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Hua
Legacy Name: Hua

The

Glade Legeica
Owner:

Chen

Age: 11 years, 4 months, 3 weeks

Born: November 29th, 2012

Adopted: 10 years, 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Adopted: November 4th, 2013

Statistics

Level: 63
Strength: 145
Defense: 15
Speed: 10
Health: 18
HP: 18/18
Intelligence: 148
Books Read: 142
Food Eaten: 0
Job: Topiary Tender

花
pronounced /hwa/, pinyin hua, first tone. Hua means flower in Chinese.

古风第三十八首
孤兰生幽园，众草共芜没
虽照阳春晖，复悲高秋月
飞霜早淅沥，绿艳恐休歇
若无清风吹，香气为谁发
- - 唐 | 李白孤兰 : Lonely Orchid
Lonely orchid born in a secluded garden; not even the company of a crowd of weeds.
Although bask in spring's sunlight; very sorrowful in early autumn's moon.
The early-morn's flying dew patters; green-color fears resting-fade.
Without the fresh-clear wind blowing, through whose hair will the fragrant air flow?
Tang dynasty: Li Bai (humbly translated by Chen)

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story here 1 // introductory stuff; girl. giant family. tea makers. all alone. this whole page will probably be about the family because it needs that much explanation.

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story here 2 // flashback : cousin's story

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story here 3 // so the girl is by herself and is the sole leaf-picker left. tralalala mountains and monkeys and best friend the deer. outside ugly family life.

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story here // grandfather dying. Lan meets the crusty farmer. explain shit about arranged marriages and the patriarchy.

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story here // revulsion; runs off the the forest. meets the tiger. falls asleep

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story here // found by half brothers, kill deer, imprisoned in house until marriage

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story here // wedding day; talk about traditions in chinese marriage. tiger in carriage.

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story here // tiger/hunter's gift.

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story here // escape & conclusion

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Credits

Name inspired by Hua Mulan, which Disney based the animated film Mulan (1998). A Chinese live-action Hua Mulan movie was made in 2009. "Mulan" can be literally translated as wood+orchid and as a word means "magnolia". Lan hua (orchids) are also significant in Chinese culture - Confucius praised the orchid as he did jade.

Deforestation in China is more of a modern-day issue, and it is a keystone to environmental pollution and species extinction. While the panda has helped protect bamboo forests, many many species of other creatures are endangered and the public not as aware. One of these species is the spotted deer (Chinese : Meihua Lu or "plum blossom deer" for its adult spots), which was once abundant in most of the eastern Chinese forests but now mainly thriving in Japan. It is highly unlikely to find any more deer or tigers in China's forests and mountains.

Bits of the story are based on elements of (ancient) Chinese culture and traditions, such as marriage, family customs, tea, and more. Most of these traditions are extinct in practice, like most of the exotic creatures are in the wild.

Supernatural encounters are inspired by classic Chinese fantasy/folktale, notably episode 19 of Journey to the West, in which the monk Tangseng gets turned into a tiger by a demon.

the past may be over, but it doesn't mean we forget

profile coded by

Chen
story and accompanying art by

Chen
big loving thanks to my senpai for all the bothers

花 calligraphy (home) source
tiger paper cut (credits) (c) fengchendan@nipic

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Chinese paper cutting is a traditional art dating back to the invention of paper over 1500 years ago. They are often hung on windows and doors and are sometimes called "chuang hua" which means "window flower".

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