inexpensive doll stand will best suit her. She can also do reasonably well if she's propped against a steady surface. She wears the finest of handmade poly cotton clothing. Lavender over jacket with a tattoo print purple accent. She wears a lovely 100% cotton fuschia base dress, ..

카테고리 없음 2023. 6. 29. 04:15

"As with other inner Asians, elite Mongol women played significant roles in political and military decision making. Mongol Empresses, consorts, and other imperial women appeared openly at court unhidden by curtain divides in contrast to Song Empresses...One of the most significant developments in Chinese gender history occurred during the Yuan, the exaltation of Widow chastity, that is the honor..

카테고리 없음 2023. 6. 28. 22:37

I've only seen 하지원 in two other dramas: 기황후 and 황진이. I felt that 황진이 wasn't as well written as it could have been (I felt the story went sideways, when the real history was compelling enough that it didn't need to do that). Because it wasn't as well written as it could have been, her character wasn't as strong. 기황후, on the other hand, she burned bright and hot like a flame. And I'm most definite..

카테고리 없음 2023. 6. 28. 22:17