@dovahderpy  
I’d imagine so do the ones from S03E01-2. :3

@TexasUberAlles  
But the coats look like tia and lulu

@dovahderpy  
They came from thje Crystal Empire’s petting zoo.

Is it just me or do the coats of those sheep seem familiar?

@TexasUberAlles  
He also attempted another punitive naval campaign against the Kingdom of Singhasari modern day Java, Indonesia. That invasion also ended in utter failure, despite the technological superiority of the Yuan forces.

@SeraphimDawn  
If Kublai Khan hadn’t tried to invade across the Sea of Japan in armadas made up mostly of flat bottomed river boats, East Asian history would have been a lot different.

@Lawful Girly  
The Song Dynasty made unprecedented amount of development during its time. It was during this time China invented restaurant culture, had a pseudo-capitalistic merchant economy, and social welfare programs for its citizens, water powered astrological clocks, first recorded uses of compass and gunpowder cannons in warfare.. And this was during a time when Europe was still in the High Middle Ages. But development seemed to have slowed and even declined when the Jurchens invaded Northern China and took Kaifeng, the Northern Song capital. This is where many historians speculated the Great Divergence began.
 
That scene at the end of the intro from Shogun Total War Mongol Invasion where the Yuan fleet was shown heading to Japan did have somewhat of a Red Alert vibe to it. Just like how the Soviets were shown coming in in full force in the Red alert 2 intro  
Imagine a MLP version. XD

@SeraphimDawn  
Unlikely to happen, but it would be awesome… The aborted invasion of Japan was indeed a lucky stroke for them, though, of course, they were able to put aside their differences and present a united front to the Mongols, even raiding the boats waiting in the harbor under cover of night–it helped that they had lots of warning due to the storm delaying the few boats that remained. Interestingly, this was apparently the first recorded use of explosives (Chinese technology) for warfare in Japan, as the Mongols were recorded as throwing bombs.
 
Actually, y’know, if you guys hadn’t kept losing records of the incredible weapons (land mines, crossbows, rocket-propelled missiles) that were invented every time the dynasty changed, China might very well have continued to outpace Europe–but perhaps not, since fragmentation and dispersal of culture proved beneficial to European innovation in comparison with the (comparatively) hegemonic and static Chinese culture.

@Lawful Girly  
For those who want to know who or what was responsible for unleashing the horde onto Europe and the Roman Empire, blame it on us Chinese. he Bubonic Plague was also first recorded in China. It’s likely to have been transported west along the Silk Route.
 
Mongol Invasion of Japan has to be one of the most epic things to happen in East Asian history in terms of warfare. The Mongols with Chinese naval technology was more militarily superior to whatever Japan had back then. If it wasn’t for a freak storm the Japanese passionately call the Kamikaze that destroyed most of Kublai Khan’s enormous fleet, Japan probably would’ve been overwhelmed. Though, I wouldn’t underestimate the Japanese resilience.
 
Imagine if there is a villain based on Kublai Khan, and he sends this warning of an imminent invasion on Equestria like this to Celestia.

@SeraphimDawn  
Indeed, I knew that. I think it would be fascinating if we could prove that either Xiongnu tribe (of the “Left” or the “Right”, if I recall correctly) was the origin of the Huns.

@Lawful Girly  
Yeah.  
But the first major physical official contacts came in Ming Dynasty. It was during late Ming Dynasty when products from the Americas such as potatoes, tobacco, peanuts, and corn first came into China. Also, crops such as peas, onions and garlic, long time foods in Chinese cooking, were also imported into China from the west during Han Dynasty in antiquity.
 
Mongolia and parts of Northwest China used to be populated by nomadic Xiongnu people. It was during the Han Dynasty when much of the Xiongnu population were either killed or driven away during the Han-Xiongnu War. And it much speculated that the Huns descended from the Xiongnu people who were driven out westward by the Han Empire. Both the Xiongnu and the Huns are of uncertain ethnicity.

@TexasUberAlles  
Yeah, they wouldn’t, for a variety of reasons, not the least being the evidence of genocide…

@Lawful Girly  
China really doesn’t like it when anyone brings up the Tarim or Takla Makan peoples, either.

@SeraphimDawn  
Mostly true, but not actually “first” contact: don’t forget, Marco Polo–assuming he made it all–came during the Yuan Dynasty, and of course, the Han and Roman Empires had contact with each other at a distance. Then there were the Byzantine spies who stole the secrets of silk production for Constantine.

@gftrym  
Most of the perception the west has towards the “Traditional Chinese” appearance originated in the Qing Dynasty. Can’t really blame them, because most of the pre-20th century contacts the west had with China were during that period. Sure, they may have had first contact during the Late Ming Dynasty in the 1500s, but it wasn’t until the Qing Dynasty that most of the other European powers started sailing to China. Granted, it’s probably safe to say that Manchu culture has become a part of Chinese culture now along with the cultures of the 56 other recognized ethnic minorities.

@SeraphimDawn  
yep

@gftrym  
Interesting enough, kimonos were originally influenced by the hanfu.

@SeraphimDawn  
Many times,Be mistaken for kimono  
like this,https://derpiboo.ru/816486  
this is hanfu
 
“It was featured in a short collab animation, as a tribute to the opening theme to an old TV series New Legend of Madame White Snake. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Legend_of_Madame_White_Snake).”

Fun fact: Cheongsam was actually of Manchu origin. Up until the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), which was ethnic Manchu ruled, Han Chinese have always worn the hanfu supposedly since the founding of the Chinese civilization.

happy new year

Rarity looks spiffy in Cheongsam.

Yay! It’s my sign’s year (^u)

@Roy-of-Asturia
 
And in Chinese they both have the same written character, the same is true for mice & rats which also have their own year

Goat or sheep?
 
Both are cloven-hoofed land mammals.  
Both can be domesticated and herded, less so the other.  
Both provide meat, milk and wool, depending on the breed.  
Both sport growths of solid keratin on the males’ heads, you know, horns, which can be made into various tools and decorations.  
Both are celebrated in the same year once every 12 years in a great land which literally means the Middle Country. The animal that the people celebrate varies by country/nation.  
Both have some sort of symbolic ties to Judaism, Christianity (as a whole) and Islam.
 
One is innocent and angelic, the other is Baphomet.

“Get back here, ya can-eatin’ minotaur groupie!”