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@heipaoxiong
introducing: 黑袍熊 - Dixing’s one and only Black Bear Envoy
here for justice, naps, and questions about all things related to Dixing, the SID, DCU (which he definitely has a good reason for knowing a lot about), and life as a bear. may or may not occasionally lie to protect secret identities or classified information.
be careful with lollipops, they contain lots of sugar and memories.
Hi Heipaoxiong, I'm just curious: when I boop you, it looks like your paws are white? Is there some reason for that? Is someone maybe filling in for you today?
Hello dear student! Today is a very special day, and as such, I have enlisted the help of a few neighbourhood friends to keep up with the... booping? They're a merry bunch, and some of them do indeed have white paws! I hope that clears up the confusion. With so much booping to be done, even I cannot be everywhere at once!
Hey Heipaoxiong, I am curious. Does Dixing have seasons like Haixing?
Hello there! That is a very interesting question, and the answer is slightly complicated. It rather depends on how you define your seasons.
Dixing in its current state does not experience seasons in the same way that Haixing does. Before the meteor however, when the light of the Lantern still shone, that was different. I cannot quite remember it myself, as I was very young at the time, but the old Annals (at least, parts of it that have been transmitted) describe a growth season and a cold season not unlike what is normal on the surface. There is no recorded instance of snow in Dixing, but I have seen records of underground rivers freezing over, and the Palace Archive even has fragments of an ancient Dixing agricultural manual, mentioning crops that can no longer be grown in present-day Dixing. Imagine if we could restore the Lantern’s light to Dixing! What opportunities that would provide! Alas, it has been lost for a long time.
As for modern-day Dixing: we might no longer experience the kind of vastly different seasons that Haixing does, but there are still subtle differences in our environment that can be noted. We don’t have the sun to dictate our seasons, but many of the natural processes happening on the surface and deep down in the mantle and core of our planet have subtle effects on Dixing as well. Cyclical differences in temperature have been noted and recorded for as long as 5000 years. Changes in tectonic and volcanic activity affect the growth of those few edible crops Dixing has naturally evolved to grow underground. It is even theorized that, even though Dixing cannot see the sun, the geomagnetic activity that comes with solar flares still has some effect on the environment in Dixing, and there are similar theories regarding lunar gravity.
Dixingren don’t experience seasons in the extreme way that Haixingren do, but there are subtle differences to our environment that are recorded and experienced by Dixingren as being at least party cyclical in nature. They are not as consistent and clearly defined as Haixing’s seasons, but there is a tradition of noting the shift and naming these different periods. If that is a season, then I suppose Dixing still has seasons.
Hey Heipaoxiong, I am curious. Does Dixing have seasons like Haixing?
Hello there! That is a very interesting question, and the answer is slightly complicated. It rather depends on how you define your seasons.
Dixing in its current state does not experience seasons in the same way that Haixing does. Before the meteor however, when the light of the Lantern still shone, that was different. I cannot quite remember it myself, as I was very young at the time, but the old Annals (at least, parts of it that have been transmitted) describe a growth season and a cold season not unlike what is normal on the surface. There is no recorded instance of snow in Dixing, but I have seen records of underground rivers freezing over, and the Palace Archive even has fragments of an ancient Dixing agricultural manual, mentioning crops that can no longer be grown in present-day Dixing. Imagine if we could restore the Lantern’s light to Dixing! What opportunities that would provide! Alas, it has been lost for a long time.
As for modern-day Dixing: we might no longer experience the kind of vastly different seasons that Haixing does, but there are still subtle differences in our environment that can be noted. We don’t have the sun to dictate our seasons, but many of the natural processes happening on the surface and deep down in the mantle and core of our planet have subtle effects on Dixing as well. Cyclical differences in temperature have been noted and recorded for as long as 5000 years. Changes in tectonic and volcanic activity affect the growth of those few edible crops Dixing has naturally evolved to grow underground. It is even theorized that, even though Dixing cannot see the sun, the geomagnetic activity that comes with solar flares still has some effect on the environment in Dixing, and there are similar theories regarding lunar gravity.
Dixingren don’t experience seasons in the extreme way that Haixingren do, but there are subtle differences to our environment that are recorded and experienced by Dixingren as being at least party cyclical in nature. They are not as consistent and clearly defined as Haixing’s seasons, but there is a tradition of noting the shift and naming these different periods. If that is a season, then I suppose Dixing still has seasons.
Happy New Bear Year!
Heipaoxiong! It's been a while since we've heard from you. Are you well? Is it cold snd snowy where you are? I hope you both enjoy the wintery weather and get to cozy up inside afterwards!!
Hello there, dear student,
I am quite well! Thank you for asking. It has indeed been a while. Between all my other duties, keeping up with sending you little updates has proven to be more difficult than anticipated. I love hearing from you, however, and I endeavour to respond to questions as quickly as I can! Perhaps the new year will provide opportunity for more regular updates.
As for your actual question: as you can see, the snow has set in outside! Winter in Dragon City is known to be harsh occasionally. I have my dense fur to keep me warm, but humans do not, so be sure to wear warm clothes when going out into the cold, and have plenty of warm drinks at home. Hot chocolate is an indulgence I rarely permit myself, but the weather just called for it today.
soft and sparkly? 😌😌
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped the uncanny photo in December. Eyes are formed by craters. A hill with a "V-shaped collapse struc
Come on [tumblr] where’s my Mars Bear fanart?
i love this
@heipaoxiong Have you seen this?
@merinnan I have indeed! See this post :)
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Mr Black Bear Envoy, what would you consider the bear- apologies, the BARE necessities for a happy life to be?
Hello dear anonymous student!
Many things contribute to a happy life. For life, you first and foremost require the basics of food, shelter and clothing (unless you have fur, that is). What makes for a happy life will depend on who you ask, I think. In my personal experience, however, I would say the most important things for a happy life are a sense of community, purpose, and love.
Community means being seen and being cared for. It is helping your elderly neighbour to carry the groceries up the stairs. It is meeting other students in the library late at night before an examination and knowing that you are not alone in finding the material difficult to grasp. It is laughing at a joke a colleague made during a break and knowing that you are a part of the team.
Purpose is a reason for existing. It is finding what you love to do, and learning how to structure your life into something that is meaningful to you, regardless of what others may think of it. Purpose is living a life that will fulfill us, is going home after a long day and being satisfied with the work done.
As for love... Love is very important for happiness. Whether it is love for family, for a friend, for a partner, for oneself, or in whatever other form. No one type of love is more important or more meaningful than others. They all matter equally. Love can sustain us through hardship. It raises us up and challenges us to become better versions of ourselves.
Humans are eminently social creatures, dear student. The species has thrived the way it has in part because of this social nature. While bears are solitary by nature, I am also Dixingren, and Dixingren are (in this way as in many others) just like Haixingren.
We too crave community, purpose, and love.
Heipaoxiong, what are your favorite educational subjects? Do you have any favorite classes at Dragon City University? As a bear, are you able to attend?
There are a great many subjects that I find interesting! Back in ancient Haixing I was already interested in such things as history and mythology and medicine. Whenever I was at all able to I would spend time in the Alliance library, reading just about anything I could get my paws on.
It is quite difficult to hold a brush with paws like these, but in Dixingren form I have always enjoyed calligraphy. I have tried it before in this form but it is simply not possible. Using both paws is not exactly proper technique…
Of course modern higher education is quite different, as is modern science. I am still interested in history and linguistics, but now there is also chemistry, astrophysics, bio-engineering. All of them fascinating subject in their own ways. We know things about the ways in which our universe and our bodies work that I couldn’t have dreamt of learning ten thousand years ago! Imagine what else we can find out if we continue to dedicate ourselves to the quest for knowledge!
As for a specific class: I found- I mean I’ve heard tell that professor Zhou’s Introduction to Molecular Genetics class is always highly anticipated among the first year biology students at DCU.
Unfortunately attending classes in bear form does not sound like a very good idea. Regardless of the fact that (as seen above) writing is rather difficult in this form, I also don't think the students would learn much that day if I did. When it comes down to it, students leaving a classroom with an understanding of something they didn’t have before is the best thing, regardless of the subject.
Hi heipao-daxiong, do you nap with your kitty friend?
A familiar face! Hello there!
I do occasionally nap with Da Qing. We find we agree on many things when I’m in this form. Naps are no exception. I believe one should nap exactly as long as one needs, but Da Qing and I sometimes disagree on exactly how long that is...
I’m afraid he rather too often manages to convince me however. I find I’m less argumentative in this form. Less eloquent too, especially when the sun is warm and the pillows soft…..
Lovely heipaoxiong, may we know your opinion of the Great Mars Bear? (https://at.tumblr.com/macmanx/a-nasa-spacecraft-discovers-a-formation-on-mars/71ip29mxe7lc )
Thank you for sharing the knowledge of the Great Mars Bear with me, dear anonymous student! That looks like a perfectly lovely bear to me. Rounded and healthy, if a bit lonesome all the way out there on distant Mars.
I feel a strange sense of kinship with it. Dixingren after all came from the stars as well. Maybe our Mars Bear looks down at us here and feels the same. I hope it feels less lonely that way.
hello heipaoxiong! I hope you are having a good day. I really enjoy your blog, I have learned so much already!
I have a question for you: Zhao Yunlan has such a big car! Do you fit in it? Or did he buy a bigger one just to drive his favourite bear around?
Hello there, student! My day has been perfectly alright, thank you. I hope yours has been as well! I am glad you are learning things from my answers, that's what I'm here for.
As to your question:
I have not in fact had a chance to find out if i fit in Zhao Yunlan's car in bear form. Although, seeing as my appearance in this form is not entirely fixed, I would imagine it to be no problem. If I didn’t fit in Zhao Yunlan’s car I could simply make myself fit.
Zhao Yunlan might have opinions on letting my claws that close to the leather seats though… He might also not, but I am afraid he would regret it hindsight. They are quite sharp.
I would imagine that car-rides, while not all that comfortable in and off themselves, are at least more tolerable in Dixingren form. Besides, Zhao Yunlan is already too easily distracted behind the wheel by that form. I shudder at the thought of what traffic laws he might break were I in this form…
Heipao-daxiong, what is your favorite place for a nap?
In my Dixingren form I would balk at the thought, but I try to teach my students- I mean, a good rule to live by is that any place is a good place for a nap if you’re tired enough to feel like you need one. Do however make sure the place you decide to nap in is a safe one! We don't want any accidents happening.
Since that is not really an answer to your question however: my favourite place to nap changes with my mood.
Sometimes I prefer dark places. Snuggled under the covers in bed or curled up under the desk in the study are good dark places.
Sometimes sunlight is a prerequisite for a good nap, the light on my face and the warmth settling into my fur are perfect for making me drowsy and relaxed, and for keeping nightmares at bay.
Of course I sleep best cuddled up to the right person. His heartbeat in my ear and fingers stroking through my fur will lull me to sleep even when the sunlight cannot.
the Black Bear Envoy taking a well-deserved nap on his boyfriend’s lap
for the @guardianbingo prompt bears
good morning esteemed heipaodaxiong, can i scritch behind those fluffy ears :3
Scritching… behind my ears?
As the ambassador of Dixing, the masked enforcer of the Treaty, it is part of my duties that I should remain impassive and implacable at all times. Letting you scritch me would hardly be a show of proper conduct… I must therefore unfortunately- unfortunate… it would be- I’m, oh, I- this is… this, I… please continue.
