#Shan hai jing creatures series#

'Although it's dangerous, we still decided to go,' she said. However, heading to Baishuitai meant that they needed to pass a very narrow passage with a cliff.

#Shan hai jing creatures series#

Xiang recalled that once they filmed the series of Baimin, a mythical ancient country in 'Shan Hai Jing,' and their ideal place was Baishuitai in Shangri-la, Yunnan Province. And the filming can sometimes be dangerous. Usually it takes them 15 to 20 days to prepare the costumes and props for one creature. We think such treasure should never be neglected so we try to interpret it in a way that is more acceptable to the young.' 'Its rich content and geographical records are beyond our imagination. ''Shan Hai Jing' is so beautiful,' said Xiang. While Jia dresses up as the mythical creatures, gods and goddesses, Xiang does research, writes scripts to make the difficult classical Chinese content understandable to the public and dubs the videos. Jia Ling dresses as Nuwa, the mother goddess credited with creating humanity and repairing the Pillar of Heaven. It's difficult to fix them onto the head and face of models, as they will drop. 'I used to make horns with clay by hand or with 3D printing technology,' Zhang said. She used various means and materials to make the items look like horns or tails. To design the makeup and look, she checked documents and combined the images with the appearance of animals. Prior to her 'Shan Hai Jing' tour, Zhang mainly drew illustrations for children. These stories opened her mind to an imaginative world with fantastic creatures.

'She sat on a rocking chair while I counted the stars and listened to her stories.' 'I remember, especially in the summer nights, my grandma stayed outside to enjoy the breeze,' Zhang said. Zhang Xin, 26, who learned painting as a child, said she started dressing up for photo series to commemorate the days she spent with her grandma.Įvery night before she went to sleep, her grandma told her stories in 'Shan Hai Jing.' These magic creatures from the ancient book of mythical legends 'Shan Hai Jing,' or 'The Classic of Mountains and Seas,' which inspired JK Rowling for her 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' series, now are brought back to life by two young women using beautiful makeup and costumes. To the north of Kunlun Mountains, there's a monster called Xiangliu, which has nine heads with human faces but the body of a serpent. In the South China Sea, there is a clan of Jiaoren, or Chinese mermaids, whose teardrops become pearls after they fall.