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According to ''Kaiyuan–Tianbao Anecdotes'' ({{Wiki|zh:開元天寶遺事|開元天寶遺事}}), the Yichunkan was a wagon with wooden wheels, a floor made of planks, and a cage installed upon it. In springtime, an assortment of exquisite, blooming, and exotic flora would be planted within the cage. Through a mechanism linking the wheels with the cage, the cage would automatically rotate as the wagon was being towed. It was regarded as a wondrous exhibit to behold wherever it went.<ref name="Special 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Special 1|Special 1]]</ref><ref name="Kaiyuan Tianbao">{{Wiki|zh:王仁裕|Wang Renyu}}. ''[https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=915988 Kaiyuan-Tianbao Anecdotes]'', Scroll 2, line 46, "Yichunkan". ''Chinese Text Project'' | According to ''Kaiyuan–Tianbao Anecdotes'' ({{Wiki|zh:開元天寶遺事|開元天寶遺事}}), the Yichunkan was a wagon with wooden wheels, a floor made of planks, and a cage installed upon it. In springtime, an assortment of exquisite, blooming, and exotic flora would be planted within the cage. Through a mechanism linking the wheels with the cage, the cage would automatically rotate as the wagon was being towed. It was regarded as a wondrous exhibit to behold wherever it went.<ref name="Special 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty Special 1|Special 1]]</ref><ref name="Kaiyuan Tianbao">{{Wiki|zh:王仁裕|Wang Renyu}}. ''[https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=915988 Kaiyuan-Tianbao Anecdotes]'', Scroll 2, line 46, "Yichunkan". ''Chinese Text Project''. Accessed 10 April 2021.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 07:45, 12 June 2021
Yichunkan (移春檻) was a lavish flower wagon owned by Yang Guozhong, who was chancellor to Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. It was the centrepiece to his entry to the 754 Flower Banquet, a competition for the most beautiful and magnificent flower exhibit.
Design
According to Kaiyuan–Tianbao Anecdotes (開元天寶遺事), the Yichunkan was a wagon with wooden wheels, a floor made of planks, and a cage installed upon it. In springtime, an assortment of exquisite, blooming, and exotic flora would be planted within the cage. Through a mechanism linking the wheels with the cage, the cage would automatically rotate as the wagon was being towed. It was regarded as a wondrous exhibit to behold wherever it went.[1][2]
History
The Yichunkan wagon was the main set in Yang Guozhong's presentation to the annual Flower Banquet. This was a contest which he participated in every year via a proxy team. With little exception, his delegates would be petty criminals who resorted to extortion and even flagrant robbery to acquire the plants used to embellish their wagons.[3] This was no different in 754, when the gang hired by Guozhong murdered seventeen villagers from Duling,[4] a farming community specialized in high-quality peonies.[1] Owing to his underhanded tactics and his tremendous wealth, Yang Guozhong and his Yichunkan wagon were declared the winners of the 754 Flower Festival as usual.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Dynasty (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Special 1
- ↑ Wang Renyu. Kaiyuan-Tianbao Anecdotes, Scroll 2, line 46, "Yichunkan". Chinese Text Project. Accessed 10 April 2021.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Flower Banquet (Part 1)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Flower Banquet (Part 4)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Flower Banquet (Part 2)