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The Baptism of Jesus Christ – Uncovering Bethany beyond the Jordan ( Film Trailer 1)

10k films — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:10:43 +0000

A Ten Thousand Films production 2007

Lü Dongbin Crossing Lake Dongting

10k films — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:35:23 +0000

Lü Dongbin Crossing Lake Dongting

Lǚ Dòngbīn (呂洞賓) is the patron of Ten Thousand Films, and appears on the film company logo.

More information here 呂洞賓

Dream of the Yellow Millet

10k films — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:17:47 +0000

The legend has it that one night when Lü Yan (Dongbin) was in Chang’an or Handan (邯鄲 Hándān), he dozed off as his yellow millet was cooking in a hotel. He dreamed that he took the imperial exam and excelled, and thus was awarded a prestigious office and soon promoted to the position of vice minister (侍郎). He then married the daughter of a prosperous household and had a son and a daughter. He was promoted again and again, and finally became the prime minister. However, his success and luck attracted jealousy of others, so he was accused of crimes that caused him to lose his office. His wife then betrayed him, his children were killed by bandits, and he lost all his wealth. As he was dying on the street in the dream, he woke up.

Although in the dream, eighteen years had passed, the whole dream actually happened in the time it took his millet to cook. The characters from his dream were actually played by Zhongli Quan in order to make him realize that one should not put too much importance on transient glory and success. As a result, Lü went with Zhongli to discover and cultivate the Dao/Tao. This dream is known as “Dream of the Yellow Millet” (黃粱夢 Húang Líang Mèng) and is described in a writing compiled by Ma Zhiyuan (馬致遠 Mă Zhìyǔan) in Yuan Dynasty.

The Pavilion of Ancestor Lu Dongin

10k films — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:02:05 +0000

The sign hanging from the roof of the pavilion says:

The Pavilion of Ancestor Lu Dongin

The cave opens to transmit the Dao for 10,000 generations,

one thousand years,

The mountain remains blue, the water green;

From the four seas and the five continents

guests come and students learn,

The bamboo remains green, the lotus red.

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10k films — Sat, 30 May 2009 06:18:59 +0000

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