The Untamed Photobook Translations [2/?]: Gusu Lan Sect
One of the five big cultivating families
Hailed as the most traditional cultivating family, they specialise in using music
Family motto is to be proper and upright, and they have a lot of family rules
All disciples must wear a headband, symbolising self-regulation
Family Emblem: Cirrus Cloud Pattern
The use of the cloud pattern means lightly floating in the wind, invoking an impression of placing a heavy emphasis on upholding the proper and traditional values of the cultivating world
The Set Design of Cloud Recesses
The residence of the Gusu Lan family, Cloud Recesses, is designed to appear half hidden in the mist and clouds, with pine trees, bamboo forests, and waterfalls in the surrounding landscape. These paint the picture of pine trees lying beneath flying waterfalls and blue-green smoke reaching for the moon, the epitome of a Chinese garden in the Jiangsu region.
The Gusu Lan’s family motto is to be proper and upright, which overall takes inspiration from the culture of the scholar-bureaucrat caste during the Wei-Jin Period (c. 265-420). Their main colour is pale blue. Their utensils and wares tend to be blue-green or green in colour and regularly shaped, chiefly Ru ware [1] and Ding ware [2]. The Lans also place a heavy emphasis on ancient texts, calligraphy, and tea ceremonies, reflecting the Lan clan’s elegance and fairness.
A well known setting in the show, the Jingshi was originally the residence of Lan Wangji’s mother, and it later became his residence. The Jingshi is built within the bamboo forests of a high mountain, creating an elegant and peaceful atmosphere that allows one to escape from the world amongst the deep clouds. Pine trees and bamboo are often used to represent purity, aloofness, and pride; with pine trees by the side of this constructed residence, and with the bamboos as friends [3], further emphasising and making the residence owner’s elegance stand out.
[1] An extremely rare type of Chinese pottery from the imperial court of the Song Dynasty (960-1279)
[2] A type of Chinese ceramic, mostly porcelain, produced in Hebei in northern China mainly between the Tang (618-907) and Yuan Dynasties (1271-1368)
[3] I.e. a very good relationship with the bamboo trees, living harmoniously with them
蓝氏家族服装设定上偏向精致脱俗，基本色调为太白、玄青，强调清雅绝尘的感觉，领口等处束缚较紧，体现自律感。
The Lan family’s clothes are designed to be refined and sophisticated. By using white and deep blue-green as the base colours, their clothes strongly emphasise cleanliness and elegance. Their collars give a stricter and more tightly bound feeling, reflecting self-restraint and regulation.
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