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    1. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      I'm not sure if cutting your hair all messed up like this is a common trauma thing or just something subliminal in Chinese culture? I remember doing this to myself the day before we were to fly for Canadapic.twitter.com/e5kzT9iPHB

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    2. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      In Chinese families that have experienced a loss, it's common to have an altar like this dedicated to the loved one, with a picture of them and offerings of fruitpic.twitter.com/KZZeJzol2O

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    3. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      BRUUUHH the bright plastic thermoses in the background are also SUCH a thing in China. People generally don't like to drink cold water bc of the belief that it's bad for your health so most families just have a bunch of these standing around with boiled water in thempic.twitter.com/91byvIL0Aj

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    4. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      also the stove and scale here...they're...they're just very Chinese, LOL. Like made in the 80s looking stuff...pic.twitter.com/CYm2CniZs7

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    5. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      and how could i forget the multiple greasy bottles of soy sauce, vinegar, and cooking wine beside the stove!!!!pic.twitter.com/kldA9u4pOj

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    6. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      Qie zi, literally meaning "eggplant," is the Chinese equivalent of saying "cheese" when taking a photo where are the peace signs or finger hearts thopic.twitter.com/9gaOu7rKWg

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    7. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      DFSA;JSDFS THIS RANDOM CROWD OF PEOPLE DANCING IN A TOWN SQUARE IS A COMMON THING IN CHINA TOO this is called 广场舞, or Square / Plaza Dancing. There's a stereotype that only aunties do it but it's for all ages lolpic.twitter.com/UzchU1hdb8

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    8. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      also a common sight is just...construction crews...construction crews everywhere. those traditional buildings in Fei Fei's town? unless it's a tourist sight, most are getting torn down to make way for high-rises and skyscrapers.pic.twitter.com/Qx1NGvwevL

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    9. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      dried fish!! and traditional hearth!!!pic.twitter.com/PFisTKdbLw

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    10. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      When you go visit Chinese relatives, you're generally expected to bring some food or presents. It's bad manners to walk in empty-handed, basically also very accurate that the wives are considerably better looking than the husbandspic.twitter.com/NEWn8q0zqu

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      XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

      if u don't hear this from ur chinese relatives who you haven't seen or spoken to in a year are they even ur chinese relatives that u haven't seen or spoken to in a yearpic.twitter.com/qOwifFMIwV

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        2. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          IF YOU DON'T BRING IN YOUR CRABS ALIVE AND SQUIRMING THEN GET OUT OF THIS CHINESE FAMILY REUNIONpic.twitter.com/c0kQjPEY1c

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        3. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          i used to eat these dishes all the time wtf (now i try to be vegan) the big meatballs are called Lion Headspic.twitter.com/i7avPaAlYH

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        4. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          here they're acknowledging the many different versions of Chang'e's story. Some say she was selfish and just couldn't wait for Houyi to come back before taking the pills, others say she was forced to take both so Houyi's jealous apprentice wouldn't get thempic.twitter.com/siZx0BU8S4

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        5. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          This sounds really dramatic when Houyi lived like 3k years ago but it's not THAT big of a stretch if your family is one that kept genealogical records really carefully lol I personally am related to the Li clan of the Tang dynasty. it's not as impressive as it sounds.pic.twitter.com/X83ai9FUtt

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        6. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          peak chinese auntie energypic.twitter.com/CoWhbih5Mb

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        7. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          that jello looking dish is red-braised pork belly, made with stuff like dark soy sauce, sugar, ginger, and star anisepic.twitter.com/EZoyAyId8x

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        8. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          Fei Fei's upcoming stepmom gives her a mooncake in a tin that LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE THE TINS I USED TO STORE MY STATIONARY IN WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL IN CHINA ASDFLKJAS; stationary cases can get WILD, i made airport security gasp once when they opened mine and 3 tiers sprung outpic.twitter.com/wpxhBGP6D1

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        9. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          it's implied that this crane is Fei Fei's mother's spirit trying to get her to move on. cranes are seen as very spiritual animals in Chinese myth.pic.twitter.com/60E6GZVKvJ

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        10. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          oh fun fact about China's space program! A lot of their stuff is named after myths, so you have the Chang'e lander (left), the Yutu / Jade Rabbit rover (depicted on the right), a planned Heavenly Court space station, and morepic.twitter.com/u8hapjVPJq

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        11. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          THE WHOLE ONLINE SHOPPING SEQUENCE IS REPRESENTATION OF CHINA'S VERY VERY ROBUST E-COMMERCE INDUSTRY LOL well maybe it's robust in America too but here in Canada I have to wait at least a week for anything to be delivered...while in China everything comes in 2-3 dayspic.twitter.com/Qx9ulamLzx

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        12. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          here comes the ugly Chinese winter school uniforms....they basically only come in red or blue...how i suffered aesthetically.... also in China you stick with a single class and classroom for every subject! the teachers are the ones who have to move aroundpic.twitter.com/8A1ZCLGjwK

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        13. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          and it's totally true that the classes have a ranking poster somewhere to praise all the best-scoring students while the kids with the worst grades are constantly shamedpic.twitter.com/JRWSNT4exm

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        14. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          the poem written on the board is that famous Mid-Autumn Festival poem by Song dynasty poet Su Shi / Su Dongpo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuidiao_Getou …pic.twitter.com/MbZMu1sibK

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        15. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          they actually had her build a functioning rocket as;dlkjf This is big "anything you can do, some 12-year-old Asian child out there does it better than you” energypic.twitter.com/Ptd9LSKFf4

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        16. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          look it's the GAY MOON LIONS well the movie calls them lions, but if they're winged then they're probably also inspired by pixiu, a myth creature that looks like a winged lion with short antlerspic.twitter.com/v1b4iKhifX

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        17. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          Lunaria in this movie is a completely original design, but in myth, Chang'e lived in the Guanghan Palace, with only Jade Rabbit as company also some dude Wu Gang who got banished to the moon to try and cut down a tree that continuously heals itself. so like Chinese Sisyphus.pic.twitter.com/ZulZZET6YC

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        18. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          and then look it's Chang'e! Or 3D cartoon me, apparently!pic.twitter.com/N49rAeOTa8

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        19. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          i've seen some mainland Chinese complaints about this Chang'e being "too Western" and "different from Eastern beauty standards" but honestly...i love her idgaf let Chang'e be fierce 2k20pic.twitter.com/KWNzltIxQj

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        20. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          in one version of the Chang'e story she turns into a toad the moment she arrives on the moon as a punishment for her greed so this is probably a reference 😂pic.twitter.com/uJb1QCl3UN

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        21. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          i don't know why the angry birds are here thopic.twitter.com/UrcmANRVm1

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        22. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          Ping Pong is here because Chinese people dominate the sport and they're proud of it loooooool like at the Olympics the top contenders are usually Chinese vs Chinese. there is no suspense.pic.twitter.com/RgNw0j6D4K

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        23. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          Chang'e is all i want to be tbh I NEED THESE OUTFITSpic.twitter.com/n3FIqQExXm

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        24. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          LOOK AT THIS GODDEEEEESS (i mean she lost the match but we don't care)pic.twitter.com/GdkS2f9yTe

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        25. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          ken jeong is here but did...did they name his character after the Gobi Desert? i switched it to Chinese subs and he's named Jello there instead lolpic.twitter.com/f18uExKoPx

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        26. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          also in English the Jade Rabbit is making a "potion," but in Chinese he's making "medicine," as he does in Chinese mythpic.twitter.com/Ja8exEbBU5

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        27. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          it's implied that the final missing ingredient for the potion is love, which Bunjee managed to give damn what is this instalove going on herepic.twitter.com/EpnGcqWZdM

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        28. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          The two lines of Mandarin that Chang'e sings aren't translated in the English subs, but I switched to Chinese and they mean "I wish you everlasting love in every lifetime"pic.twitter.com/CZ13Hy1S3T

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        29. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          it's telling that the first thing Gobi assumes after Fei Fei says her dad is remarrying is that her mom passed away instead of "they got a divorce." Unfortunately, there's still a lot of stigma associated with divorce in China. Parents are pressured to "stay together for the kid"pic.twitter.com/mTLoEsdcwp

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        30. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          Jade pendants worked as contracts in ancient Chinese law!! The terms were carved onto it, then the pendant was broken in half, with each party carrying a piece. This pendant probably held Chang'e and Houyi's promises to each other.pic.twitter.com/uruagdIJLg

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        31. XIRAN *Preorder Iron Widow!‏ @XiranJayZhao 2 Nov 2020

          it's not explained why this is the last time Chang'e and Houyi can see each other, but they're singing "Thoughts of missing you are hard to bear; I wish I could be with you"pic.twitter.com/hgZtzq2HPd

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