The two were equals in their intellectual pursuits and treated each other like brothers, except unbeknownst to Shanbo, Yingtai was actually female. When Yingtai finally revealed her identity and feelings towards Shanbo, the latter was flabbergasted. He finally came to terms with his own emotions — a little too late in the course of the story — for Yingtai was betrothed to a wealthy merchant. Grief overpowered Shanbo, deteriorated his health, and the hero passed away prematurely. Butterflies emerged — a sign that the two souls were reunited in the afterlife.
The Eight Immortals, in Taoist as well as secular traditions, are said to embody a microcosm of an idealised human society. The elderly, the young, the disabled and the sexually ambiguous join forces on many occasions to combat obstacles of universal proportions. They clearly had to work out some magic together to make the crossing. The mischievous bunch took a hard stare at their attributed vessels: a crutch, a flower basket, a feather fan, a paper mule… could these objects transform into amphibious vehicles and ferry the crew over?
The answer, the legend goes, is yes. The Eight Immortals arrived as a team in style, and held their heads high among other party-goers. This troubled couple undoubtedly had their lessons in excess.
Both were mortals to begin with. Houyi was tasked with the monumental duty to shoot down the nine suns that had been scorching the earth, causing famine, diseases and other unimaginable havoc. An exceptional archer, Houyi was enjoying himself as he aimed for the ninth sun. Having completed other heroic deeds, Houyi returned home with the elixir of immortality a reward from the gods.
The date happened to be the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunisolar calendar, now known as the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrated across countries in Asia. In China, mooncakes mirroring the full moon are commonly consumed on this day as a way of remembering loved ones far away.
The third-century Taoist philosopher, Zhuang Zhou, took bamboo slips and scribbled descriptions of the mythical creature Peng, a great bird that can change into a giant whale. As Peng migrates south to the Lake of Heaven, aloof and unaware of the spectacle it generates, commentaries are rising up from the mouths of earthly species. All fall on deaf ears, as the Peng has to circle the solar system to complete its journey.
Yet, since these observations are relevant to the size of the commentator, it also seems to the author that all perspectives are equally valid. This is how the universe may continue with its endless vibration — in true Taoist fashion. Gaming itself may also be seen by some leaders as "contributing to a softening of character in young men," Lancaster University Chinese Studies senior lecturer Derek Hird added. Tencent was already pretty well committed to cracking down on youth gaming in China.
It rolled out a facial recognition system earlier this year to keep minors from gaming all night, and in August it cut allowable playtime, ramped up the frequency of its facial recognition checks to an "all-day inspection" system, and banned playing online entirely for people under But that wasn't enough to prevent even tighter regulations, which—unsurprisingly—have had a negative effect on its bottom line: After a precipitous decline through July and early August, its share price had begun to climb back, but took another downward turn after word of the new content guidelines and slowed game approvals was made public.
NetEase's share price has followed an almost identical pattern. Audio player loading…. Image 1 of 5. Image 2 of 5.
Image 3 of 5. Image 4 of 5. Let's take a look. Left without a console market due to the exorbitant prices of consoles and a console ban , many Chinese players turned to online games, many of which can be played in internet cafes.
The following list takes a look at five of China's top MMO's. This list is comprised of a mix-match from polls found on Tencent and NetEase , two of China's largest internet companies and game publishers. The following list only includes one game that isn't wholly Chinese. This list is also in no particular order. The only game on this list that's not exclusively made by a Chinese company, League of Legends is hugely popular in China. Basically a similar game to Defence of the Ancients , LoL is a hero battler mixed with tower defense.
This is arguably the most famous game on this list so I won't bother insulting anyone's intelligence by poorly explaining what a MOBA is. The other reason why LoL is on this list while all the other games are Chinese made is because Chinese internet giant Tencent has a major stake in developer Riot Games.
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