🏮 Immortal Pavilion Lingxu: The code of the divine realm in the thousand-year painting
At the northernmost tip of the Jiaodong Peninsula, on the top of Danya Mountain, there is a spiritual realm standing majestically. This spiritual realm has fascinated countless literati and poets. It is Penglai Pavilion.
It is not only a pavilion, but also a cultural totem of the fairyland on earth in Chinese civilization.
When I came here and climbed up, looking at the boundless sea, I naturally felt the eternal poetic feeling in my heart, "I suddenly heard that there are fairy mountains on the sea, and the mountains are in the ethereal space."
This group of ancient buildings surrounded by the blue sea, this group of ancient buildings surrounded by clouds and mist, carries the ancestors’ ultimate yearning for eternal life and the ancestors’ ultimate yearning for the transcendent.
In the oriental mythology system, there are three legendary fairy islands such as Penglai, Fangzhang and Yingzhou. They are the most shining pearls among them.
It was Qin Shihuang who sent Xu Fu eastward to obtain the elixir of immortality, and it was Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who went to Danya to view the fairy mountain in person. Due to these real historical traces, this land has been infused with profound imperial culture and Taoist heritage.
Not to mention the well-known and widely praised "Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each showing his abilities." The eight immortals, including Tieguaili, Lu Dongbin, and He Xiangu, got drunk and played on the sea here.
Therefore, there is a cultural and creative product that carries the image of Penglai, which solidifies the myth that has flowed for thousands of years in the form of an aesthetic ritual within a square inch of space.
🪵 Mortise and tenon workmanship: the charm of craftsmanship in the texture of ancient buildings
Penglai Pavilion was first built in the sixth year of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty, that is, 1061 AD. After undergoing repairs and expansions in the Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty, it finally formed a huge ancient building complex covering an area of 32,800 square meters today.
From the perspective of cultural and creative design, every detail here is a source of inspiration.
The morning bells and evening drums at **Amituo Temple**, the bookish atmosphere of **Su Gong Temple**, and the exquisite structure of the **Wind Shelter** (even though the sea wind outside is howling desperately, the candlelight in the pavilion does not waver), all demonstrate the amazing **construction wisdom** and **environmental insight** of the ancient working people.
If designers can use the cornices and corners of these ancient buildings as a reference, use the carved beams and painted buildings as a reference blueprint, extract some traditional color spectrums such as cinnabar red, azurite, and glazed yellow, and then replicate the geometric aesthetics of the door and window lattice, then they can turn what appears on the desktop into a scaled-down "fairy palace."
Such a high respect for the mortise and tenon structure, as well as the wonderful interpretation of the bracket mechanics, make the cold metal or wood possess the architectural warmth that has remained after thousands of years.
🎁 Yali Oriental: A gift passed down from generation to generation tempered by time
Choosing a cultural and creative gift from Penglai is fundamentally a choice related to the values of oriental life aesthetics.
It is different from the commodities that will soon perish on the industrial assembly line. It has ornamental value, practical functions, and collection significance. It is a carrier of culture.
The Bookmark of the Eight Immortals made with cloisonné craftsmanship is such an artifact, the Penglai panoramic scarf restored with tapestry technique is also such an artifact, and the "Drunk Eight Immortals" tea pet made of Dehua white porcelain is also another such artifact. Each artifact should convey the temperature of the craftsman's fingertips, and each artifact should also convey the traces of time.
In certain gift-giving scenarios , such gifts appear particularly appropriate and high-end.
When presenting a gift to your teacher, you can choose a group of items from the study room that are inspired by the "Su Gong Temple" and are engraved with rubbings of Su Shi's poems and prose, which contain admiration for his knowledge and character. When giving gifts to elders, there may be an ornament made of the "Shoushan Stone" taken from the image of "Three Immortals Mountain", or a meticulous color plate depicting a blessing scene in the "Thean Hou Temple". Such items entrust good wishes for health, longevity and long-term blessings. During business dealings, there is a copper paperweight or business card box that integrates the general culture of "Qi Jiguang's Hometown" and has a strong and upright design style. It can not only show the grand character, but also secretly conform to the philosophy of life of "having both civil and military skills".
For those collectors who value themselves, there is a modern print that presents the artistic conception of watching the sunrise in Binri Tower, a modern print that restores the artistic conception of watching the sea tide in Puzhao Tower, and a metal relief that incorporates the ship patterns of the Dengzhou Ancient Ship Museum, all of which can create a quiet and open-minded spiritual corner in a private space.
The Zen spirit and ancient charm exuded by these utensils are just a kind of gentle alienation from the hustle and bustle of the city, allowing us to achieve a spiritual arrival at the "fairy island" in our daily gaze.
Under the eaves of Penglai Pavilion, modern celebrities such as Dong Biwu and Ye Jianying have passed by, and literati such as Yang Shuo have left lasting chapters.
One of its charms is that it accepts the grand narratives of emperors, generals and ministers, and it also accommodates the simple beliefs that exist among ordinary people.
When we look at it again with a pair of eyes that hold a Chinese cultural and creative aesthetics, we are giving a new life form to this ancient heritage.
Let every "Penglai heart" we send be like a mirage, reflecting the eternal illusion of oriental aesthetics in the heart of the recipient.
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