You're a Royal falling in love in an Ancient Asian Kingdom 

I'm an ignorant about the Japanese/Chinese culture. I am sorry about my mistake and if I offended someone. Please, don't cancelled me on twitter.

You had me at "Oogway ascends"

POV: You were growing tired of staying inside the royal palace all day so you wore a plain cloak that covered your beautiful clothes and part of your face. You made your way into the night market that wasn’t happening too far away. The cheerful music and smells of various street food brought a smile to your face. You stopped in front of one of your favorite dumpling vendors you’d always visit during your nightly escapades. “The mysterious lady is back,” the old cook greeted you with a smile. “How can I help you?” You just smiled at him and he could tell from your eyes you were. He nodded with a chuckle. “So you’ve come to watch me cook again? I’m glad to have an audience that’s interested in my skills.” He said as he began to prepare his next batch of dumplings in front of you. You titled your head and silently watched him as your mouth watered. You would have gotten some dumplings but that risked having your face exposed to the public. “I’ll have four dumplings once they’re ready.” A voice behind you suddenly said as you couldn’t help but jump a little. “My apologies,” the same voice said as the owner of it stepped into your view. “I didn’t mean to be loud.” You could only bow your head to let him know he was forgiven. He smiled at you and you liked the way it curved on one side of his face while his hands were crossed behind his back. After he paid for his two set of dumplings, you were caught off guard when he gave one of them to you. “It’s not fair to eat while your neighbor stands hungry.” You bowed your head again and smiled at him. “I want to ask for your name but I have a feeling you won’t tell me.” You couldn’t help but giggle at him before you caught yourself and became stiff. “It’s alright. I like your laugh.” He assured you as his eyes glowed with mirth. The dumplings radiated with warmth from inside the cloth you held close to you. But your heart grew warm as well and you were thankful the face cloth prevented your growing blush to be seen. You silently bid the kind stranger goodnight as you made your way back to your palace. Once within the safe vicinity of your room, you took of your face covering and ate the dumplings. You grinned at its wonderful taste but also at the thought of the noble stranger who gave them to you. The next day, you had to wake up early so you were properly introduced to your new assembly of guards. When the last one stepped before you and introduced himself as the chief guardsmen, he bowed with his hands crossed behind his back. A small smile managed to escape your lips. It turns out that kind stranger wouldn’t remain a stranger for long. • • • • Edit 10/15/21: Greetings fellow royals! I hope you liked this new little story of mine. As always, my writing Insta is within my channel description if you’re interested. I hope you have a lovely day 😊💛

You know, it's nice to see non-European royalty being shown in playlists.

IVE LITERALLY ALWAYS WANTED A PLAYLIST LIKE THIS YESSSS

Don't worry too much about using Japanese paintings in Chinese music. I'm Japanese, but thank you for making a great playlist. I love your channel ! I'm sorry if my English is wrong.

a south-east asian playlist please 😭 we have many incredible deities here might as well gave u a bit of inspo if you make one

[timestamps] 00:00 - 1:58 [ oogway ascends by hans zimmer ] 1:59 - 6:13 [ chao yuan song by china central folk music orchestra ] 6:14 - 10:40 [ princess of the ming dynasty by liu ying ] 10:41 - 14:40 [ night song by lei qiang] 14:41 - 21:26 [ the fragrance of jasmine by haiqiong dong qun yin and jingyi cui ] 21:27 - 27:15 [ jasmine flower by national cinema symphony orchestra ] 27:16 - 31:08 [ moonlight by jiang xiao-qing ] 31:09 - 35:57 [ memory of childhood by jia pengfang ] 35:59 - 41:57 [ my long way home by zhou yu ] 41:58 - 47:26 [ the poem of spring by liu ying ] 47:28 - 50:58 [ leaves of autumn by jiang xiao-qing ] 50:59 - 55:19 [ rainbow by jia peng fang]

As a half Chinese person ;___; thank you all these songs are so beautiful. China is such a beautiful country with one of the most precious cultures, it’s so sad to see how many people on the west base their xenophobia and hate to the country based on ignorance and bad stereotypes. They are missing beautiful things like this. These songs are like poems to the soul.

picture is Japanese, but great playlist still!

POV: A painting was displayed in a museum, there you noticed a tall man staring at the painting for a while, then you went to approach him. "That woman in the silly painting," he said. " Uhm... What?" you asked as if you heard it right. "That's not just a silly painting sir, I always dreamed of something as if I were in an old-time, in an old place, inside a palace with a large garden of flowers and dress like a medieval princess in a novel and it feels like I was looking for something so I decided to paint that very scenario in case if I forget about it one day," you explained. "I just found The woman whom I visited in my dreams," he said in a tone like he found a long-lost treasure. He seems to be familiar with the lady in the painting. The strange tall man stayed silent. Then you remembered, there was a man with long black hair as charcoal, one hit of a silver ray of the sun shines like a sun, he's like a friend to you every night that keeps all those stressful events that happened in your reality, a man who you've usually seen in your dreams but you couldn't able to remember his face whenever you wake up. The last thing he said was. "If one day we'll not be able to meet again, I'll promise to find you. You became kinda suspicious of him, so you asked him to make sure if all of that was just a silly dream. "May I ask who's that lady you're looking for?" you asked curiously. "We meet every night, each night passed, we grow closer like old childhood friends reunited again." As you stood still, you were shocked, what the man said sounded exactly the same you dreamed of every night. " But unfortunately it's been years since I last met her " You thought this was all a coincidence but it isn't, what if that man was standing in front of you in the museum of all places. How would you react if you knew he was looking for you for years or even for centuries? "If I'm not mistaken are you the-" you wanted to ask but he interrupted and said. "What would you do if I said yes, I am."

Pov; You’re a young lady from a noble family. Earlier at a poem recital event you met a young scholar, not particularly dazzling but was well versed in all the literature and can recite any poem instantly. He isn’t covered in lavish silk or adorned with jade and agate yet his eyes twinkle like yemingzhu and his voice as clear as a sparrow’s spring song. With each word he spoke you fell a little more in love. Now the sun is giving it’s best golden hour and you’re feeding goldfish in your family pond. Thinking of him and smiling like a crazy person. Thinking of how you can meet him again and maybe even create an interaction. What color rouge to wear or what gown to pick so you won’t look like you’re showing off but nice enough to not look underwhelming. Next day come and you see him setting a stall selling calligraphy and painting scrolls. You come over and recite one of the poems and praises it an explicit classic and he corrects you saying it was actually his own creation and you shyly smile behind your fan, slightly embarrassed but also delighted to know that he’s so talented. You asked shrewdly if he would care to leave his poem on your fan and sign it, while inviting him to a private gathering to share your collection of arts and listen to your pipa over tea. He blushed a little and agreed…

🌸 TIMESTAMPS 🌸 0:01 Oogway Ascends by Hans Zimmer 1:59 Chao Yuan Song by China Central Folk Music Orchestra 6:15 The Princess of Ming Dynasty by Liu Ying 10:41 Night Song by Lei Qiang 14:42 The Fragrance of Jasmine by Haiqiong Deng, Qun Yin and Jingyi Cui 21:28 Jasmine Flower by National Cinema Symphony Orchestra 27:16 Moonlight by Jiang Xiao-Qing 31:09 Memory of Childhood by Jia Peng Fang 36:00 My Long Way Home by Zhou Yu 42:00 The Poem of Spring by Liu Ying 47:29 Leaves of Autumn by Jiang Xiao-Qing 51:00 Rainbow by Jia Peng Fang hope I could help! enjoy the playlist and stay safe xx 🍃💛

Listen while reading Romance of The Three Kingdoms you'll cry

pov: it's finally 'that' time of the day again. you're finally be able to sneak out to your room to meet your very loved soldier. as you walk on the halls, you noticed how full and big the moon is. it made you smile and continue to walk on your spot. "how's your day?" the soldier asked. "its always the same, i need to be careful, they can't know about us." he hugged you very tight that you can feel that he's saying that 'its all gonna be alright'... you stayed a little bit longer on his side before its time for his shift again. you can't seem to relax a bit, you kept overthinking about what will happen if your family knows your relationship with the soldier. you let out a big sigh. "they attacked!!" the co-soldier said. the palace begun to get noisy to get ready for the battle. everyone started to get panic that they started running around. you got distracted by it that you didn't notice that the soldier was talking. "you need to get out of here, now." he said while grabbed your shoulder. "b-but!" "no buts, the battle's very serious." he hugged you once again and whispered this words into your ears "its all gonna be alright, remember?" tears started to fall knowing that you two might not see each other again... you started running to get to the main place where the royal family gets together to be safe. "lets get out of here." they said. you're outside the palace now, riding your horses to get away from the chaos. you turned back your head to see your home one last time again. "until i see you again, my love." your secret might not get revealed, but whatever you do for it to stay... faith will always change it in the way you need to let go someone you longed and loved. thank you for reading, excuse the wrong grammars and spelling...

As a traditional chinese musician, I'm so happy to see this!

They hit me with "Oogway's ascends" at the very beginning, and from then I know I'm in for one hell of a ride.

PoV The crowds cheers erupted from the plaza, from children to adults, everyone was astounded. Dancing on the stage was a masked young lady. Her movements flowed like water, smooth and graceful. Each step was performed with elegance as if she had been dancing her whole life. Her long silky black hair was tied in a neat ponytail, an intricate moon ornament keeping her hair in place. The music slows down into a soft and more romantic ambiance. Couples started going on stage and danced to the rhythm of the music. She didn’t mind not having a partner, although envy filled her upon seeing the happy couples. She hears someone cough behind her, turning her head she spots a young man wearing simple clothes. This man was most likely a poet and a musician. She tilts her head slightly, “Yes?” She asked in a quiet voice. “May I dance with you, Milady?” The poet bowed, and extended his hand towards the young lady. She was hesitant but soon took his hand. They danced in perfect harmony, their hands seemed to have been made for each other. Fitting perfectly, every nook and cranny. The night passed by, hours seemed like seconds. She couldn’t sleep that night. Her mind was plagued with the poet’s visage. “Let’s meet again.”

Cherry blossoms wither as soon as they flower. You have learnt that from the endless strolls you have enjoyed in the royal garden, the soft pink petals caressing your skin as the wind drove them away. It made you rather melancholic that they were allowed more freedom than you ever were, dancing along the gigantic trees, witnessing unrequited love stories and beautiful poetry. You sighed. Your father, the king, has forbid you to leave the palace as often for your safety, and saw fit to replace the garden with paintings on your room wall, going as far as assigning you a personal guard. Thankfully, no maid followed you today. That said, you climbed a tree, occupying a huge branch to admire the vastness of a world you'll never experience. You spotted a tall man in a grey yukata entering the palace. He bowed respectfully to the gatekeepers, gesturing something you failed to understand. And as he approached the tree you were on, you pushed yourself further away from the tree trunk to see him, to see more than just black silky hair held into a ponytail. In a moment, too absorbed into your concentration, you slipped off the tree. It took you a second to realize you were falling- to realize you are probably going to break a bone or two, and it'll be painful, so painful, and your father won't allow you out anymore. You shut your eyes and prayed it won't turn out as terrible as you expected, until- You figured you weren't on the ground. Definitely, it wasn't as comfortable as this, nor smelled as good. You slowly opened your eyes to meet a pair of otherworldly hazel ones, a supernova, dust and leafs, night and day. It was the man of earlier, a smile of relief coloring his features for having caught you on time. His deep voice rang through your ears. "Are you okay?"

They said you were a beauty that could collapse kingdoms, but were you truly? As your maids painted your lips with the reddest rogue that seemed almost like blood, you sighed to yourself. Was being a beauty a good thing? Where had it gotten you now? As the maids grabbed your golden traditional garments, you looked at yourself in the mirror; you were said to be a beauty that was better to look at than a thousand paintings. Ink black hair framed your face, and your pale skin was tinged with the slightest pink from some light tint that was applied earlier. This face to you was just an appearance your were born with, but men never looked past your beauty because for them you were merely a treasure. Someone who was used as decoration in the royal palace and a pawn who could easily be sold off. You knew it better than anyone. Yet still, your heart longed for the mysterious man you had met on the street one day. Your face had been covered at the time by a veil, but still the man had not hesitated to protect a woman he knew nothing about. He was a commoner, yes, but he was braver than any soldier or man you had ever known. You waved your maids away at the swish of your hand, and gazed outside your palace room window longingly. The birds around you fluttered and the trees around you danced with the wind. You wish you could be free like the birds but you were forever trapped in a cage, forced to marry a man you would never want. “General, you must not go up there” you heard a voice echo from somewhere underneath your room. The voice was slightly high pitched and seemed to be one of your maids. “Yun!” You heard a familiar voice yell. You stood up in surprise, your heart thumped rapidly, and you wondered if it was truly him. Was it the same man on the street who had captured your heart with one smile? Rushing down the steps, you felt your hair fall apart from its delicate style, but still you grinned happily. As you saw the tall figure whose body was wrapped in dark armor, you could almost immediately tell it was him. No one else could make you feel so warm or safe as easily as him.

I wrote this while listening to Jasmine Flower by National Cinema Symphony Orchestra (21:28). I feel this story fits the aesthetic of the song. POV: You're walking through the castle's garden and can't help but admire the blossoming peach trees. The light pink flowers match your elegant gown, and you decide to pick one of the flowers to place over your right ear. While you continue to walk, you see an individual from afar. The breeze catches the trees, and the flowers begin to whirl around you. You soon realize the stature belongs to a young man. You lock eyes expecting him to look away, but he holds your gaze. You walk closer, and he bids you a smile that can't help but warm your heart. "Good evening Princess, taking a stroll?" You return his smile and say, "I am." You continue to gaze into his eyes, and he says, "The peach trees are beautiful this time of year." You say, "Yes, they are. The dusty rose pigment has always captivated me; it has a young yet elegant tone." He says, "I agree. I'll take a guess and say it's your favorite color." You smile back and say, "How could you tell? Is it that obvious?" He grins and points to your raiment and says, "Your gown matches the blooms and the color of your lips." You can't help but blush and turn away to hide the stir of emotions that he invokes in you. He chuckles and says, "I hope I have not offended you, Princess." You turn back and reply, "Not at all." You tuck a stray of hair behind your right ear, forgetting about the flower. The flower then whirls away in the light breeze. The stranger says, "You've seen to have lost your flower." "It seems I have," you say, "I forgot I had placed it there earlier." He begins to walk to a nearby branch and plucks a fresh blossom, "Here, I'll get you a new one." As you watch him, you realize he is inches from your face. He lifts the flower to your ear, and he asks, "May I?" You say, "Of course." His warm touch grazes your face, and he tucks your hair behind your ear to place the flower. "There," he says, "The elegance of this garden is now intertwined with your grandeur." You stare at him and ask, "I never asked for your name. Who are you?" He tilts his head, and with his hand on your face, says, "Maybe if fate is kind to us, we will meet each other again." His hand slides away from your face and turns around to leave. You watch his stature as he makes his departure. You don't run after him because you feel that everything that happened was meant to be the way it was. You gaze up to the sky covered by the peach trees and say to yourself that you believe fate will bring you two back together. Until then, the moment you shared with the stranger was as perfect as it could be.

A good positive twist on the Internet's recent "interest" in Chinese culture which has genuinely kinda peaked mine.

The characters on the right (鳥居清峯) are the name of Torii Kiyomine II, an adopted Japanese ukiyo-e painter who lived from 1836 to 1867. (There wasn't a lot of information about them on their Wikipedia page) The stamped characters on the left are the name of the painter (who isn't Torii). The characters are in Seal Script (篆書, 'seal' as in 'seal of approval', not the animal), an alternate style of writing Chinese characters that was used in the Qin Dynasty (sort of like another font), but now is mostly used for these name seals/stamps or as decoration for giving ancient vibes. The only character I recognize there is 極 (which means 'limit'/'extreme'). Just saying, My Japanese or Chinese are still quite a ways from fluency, so I might have gotten some things wrong while reading the sources for this wall of text.

我听到想哭了。。。真感动！祝你永远健康，快乐，幸福！ 希望洋人能够通过你的表演，感受到华人的文化和友善。不要再仇视我们华人。。。 来自新加坡的祝福

omg please do a 'you're the female emperor of ancient China' -- Wu Zetian-esque to it

beautiful playlist! I especially love the "royal falling in love" theme- is there any way you could make one set in ancient greece, the middle ages or the english/italian renaissance? or two poets falling in love in the regency era! love all your work!!

She was walking in the wilderness of the western woods with a flower basket in her hands, while picking flowers from the trees she kept smiling. Today she was happy, these flowers were for someone she loved. In the same wilderness was he, on a dark horse with bow and arrows. Not knowing what was coming for them, they kept moving further. He quickly took the arrow and bow, as spotted movements happening into the bushes. As the arrow left the bow and disappeared into the wilderness of nature, a scream resonated throughout the woods. He got off his horse, and rushed into the bushes. There she was laying on the crimson carpet of leaves with an arrow stuck in her stomach, the flowers from her basket and her white and pink robes were stained with her own blood. She looked at him with teary eyes before closing them for forever. Hey guys please forgive me for my poor English, hope you like it 😊

In the purple night the strings of the erhu shook soft and light and the pair walking down the road raised dust, the houses glowing and the music fading gently behind. Moonlight played over the grove and they settled entwined beneath the dove tree in the loud wordlessness of lovers upon the eve of parting. In the morning the lightless town was silently still within the fog but at the gates there was the shouting of the captains and the regiments forming like gathering foam, hurried to the sounding horns and the cavalry bristling. When he had left with spear and horse and mail shining in the sun there were no tears gleaming from the other left beneath the dove tree; neither was there song. They sat alone, dreaming of the night.

I don't know why, but this melody just brought tears to my eyes. I cried half an hour after listening to this. It's as if my mind decided to let go of all the negativity through my eyes in the form of tears. Now I feel much better. ❤

I'm so happy to hear this. Actually, in Taiwan, more people listen to western classical music istead of our Chinese classical music(including me). I wish that more people here can appreciate this (no, our own) beautiful culture. 希望大家可以放下政治上的成見，本是同根生，相煎何太急

Some of my favorite classical Chinese pieces are in this playlist, so you just made my day! Thank you!

i just want to tell that this playlist is so beautiful, one day i dream with a ancient life, and it was a princess and a samurai, and they're love was so tragic, and this playlist reminds me so much that life.

As a Vietnamese (a Southeast Asian), for your information, this playlist is specifically playing East Asian music since Asia is the largest continents, and therefore has so many different cultures that are so vastly different that they cannot be clumped into one 'Asian' label. Other than that, this playlist is so calming, serene and majestic! :D

OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU USED MY IDEA DHDHHD honestly, this is beautiful. Thank you. 💓

11:39 - 11:50 I can’t describe how much I love this part

Starting off with Kung Fu Panda Music lmao

YAAAY I voted for this particular playlist!!! Now I can proceed in reading my book : )

i don't think anyone will understand just how beautiful this music is, where it transforms your emotions and makes it hard to describe. calling it magical just ain't enough

The bold yet gentle scent of jasmine tea envelopes your soul. The servant who poured it for you seems shy as you take a sip from it. The princess in front of you keeps her practiced smile elegant and poised. Her gentle conversation should not bore you - it should intrigue your every sense. You should be interested but other things occupy your attention. Such as the servant's blush as you guide your stare from her lips to her eyes. You smile slightly at her expression. "Forgive me your highness," the princess interjected. Out of the corner of your eye, you notice her facade twitch with annoyance. Her eyes told you everything her lips neglected to. "I asked if you enjoy Chinese opera?" Reluctant, you pry your gaze to the princess. "I assure you, you and I have nothing in common so let us not waste our time." You stood up and barked behind you, "Come along." To your surprise, the princess was foolish enough to stand up. How shameful. "Not you." You gave the servant a mischievous grin. "The other one." The servant bowed frantically to the flabbergasted princess before following you into the courtyard where the moonlight bathed the trees. "You are far more fitting of a princess of my preferences." She stood blushing before you as you tilted her chin up. "You were quite blunt with the princess. It would behoove you to prolong the niceties." You stop her, "Then I would be just as ingenuine as her. Would you want that?" A pause of hesitation allows for the wind to add its piece. You let go of her face and walk closer to the tree in the middle of the courtyard, a large, confident tree which stood tall among the others "You should apologize promptly." You caught the tremble in her small voice and decided you couldn't hear her. "Pardon? I couldn't quite hear you over the wind and your lies-" She clenched her fists and rang out, "Apologize, your highness!" You took her hands and they unraveled, blossoming into flowers. Her eyes opened with them and she immediately snatched her hands away. You could see worry rushing through her as she cautiously searched for any wanderers in the night. "I'll apologize." You let go of the smirk and replace it with a stern line, "I apologize for not caring about them because I know you want me to. I apologize for falling in love with you. I apologize for making you fall in love with me. I apologize on behalf of fate for not allowing us to be." You watched her eyes grow with each apology. "But I can't apologize for this." You pull her towards you in an embrace. A shock came when a tender kiss followed, lasting only as long as the sky allowed. When the clouds unveiled the moon's watchful eyes, you were forced apart. "I won't apologize either." Then she ran away and left you with the moon to explain.

Here's my story It was almost as if you lived another life. Your mornings for the past few years have been filled with scenarios, otherworldy places, and faces that you have never seen or felt before. As you put your coffee to heat you can't help but compare the monotonous life you lived in your conscious state to your mystic subconscious. You were probably drawn more and more to them every passing night; especially him. His voice, the way he smiles, his long flowy attire, the way he always paints under that tree near the pond in the royal gardens, and the way you admire him through the huge windows from your palace chambers. the way he gently held your hand while teaching you a new brushstroke, the way you could feel the curves of his lips, the way he felt against your fingertips. Even though everything else felt like a dream, your beloved was the only thing that felt almost real, lingering around you even when you were wide awake, fully functioning, working, and... "Are you listening to me or not?, You don't ever seem to pay attention to me Hina, what's with you these days?"..... on dates. Your boyfriend entirely disrupted your trail of thoughts. Ah! yes, Jun the ultimate, he was introduced to you through a friend of a friend of a friend and You started dating him when you were still in college. He also kept ghosting you for about 4 dates before finally taking you seriously. “ Hina? Jesus Hina are you even here?! _No, I miss him, I want to see him again, I am going home._ “ What the fuck Jun will you let me breathe?, Plus why are you talking so much today, aren’t you usually too busy to even get some coffee with me? “ I am trying to make up for it aren’t I?” He replied angrily. _Goodbye._ ” I am a little tired today, lets's do this some other time”, you said and just left. Sometimes you were concerned for your mental health? Were you going crazy? sometimes you felt you were cheating on Jun with the man of your dreams. You even had a crazy theory that he was Jun from his past life but that quickly faded away when you slowly fell out of love with him. You didn’t know, what you were feeling, what you were seeing and why you were seeing them again and again except for one thing, you would even fight the nightmares those imperial courtyards sometimes gave you, if it meant seeing him once again. As you plopped on your bed ready to let go of the day and let yourself drift away you saw it once again…. The patterned beams and decorative exteriors, the bridge leading to your chambers, it was all the same "Princess, where have you been you have a guest, guess who" a familiar giggling voice called out for you, it was your lady in waiting Mei. " Your usual spot go ahead, I'll cover for you" _I know this usual spot, the northern side of the water gardens behind the back palace. That area is pretty uninteresting and secluded as it is far away from the chambers of the Empresses and consorts of the Imperial harem and according to Mei, easier to hide and escape right into the royal gardens before anyone caught us. I haven't yet figured out the situation around him and me but it must be forbidden according to the rules of the palace it seems._ As your feet ecstatically move forward to your location you couldn't help but sense something wrong. _Maybe the environment, Mei's statement, or even me. Maybe I'll see him and get better?._ As you make your way towards the gardens hiding from the back palace you see his tall figure standing there waiting for you. _Ah There he is, gleaming with perfection. His embraces are so warm and loving. Ha! It's baffling cause I have never been this happy and desperate to be in a man's arms. I guess we are a lot more closer and intertwined than I thought._ "I'm sorry princess but this will be the last day I will meet you here, I cannot see you anymore, this is the end". _Huh, what? wait a min I can"t._ Your legs felt jiggly, and your mind went blank, before you knew tears started forming in your eyes. A lot was going on in your mind but it constantly felt like you knew something, something you don't remember. "Before I go I just want you to know that my love for you will not be shaken by any external pressure, I don't care what Cheif son has to say or what the Empress Dowager is plotting against you, as long as you keep me in your heart I will return to you even as an unwanted man or even as dust. From the moment you ever touched me I have devoted my entire life towards you, Princess Lea." There, There it was! your sadness confusion and misery were slowly started to envelop with fear too. Your eyes were not just tears anymore it was mixed with terror. It was as if this name triggered something; your entire world started spinning, red smoky flames engulfed your surrounding, you wanted to run but your feet were ice-cold, your heart was pounding and your ears drowned in those same hellish screams that you dreaded the most. Those nightmares were here, those same things you always feared and disliked. Strangely this nightmare was not a deja vu anymore, the palace beams, the water gardens, those peculiar flower patterns on the walls, the imperial throne, the blood on your hands, empress dowager, and most importantly, your mother. You found yourself in that cursed imperial courtyard again as you wept uncontrollably, your name and his last words to you echoed in your brain, slowly becoming so painful that you were unable to breathe....until, a long silence embraced you, and you slipped into the time when it all began.

Hii the cover is actually Japanese. But regardless of that, it's an amazing playlist. Love all the way from Asia! 💕

Jia peng fang's gave me a lot of memories, I used to play his arrangements when I was a college student working on my home works at my dorm and reading some chinese BL novel 😭

Hi! I have only discovered this playlist and I would like to say to you that I really liked it! I'm half chinese half japanese so I don't really have much problem with people mistaking japanese or chinese things or culture with eachother. People can make mistakes so the only thing that I have left to tell you is thank you for making this playlist and for noticing the "mistake". No worries 🙃🙃🙃

Just think it’s a pity that it’s a Japanese painting here however the music is from China. And I’m proud to say that I can play the Night Song with the traditional instrument “erhu”! ❤

Currently drinking tea and reading some history articles while listening to this....

there's nothing as "ancient asia", it's ancient Japanese, Chinese or etc. Asia has 48 countries just so y'all know.

I loved this playlist as someone who is part Chinese :) You did an amazing job of finding these very traditional instrumental songs and expressing our music 😌 Also the painting is Japanese but I'm not here to complain or judge 🥲😅

0:07 I fell to my knees and cried

I didn't know what to expect from this video , but my first thought was : Is this just Master Oogway ost?

It's amazing how a single second of hearing these melodies takes away all my strains. Love this so much.

Ok but..... I NEED MORE OF THIS PERFECTION!!!!!! I felt so good seeing my culture being represented in something so "simple"

Maybe playlist “walking in a Japanese garden” or “samurai and a mounting landscapes”, smth like that. You can use traditional shakuhachi, samisen or koto music for it.

I love how I just felt the nostalgia rushing through me at the first song. I immediately knew where it came from T-T

Not going to lie, I instantly saved & liked this video based on the title alone, before the music even started playing. Was not disappointed.

I’m feeling like a main character omg

You're a Royal falling in love in Ancient China *Japanese woman in thumbnail*

When I tell my friends I listen to Chinese music, I mean this! This playlist makes me so clam. 😭🤍

yayyy! you know it’s a good day when utravclet posts :)

The first song reminds me of a Asian princess who decides to go to war for her people but accidentally falls in love with her enemy ( one of the warriors). As they fight everything slows down as if time had stopped just for them. They looked into each other's eyes and knew they were meant for each other. When the war was over only the princess and her new found lover were left, standing in the battlefield as the sun crept through the thick clouds creating a spotlight in between the two of them. They slowly walked towards the light and stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. Finally the princess spoke.... TO BE CONTINUED

OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I WATCH OLD CHINESE DRAMA AND I WANT TO FIND THEIR MUSIC SO BADLY BUT END UP NOT FINDING! So thank you very much. 🙇🏻‍♀️

This is absolutely beautiful. The elegant swells of music are so relaxing and near ethereal. My chihuahua and I loved it, thank your for taking the time to upload!

I'm working at graveyard shift and suits my mood so well, this is my favorite out of all your playlists

WE REALLY NEED MORE PLAYLISTS LIKE THIS!!

Wow this is truly beautiful, thank you for the compilation.

(it doesn't have a specific timeline or period and has elements from different eras and it's historically accurate) Pov (Onna bugeisha): me and my brother were at the coast, watching the ships drop anchor. Ships from Jeoson, Tang, Russia, The Netherlands and many others. The people got out of the ship carrying down anything from food to luxurious goods. Travellers too. We were expecting a guest from Tsardom Bulgaria. She came from a noble family of scholars and great artists, whose works reached here. Some of their artworks were so popular that the noble clans and even the Emperor himself adored their art and were wiling to pay crazy money even for a single piece. I myself was amazed too. It's amazing how delicate, yet strong, simple and complicated, harmonic and chaotic a piece of art could be. My brother pointed with his fan the traveller ship with the Bulgarian flag, which just droped an anchor. The first to come down were the servants carrying luggage. A few moments later she was already outside, going towads the dock. She wore dark green knee-length traveller robe with big sleeves, a big steel belt and a cloak, black pants and knee boots. When she was already on the ground she removed her hooded, showing her dirty-blond hair in a braid and her weirdly blue eyes. Blue of an icey lake. My brother shrigged me again, we had to greet her. As we were walking towards us she noticed us and already understood we are her escorts. She smiled at us. When we were already one opposite another, we bowed to one another. We just noticed how tall she was, taller than both of us. "My name's Desislava. You must be Taira no Masanao the famous scholar and singer" looking at my brother, she said. "And you must be the famous warrior Taira no Machiko Gozen, the one who defeated the storm"

esta playlist me llena de tanta paz , me da energía de seguir dibujando

POV: you're in your room when a spirit comes in and tells you are the long lost princesse of Japan. Your father comes in your room at the same moment and tells you: "I didn't want you finding out like this". They take you to the royal palace and learn how to be a princess.

Please do Korea next time. A lot of people want it!

this is my favourite playlist you've made! i don't even care about the mistake, this brings me a great deal of joy! thank you : )

even tho i am south asian and not east asian, i will never stop listening to playlists like these cause the music sounds so elegant i'm obsessed 😍

That's so beautiful! Very inspiring and relaxing in some sense. Thank you! ❤

I've been lately interested in classical Asian music, this one is a wonderful collection, congrats.

y'all if you want a anime/manga with a similar vibe I really recommend Yona of the Dawn. the anime is great and the manga is even 10 times better love it sm also Inuyasha has similar soundtracks but it's not about a royal family anymore

Hi half Cambodian here, the music is from what I know sounds like Japanese and Chinese music. I personally would prefer if you were to like, make note of this because Asia is h u g e. Like you got Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, India, Mongolia, Tibet, Turkey, all of those places are in Asia. So maybe like in the title say Chinese or Japanese dynasty because Asia is extremely diverse and different across regions. Or if you do want to make a playlist with Asia, maybe include all or more countries from different regions like a traveler or something I still love the playlist but a little heads up for future videos.

Need more playlists like this.. it was so calm and serene and yet had a bright and playful tone. Absolutely loved it.❤

This playlist is magically helping me to stay focused. That is impressive !!!

Mais uma playlists pra eu fica apaixonado obrigado ultravclet 🤧💜

This playlist is great for doing homework!! I got so much homework done yesterday and I never thought I would finish it! Thanks! 😍

Alternate titles, " you're about to go somewhere else saying goodbye to your family and your bestfriend moment"

This, this right here is what I needed. Thank you.

Why does the first one remind me of this one song that played in Mulan. As a dancer it makes me want to do a very flowy dance as the instrumentals in this piece is absolutely beautiful and fits together very well in many ways. Truly a masterpiece.

i think i got yeeted back to 2008 when oogway ascends came up 😭😂 literally cried over that song as a child, mastered it in the violin as a teenager. amazing playlist!!

OMG THIS PLAYLIST IS SO BEAUTIFUL THANK YOU SO SO MUCH😭❣️

I AM SO IN LOVE WITH THE OLD JAPANESE AND CHINESE CULTURE AND CUSTOMS

Obrigada, sério mesmo, todas as tuas playlists são maravilhosas.

Perfect for the story I am making of a girl who is a princess with the ability to make gold (kinda like no face from Spirited Away) She always has a mask on because when she takes off the mask she forgets who she is and lives as a poor beggar woman She makes friends with certain adventures and soon after discovers how to speak to her other half with written messages or recordings Not pieces together fully this playlist might help me make more

"My student, my time has come"

I've been waiting for thisss kind of playlistttt 😭 this is awesome!!

Don't worry too much about the picture. Everyone makes mistakes and I can tell you didn't put the pciture with ill intentions. Just pay more attention next time and all is good. As a person with Chinese heritage, I really enjoyed the playlist. Keep it up!

A single tear had fallen from my face, the moment I heard it.

Delightful playlist. Totally loved it. It became one of my favourites! Thank you for the amazing job.

I love this. Have been searching for such a video for A YEAR!!

Your playlists are so inspiring. you’re the best Utravclet 💛💛

AMO totalmente las melodías tocadas por el Erhu ,Guzheng, kokyu, entres varios instrumentos tradicionales de parte de Asia, es hermoso, puede transmitir unas delicadas notas como si fuera el viento o el despertar de las plantas danzando en el atardecer TvT

Finally!! I have been waiting for this type of playlist ♡

I love it feels like I have some connection with the past

Love this so much. I have always loved Chinese Music and started playing dizi about a year ago. I wish I could find selected pieces easier on youtube, instead of the usual "10 hours of Chinese music" or whatever that's pretty much a 10 minute loop 100 times... of not even real Chinese instrumentation or real instruments. Anyway, blessings

People nowadays so confused Japanese with traditional Chinese culture😢

I interpreted this as literally falling in love with a city... It's strangely beautiful.

i've been searching for authentic chinese classical music for seven years now, know a fair amount about chinese philosophy and practiced kungfu for several years and this is the first playlist I found that sounds like the things i actually experienced in my meditations. thank you so much for uploading this. words cannot describe how thankful i am. be blessed