Actually, all the creativity of these genshin characters design in this videos are based on Chinese mythical beasts from the ancient Chinese mythological book The Classic of Mountains and Rivers
@@user-ef2lr2ln1v The only reason i caught that detail was because of Wo Long. i was only able to remember about 5 of the actual Divine beasts, and only remembered the name of one (Bailu, Yanfei's White Tiger)
@Ikai_Traveler the second highest comments down this comment may answer your question. Actually the divine beasts represented by Yanfei's is 獬豸（Xiezhi）,looks quite similar to thr White tiger but it's not the same.This is a divine beast that can judge good and evil, distinguish right from wrong,which could be seen as a symbol of justice and fairness. you could went to see the comments below or you could literally just ask me about the character design if you want. it's always my pleasure to answer the question.
@user-ef2lr2ln1v Ah. Shit. Well, i tried. I forgot the names, but i think i also recognise Xiangling (Vermilion Bird, one of the 4 Symbols), Yao Yao (Qinglong i believe, Azure Dragon of the 4 symbols), and now that i look at it, Chongyun actually looks like Baihu. And judging by the shot at 0:15, that would make Xingqiu Genbu (Dark Warrior of the 4 symbols, i only know the Japanese name though). There's also the animal that Streetward Rambler rides on, which also reminds me of another Divine Beast. Unfortunately, i forgot that one's name as well. Beidou looks familiar, but i got no clue which one it is. I feel like it would be a crime to make Ganyu anything other than a Qilin, so i'm gonna go with that for her. And i feel like Baizhu is based off the Serpent Beast, and i think that one was called Zhuque or something like that
@Ikai_Traveler It's ok buddy, as a Chinese,sometimes even ourselves couldn't recognize these divine beast directly.so you've done better than some of us. As for Xingqiu's beast's Chinese name is 玄武（Xuanwu,one of 4 sympols who controls the water）.And the others are 朱雀（Zhuque），represented by Xiangling who controls the fire and lawsuit the 青龙(Qinglong)，represented by Yao Yao who controls the lives and thrives.白虎(Baihu), represented by Chongyun who controls the war and crime. The beast Streetward rambler rides we called it 夫诸（Fuzhu）,it's an beast who could makes the river float as flood. Beidou's devine beast is 计蒙（Jimeng）.The beast who could control the wind and rain. As for Baizhu,his divine beast is 肥遗（Feiyi）,but there are two divine beasts called Feiyi in the Classic of Mountains and Rivers. One of them with serpent's appearance could cause drought, and the other with bird's appearance could cure the wounded, saving lives and aiding injuries. So in Hamelin's video they probably combine two settings together, so they create a Baizhu with serpent's appearance and the power of saving lives.
Amazing, Zhongli as the Jade Emperor and other characters as minor gods below him is actually how i imagine things must have been during the reign of the Guili Assembly
@@Zero_Li24 From 2D/3D animators, artists, sculptors, and so on. Never underestimate the ability of a resinless Genshin Impact player. Ah, not to mention that there are also video editors.
I lost my breath when Zhongli appeared at 2:57. HOLY FRICK!! THAT MOMENT WAS ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!! GOSH I LOVE ZHONGLIIIIIII Also the outfits in this are super cool!! Each character looks amazing! I love the editing and the music is superb!! Such a fantastic job you guys did for this!!
If anyone is interested in the prototypes, they are all from Classic of Mountains and Seas, an antient Chinese mythology book from more than 2000 years ago. Some of them are absolute prototypes of the characters in game. Like Ganyu is kirin, Xiao is golden-winged peng, and Yanfei is xiezhi.The others are associated by the creator of the video. Like Xiangling is vermilion bird, Xingqiu is azure dragon, chongyun is white tiger. Some are gods, for example Yunjin is goumang, the god of tree , Qiqi is shebishi, and Hutao looks like Nuwa, whose intestines become snakes. And the video description on bilibili says the video is about the traveler climbing up the nine heavens in Chinese mythology, seeing different adeptis and gods along the way. Xiangling, Yaoyao and Chongyun Xingqiu is on the first heaven, and Ningguang, Keqing, Yelan is on the ninth heaven.Zhongli, Guizhong, Ping and Azhdaha is above them all, they are true gods. I'm not an expert(neither in mythology nor in English translate), so feel free to correct me if there is any mistake!
Holy moly, Hamelin. You and your team went all out with the mythology. Man, I really wish to see a Wuxia-based game [not gachga if possible] made by Hoyoverse.
It is a simple translation of the Chinese lyrics. However, there are a lot of allusions and multiple references in the lines, and the mythological characters in the scene are too large, so this translation basically "only" presents the content of the lyrics and the metaphors that I judge should have been used. If you find any mistakes or other suggestions, please feel free to share them with me. 00:00 00:31 Lyrics: Image：Xiangling, Aether, Lumine How much further must we go before we reach the highest point of Mount Qingyun? 00:37 Image：Xiangling, Aether, Lumine After 3,700 years, the world has been transformed from a barren land to a vibrant one. 00:41 Image：Yun Jin People dress up as different characters. The story of ghosts, monsters, gods and the world is told. 00:46 Told in a gorgeous and elegant melody. 00:47 Image：Xinyan A simple and improvised melodic narrative. (The standard accent of the ancient Chinese nobility and the free creativity of the common people are used here as a two-way metaphor for "the various ways in which stories have been passed down.) 00:50 Image： Beidou Beyond the sea there are mountains, beyond the wilderness there is another sky (world). (There is a pun here. The "sea and wilderness" in the lyrics not only refers to the actual terrain, but also to the limits of our current perception, and the sky beyond that means another world that we don't know about now.) 00:52 Image:Beidou, Aether, Lumine I want to be comparable to the mountains and the sea. (This refers to the fighting spirit to challenge the "known and unknown") 00:54 Image：Yanfei, Aether, Lumine I want to judge and understand the two ends of the scale of this world. 00:56 As I said before, I want to actually measure whether what is right and wrong, good and bad, is really what people say it is. 00:58 Image：Bird holding a branch in its mouth I follow the footsteps of the story left behind by the immortals to a higher place. 01:00 I want to be in the Immortal's hideout 01:01 Image： Shenhe, Cloud Retainer Waiting for a man who practices in the clouds (This is a pun, not only on the name Cloud Retainer in the game, but also on the extended Chinese meaning of the term: a place where the clouds flow like a river (= an altitude that is hard to reach for ordinary people, referring to a hermit or an immortal). 01:03 Image：Ganyu I heard that the qí lín (麒麟) immortals are experiencing life in human society. 01:05 Image：Aether, Lumine I want to ask her how to read the rules of the world on the right path. (Ancient Chinese values, "Tao" refers to nature, the workings of the universe, spirituality, craftsmanship, oneself ...... (In ancient Chinese values, "Tao" refers to the rules of nature, the workings of the universe, spirituality, skill, oneself, and so on. Ancient Chinese believe that when people understand the rules of the world, and truly understand the world and break through themselves, then that person can not be destroyed, which is one of the conditions to become an immortal or a god, however, the most difficult thing is that the rules of the world are not the same for everyone). 01:07 Image：Xiangling, Lumine, Yaoyao Beyond the end of the sea, there are mountains. 01:09 Image：Xingqiu, Chongyun Beyond the wilderness there is another sky (world) 01:11 Image：Yun Jin、Lumine、Xinyan Do you want to guess how far I can walk and how high I can climb? 01:16 Image： Beidou, Lumine Can the gods, the immortals, other human beings and the sky answer my questions? 01:20 Image：Shenhe, Cloud Retainer, Ganyu, Lumine In a society of ordinary people, why do gods, immortals, beliefs, classes and all sorts of incredible stories exist? (Double entendre, not only asking why they exist, but also why they are necessary, but in the lyrics passage, it's more like searching for what the nature of the world is) Second paragraph (can be read as the traveller narrating two stories) 02:00 Image：Hu Tao's hand 1 There is an accident in the running of time. The dead soul returns to the corpse. Ask fate how to calculate the length of life of this soul that has broken the cycle of life and death. and the good or bad of the event. 2. Divination reveals that a dead soul breaks the cycle of life and death and returns to the corpse. How the destiny should measure the length of her life, and whether it is good or bad. (This side is quite difficult to translate because the term here refers to two kinds of objects, and the metaphors of different objects are different. One is the part of an ancient Chinese timer, which is a metaphor for the running of time, and the other is an ancient prop for fortune-telling. In the lyrics of this song, no matter how these two interpretations are combined, they can still fit in with the story of the lyrics, so here are two translations). 02:04 Image： Qiqi, Baizhu People seek the help of doctors and Taoist priests for such incredible things. Even doctors and Taoist priests, who are accustomed to the birth and death of life as if it were a change of seasons, can't explain it. 02:06 Image： Qiqi, Hu Tao and Baizhu's hand. They want to lend a helping hand because they are kind, (but offer help in the opposite way) (Implying that the doctor (Baizhu) and the Taoist priest (Hu Tao) have two completely opposite approaches to the same thing. "The doctor wants to heal life, wants to keep life alive". and "The Taoist priest wants to save the soul, and wants to let the soul rest in peace." Both attitudes come from respect and compassion for life). 02:08 Image：Aether, Lumine climbing the ladder Trekking over rivers and mountains, (Yaksha) the journey is far, far away. Purging evil, sanctioning sin, Yaksha has done tens of thousands of these things. This is the story of Yaksha and the accumulated evil in the world. The fire that burns sin will also consume Yaksha. This is fate's way of settling the score for his sin of killing sinners. 02:17 Image：Aether, Hu Tao in flames Beyond the sea there are mountains 02:20 Image：Qiqi, Baizhu Beyond the Desert There is Another Sky (World) 02:22 Image： Aether, Xiao Back change What do you think? 02:23 Image：Aether, Keqing, Ningguang, Yelan How far can I go and how high can I climb? 02:26 Image：Aether, Zhongli, Guizhong I have conquered The Chasm (Pun, except for the names of the actual terrain, which in Chinese literally means stacked rock walls, which can be interpreted as insurmountable terrain) 02:26 Image：Aether, Madame Ping, Azhdaha I have travelled to Nantianmen (pun, besides the name of the actual terrain, it is also one of the gates to the heavenly palace in Chinese mythology, which can be interpreted as a place that is difficult to reach) 02:30 Image：Aether, Lumine and the bird in the sky that looks like the sun. And who, in the place where I am now, has left behind the incredible story of the immortals? (Echoing 00:58: Tracing the footsteps of an immortal's story) 03:02 Image：Zhongli (with Loong's features), Aether and Lumine climb the stairs. Beyond the farthest mountains, there are mountains. Beyond the sky, there is another sky. 03:06 Image：Aether, Lumine, Guizhong, Golden Loong, Zhongli How far do you think I can go and how high can I climb? 03:11 Image：Aether, Lumine, Madame Ping, Deer I ask the gods, the immortals, other human beings and the sky Who is the one, who is a god with a high and proud attitude (In this song, there should also be an allusion to Traveller interrogating the fate of the world and why he is so arrogant and ruthless, , echoing the two stories narrated by the traveller earlier, and all the testimonies of the traveller about his journey.)
Awesome 👏 You did a great job. As a Chinese myself didn’t notice so many details before I seeing your translation. Hope it can be understood by more people worldwide.
@@qianbeccawang1108 It's nice to get a reply like that. Originally, I just wanted to share it. When I translated it, I realised In this seemingly simple song . It uses many allusions, legends, metaphors, puns, multiple allusions, ancient grammar ...... It even uses the expressions of folk songs and Qinqiang (maybe there are parts I didn't notice). If in the corresponding screen The story would be even better I'm really glad to see such a good work.
This is amazing, thank you SO very much for that! On 02:26, it is actually Azhdaha (look at his tail and horns) - and further reference to Chasm and Nantianmen gets even more meaning since Zhongli fought Azhdaha in the Chasm then dragged him over to Nantianmen to seal. I am pretty certain Zhongli as we know him only appears when mountain breaks at the very end (only Exuvia can be seen in background before that).
Google translation: How many heavens do you have to climb to reach the top of Qingyun? Three thousand seven hundred years, the vastness has become the world One person makes a thousand faces, worships heaven and ghosts and acts as a god Speak upright and elegant, but also leave two or three chords of the people’s voice There are mountains outside and there is sky outside. To compare with those mountains and seas Weigh both sides of the scale in this world When weighing merits and demerits, one should always speak first. Looking for Immortal Traces, the Door to the Cave on the Mountain Waiting for a person who practices in Liuyunjian Or see that Xianlin rolling in the world of mortals Ask how you can attain the truth and become benevolent There are mountains outside and there is sky outside. Look how high I can reach the sky Ask Gods and Immortals Ask People and Heaven Why do we need gods in this world? The jade sign occasionally opens, returning to the body from the dead In fortune telling, is the length black or white? I'm used to seeing life and death, but spring passes and autumn comes. Seeking medical advice is all out of compassion I've been through it, I've been through it, the mountains and rivers are far away Cleaned up, eradicated all evil spirits Years of evil thoughts, Yaksha’s face To pay for one's karma, to repay half a lifetime of killing There are mountains outside and there is sky outside. Look how high I can reach the sky Go up to the strata and go north to the south. Who has been a god here? There are mountains beyond the mountains, and there is a sky beyond the mountains. Look how high I can reach the sky Ask the Gods, Ask the Immortals, Ask the Mountains and Ask the Heavens Who is so high up as a god?
I love the use of bronze script from the Spring and Autumn Period in the beginning! Also direct references to Classic of Mountains and Seas, and the song itself sung in traditional northern Chinese folk song style. This is stunning.
this is absolutely jaw dropping, groundbreaking, earth shattering, window breaking, chairs creakingly beautiful. this is so good oh my god the animation and character art is blown absolutely out of the park with this one! everyone looks so good!!
I always adore this particular Genshin art style, this is too impressive! Can't imagine how long it takes to draw and animate this masterpiece, with how detailed every character designs, the background, the concept, the colors, basically everything.. my eyes are blessed 😭❤️
I haven't been left this speechless in a long time, the level of detail in every design and overlapping animations is beyond words... It's during times like these that I'm more proud than ever to be a part of the genshin community
Amaaaazing!!! The quality of animation is sooo smooth and well done! The plot itself was truly exceptional too! And the art style of all the Liyuen characters plus Aether and Lumine in Wuxia Style outfits are just beautiful! Great job Hamelin and team!
You are feeding us Genshin fans, we are eating AMAZING this year folks! The attention to detail? Vibrant colours and beyond breathtaking art? We're so spoilt. Thank you for this masterpiece! I short-circuited when I saw Hu Tao, Xiao, and Zhongli. All of the characters are absolutely mesmerising.
Omg, THIS IS MARVELLOUS!!! SOOOO BEAUTIFUL I CANT EVEN TYPE IT STRAIGHT BUT THIS IS PEAK!! I..really wanna cry.. it’s so beautiful… thank you so very much for creating this masterpiece!! I sincerely hope you guys, all of those whose effort went in to create this beautiful piece, a very successful year ahead and many more! Since you made me and many others happy, I hope and wish happiness to you as well!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ From the very bottom of my heart❤
this is absolutely INCREDIBLE! i am absolutely in awe of the amount of detail gone into this!! the amount of time and effort it must've taken to make something as cool as this! each character is so beautifully designed and basically everyone screen capture in this video can be background material. this is so beautifully made!
Absolutely Beautiful and Gorgeous. The amount of qualities that goes into every single little detail. You can pause the video at any point and it will still look like a painting with great detail and effort.
I love you for making this like xiao is so amazing your art is so lively your so amazing your art you and just you omg I could rewatch this as many times as I possibly could if my phone didn’t die I would watch this a million times over and over again i’m in love with ur art i’m in love with everything you make I love xiao xiao xiao he’s so cool thank you 🤗🙏
Amazing. Every time, I find myself just sitting here with my mouth open at how beautiful and creative this channel's videos are!! I love this concept!!
They really need to turn granny ping and Guizhong into playable characters and rework Mountain shaper and moon carver human designs, that way I can enjoy a full adpeti team
This was definitely one of my favorite works of this year's party. The beautiful animation, Art style and the Chinese mythology, combined with the song used really amplified this M/V. Congratulations Hamelin, You and your team have outdone yourselves again and made another amazing work of art.
I'm going to be insane about this forever, thanks. I can't even encapsulate the emotion this gives me- how incredible!! Makes me want to write something that is legendary enough to befit this atmosphere... that's the kind of feeling this gives me.
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