Tuesday, November 13, 2018

The Legend of Shangri-la

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The Legend of Shangri-la is a 2006 award-winning Chinese animated short film based on The Peach Blossom Spring, which is a 420 CE poem. Two men have tea together at 1:50 in part one below as the fisherman begins to tell the rich man the story of his experience in the fabled Shangri-la:

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At the beginning of part two below you can see the hospitality shown him by the Shangri-la residents: "They entertained me with their best wine and food in abundance."

part 2:



I'm sharing this at the weekly T Stands for Tuesday blogger gathering, where we share a post with a drink in it. Please join the fun.

18 comments:

  1. Hospitality, in making one's guests feel at home; a great reminder as we approach the season of welcoming people into our homes to share in a cup of cheer. That first image could certainly work for a card.

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  2. I so enjoyed watching this animation, thanks for sharing! THe drawings are amazing and I love how they created the ripples in the water and the pink cherry blossoms look so beautiful 😁. Wishing you a Happy T Tuesday! J 😊 x

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  3. I read James Hilton's Shangri-La. Think I've seen the movie, too. Wonder if his tale is close to this.

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    1. I loved the James Hilton book! It's been a long time since I read it, but I don't think this animation bears any resemblance to his story, though they are both based on the same legend. There's a movie based on the Hilton book.

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  4. Thanks for sharing this-I always get introduced to new things from you-thanks
    Happy T Hugs Kathy

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  5. What wonderful illustrations. I think I'm going to have to watch these clips a few more times to catch all the details. You find the most unusual "Tea" related things.

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  6. a wonderful link... each week i wonder what you will come up with:) happy t-day!

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  7. That's beautiful animation, D. I enjoyed the short for the relaxing background music alone. What a lovely contribution to our T-party. It's very different from the movie based on Hilton's book. But I can see how a legend can be interpreted in many ways.

    Happy T-day! Hugs, Eileen

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  8. This is beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Happy T Day, Valerie

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  9. I love coming here and always seeing, reading, and watching something new. Enjoyable short films. Happy T day!

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  10. What a fantastic share this week again! Happy T-Day ! Big hugs, Susi

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  11. This was wonderful thank you for sharing the link

    Happy T day

    Love Chrissie x

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  12. Thank you for sharing these animations this week they were lovely to watch.
    Happy T day wishes.
    Yvonne xx

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  13. It's always fun to see what you will share with us for T each week. I always love the shorts. This was absolutely stunning. SO glad you shared it with us for T this Tuesday, dear.

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  14. You always find the most interesting items for T. Nice short film. I can't wait until retirement to have time to catch up on movies you and others are always sharing, but shorts I can watch now. (smile) Hope it was a good T day. Hugs-Erika

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  15. I loved seeing this!
    Happy Tea Day,
    Kate

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  16. Sorry for the late comment, I wanted to wait until I had the chance to see both videos. It was worth the wait. Beautiful. I didn't know the story although I had heard of it. I have since bought James Hilton's book on Kindle and I intend to read that soon.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Hugs,
    Lisca

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  17. I am here to wish you a very belated Happy T day! I shall come back to watch the videos - time has run away this week! Hugs, Chrisx

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