I wish Terry had lived long enough to read this article that pointed out that Good Omens had aged much better than the unfortunate New York Times book review of Good Omens had...
Some early critics of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s novel said it was short of good lines. But we could spend all day citing prize zinge
‘He wasn’t scared of falling. All these years, he’d fallen many times. But falling on the ground still hurt, after all. If someone was there to catch him, it’d be more than wonderful.‘
Another symbol that is tied to our boys but more so with Xiao Zhan. We have a couple of these things that we associate with them and this is an effort to try and make a post for each one. from stars, little prince, spongebob, moon, spiderman and now this.
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In traditional Chinese culture, bamboo (竹 zhú), along with plum blossoms (梅 méi), orchids (兰 lán), and chrysanthemums (菊 jú) collectively form a group called the Four Gentlemen. Each member of the group was used to symbolize some aspect of the character of an ideal person in traditional Chinese culture.
Certain behaviors and character traits are traditionally associated with each of these plants. In the case of the bamboo, its strength lies in its grace — it is tranquil, flexible, humble and simplistic, and an emblem of modesty and mental strength. Its deep roots denote steadiness. ( source )
Well that description sounds a lot like WYB or XZ if I ever did read one. It is a perfect way to explain to someone what these two are like as people and why they work so well together. Let’s start with the sweetest connection we have with it. In one of the BTS released, XZ was seen describing WYB as a Bamboo:
We know XZ likes to tease WYB about his face being so small and the fact that he ( XZ ) cannot compare to that. They are just so comfortable around each other and why is XZ observing him so much that he is able to make that kind of comparison? I also find that when XZ does this, he describes WYB as someone who is almost unreal. XZ speaks about him like he is a friend/fan and really says the truth whether WYB takes that as him just teasing him or not. At that time, they called it rainbow farting but when it comes to them, it’s not exaggerated. It’s the truth.
• In this other BTS, XZ calls his hairstyle as a wealthy bamboo. Then here, you can see him pole dancing lol and trying to catch Web’s attention.
• XZ once posted a meme of a bamboo rat and he went on hot search because of it. He mentioned that he liked it because it looks helpless and needed to be held. Months before that, WYB held a bamboo rat for TTXS. What a coincidence. Another one is them having the same bamboo background on their photos released on the same day. WYB’s is an Ad tho.
• I like this one, photo of a scenery with bamboos in it. I wish WYB would also share his photos 🙃
• and well this ever popular piece of fandom candy, XZ’s post below with a bamboo emoji in it. @twolonesomestars explains the meaning of it over here ( go to the post-japan trip section ) . Also the song he is supposedly referencing, summer’s wind has been analyzed by @jcisthebestfightme here. 🤍 If you’ve seen those photos of them on the rooftop and with the bamboo in view, this emoji use makes more sense too. I feel like they both have good memories of that night and everything about it.
+ Web playing with the Bamboo toy ( in TTXS ) that looked like what A’yuan was playing with in The Untamed 🥲
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As individuals, well, WYB loves to watch a channel dedicated to watching pandas and one of their activity is ofc eating bamboo. Also this photoshoot for his Bio-e fanmeet. Yes, the same event where he said that the older a man gets, the more handsome they are. 😏 and that event was close to XZ’s birthday - 9/30/2020. Finally, this photoshoot video from YBO that featured him amongst bamboos.
Now for XZ, he loves to pose with it too and the most notable one is his 29th birthday photoshoot 😎 as well as his most recent one. He also made an artwork that incorporated bamboo shoots in it.
We can’t forget WWX’s bamboo flute that XZ practiced irl and his most recent advertisements incorporating Bamboos. 🎋
However the most important connection for XZ would have to be the song Bamboo in the Rock! 🎶
"Bamboo and Rock" is a seven- character quatrain created by Zheng Xie , a calligrapher and painter in the Qing Dynasty . This is an inscribed poem . The first two sentences praise the inner spirit of Jinzhu, which is rooted in the broken rock, fully expressing the tenacious vitality and fortitude of Jinzhu. The last two sentences further describe the harsh objective environment for the tempering and testing of the bamboo. No matter the wind and rain, despite the frost, the cold, the snow, the green bamboo still stands proudly.
parts of the actual song that I like and think relates to XZ are :
The thousands of hardship only bring about greater fortitude
Never relenting to winds from any direction
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Never questioning its path
Irregardless of the sweet or the bitter
The reason why XZ sings this so well is probably because he understand the meaning of the song and the importance of having this particular characteristic of a Bamboo. He was performing this before all the 2020 disaster but he had a couple of experiences even before that were he’d gone through hardships and he remained firm. Even in his interviews, he makes it clear that he is someone who is not afraid of hardships because he knows it’s necessary. What is important to him is that he learns from it and that he continues on to reach his goals. 🤍
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