bbe's Gallery

Dongsheng Dialect Lexicon

Dongsheng Dialect Lexicon

Dongsheng Dialect Lexicon

Mountainous terrain of Dongsheng Protectorate fostering linguistic conservatism

Geographic Isolation Shaping Dialect

Mountainous terrain of Dongsheng Protectorate fostering linguistic conservatism

Shanyue Tribal Territories Landscape

Shanyue Tribal Territories Landscape

Shanyue Tribal Territories Landscape

Complex network of mountain ranges, valleys, and forests forming the Shanyue territories in Jade Lands.

Mountainous Terrain Shanyue Region

Complex network of mountain ranges, valleys, and forests forming the Shanyue territories in Jade Lands.

Shanyue individuals maintaining their unique cultural identity and traditions rooted in ancient Yue heritage.

Shanyue People Mountain Heritage

Shanyue individuals maintaining their unique cultural identity and traditions rooted in ancient Yue heritage.

Egalitarian and decentralized Shanyue society with strong kinship ties and communal village life.

Shanyue Tribal Village Life

Egalitarian and decentralized Shanyue society with strong kinship ties and communal village life.

Legendary Oath ceremony uniting Mengshan tribes under a massive tree, forming the confederation.

Oath Of Verdant Canopy

Legendary Oath ceremony uniting Mengshan tribes under a massive tree, forming the confederation.

Steep slopes, deep valleys, and dense forests define the Mengshan Mountains, a region rich in resources and biodiversity.

Mengshan Mountains Forested Terrain

Steep slopes, deep valleys, and dense forests define the Mengshan Mountains, a region rich in resources and biodiversity.

Confederate Council assembly of tribal representatives making decisions through consensus in the Mengshan Confederation.

Mengshan Confederate Council Meeting

Confederate Council assembly of tribal representatives making decisions through consensus in the Mengshan Confederation.

Mengshan Confederation Verdant League

Mengshan Confederation Verdant League

Mengshan Confederation Verdant League

Dongsheng Protectorate Mountain Fortress

Dongsheng Protectorate Mountain Fortress

Dongsheng Protectorate Mountain Fortress

Miners extract jade, a significant mineral resource contributing to Dongsheng's economy and cultural identity.

Dongsheng Jade Mining

Miners extract jade, a significant mineral resource contributing to Dongsheng's economy and cultural identity.

Dongsheng warriors, skilled in mountain warfare, defend their protectorate's rugged terrain.

Dongsheng Mountain Warriors

Dongsheng warriors, skilled in mountain warfare, defend their protectorate's rugged terrain.

Steep slopes and dense coniferous forests characterize the mountainous geography of Dongsheng.

Dongsheng Mountainous Terrain

Steep slopes and dense coniferous forests characterize the mountainous geography of Dongsheng.

Dongsheng Fortress

Dongsheng Fortress

Dongsheng Fortress

Treaty of Heavenly Mountains

Treaty Of Heavenly Mountains

Treaty of Heavenly Mountains

Illustrates the Heavenly Mountains Border Commission at work, marking the newly defined border along the mountain crest line as per the treaty terms.

Heavenly Mountains Border Demarcation

Illustrates the Heavenly Mountains Border Commission at work, marking the newly defined border along the mountain crest line as per the treaty terms.

Depicts the city of Kashgar nestled in the Heavenly Mountains, the strategically chosen neutral venue for the protracted treaty negotiations between the Jade Lands and Islamic states.

Kashgar Treaty Negotiation Venue

Depicts the city of Kashgar nestled in the Heavenly Mountains, the strategically chosen neutral venue for the protracted treaty negotiations between the Jade Lands and Islamic states.

Shows merchants from the Jade Lands and Islamic states exchanging goods along the Silk Roads, highlighting centuries of commerce and cultural exchange before the treaty.

Jade Lands And Islamic States Trade

Shows merchants from the Jade Lands and Islamic states exchanging goods along the Silk Roads, highlighting centuries of commerce and cultural exchange before the treaty.

Illustrates the diverse range of ethnic groups in the Jade Lands highlighting their unique cultural traits and historical experiences

Jade Lands Minority Ethnic Groups

Illustrates the diverse range of ethnic groups in the Jade Lands highlighting their unique cultural traits and historical experiences

Minority Ethnicities and Jade Lands

Minority Ethnicities And Jade Lands

Minority Ethnicities and Jade Lands

Displayed are the various minor states and autonomous regions scattered across the Jade Lands reflecting the complex political landscape

Minor States Of The Jade Lands

Displayed are the various minor states and autonomous regions scattered across the Jade Lands reflecting the complex political landscape

Shown is the political fragmentation and cultural heterogeneity of the Jade Lands with smaller ethnic and political groups alongside major kingdoms

Diversity In The Jade Lands

Shown is the political fragmentation and cultural heterogeneity of the Jade Lands with smaller ethnic and political groups alongside major kingdoms

The Concordian Way rising in prominence during the Era of Fragmentation, offering social harmony and spiritual guidance amidst political division.

Concordian Way Emergence

The Concordian Way rising in prominence during the Era of Fragmentation, offering social harmony and spiritual guidance amidst political division.