Meiling Hong

Meiling Hong, also known as China, Chinese Fighter and Colorful Rainbow Gatekeeper, is a character from the Touhou Project series.
== Charactah Account ==
Meiling is the head gate guard and gardener for the Scarlet Devil Mansion and stage 3 boss, a Chinese master of martial arts and physical combat. Possesses perhaps the most well-known fan nickname in the series, "China", which came about because fans weren't sure how to pronounce her name.
Meiling is very laid-back, which sometimes gets her into trouble, and is known to take siestas while on the job. She regularly receives challengers and is a worthy opponent of the strong. She isn't outwardly aggressive towards humans unless they are trying to trespass on Scarlet Devil Mansion property, though it seems the only humans who trespass are powerful enough to defeat her in the first place. She'll also sometimes have conversations with bypassers.
Many of her lines in Touhou Hisoutensoku indicate that Meiling has boastful pride in China (though she does also says she loves Gensokyo with all her heart): "You're all not there yet! You're all children compared to 4000 years of history!" comparing Yuyuko Saigyouji to a Jiang Shi, and noting that Tenshi Hinanawi and the Celestials read Chinese works. (Many of Tenshi's win quotes in Scarlet Weather Rhapsody come from Chinese classics.) This is how Chinese characters in Japanese media are commonly depicted; stereotypically prideful. The script also reveals that she seems to spend a lot of time reading manga written by the tengu.
==Appearance==
===Anime===
*Touhou Unofficial Doujin Anime: A Summer Day's Dream
===Manga===
*Touhou Bougetsushou: Silent Sinner in Blue
*Touhou Chireikiden: Cheating Detective Satori
*Touhou Sangetsusei: Strange and Bright Nature Deity
===Video Games===
*Touhou Hisoutensoku: Chase the Enigma of the Gargantuan Guignol
*Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
*Touhou Suimusou: Immaterial and Missing Power
==Trivia==
*Meiling became a playable character in Immaterial and Missing Power through a downloadable patch, although she wasn't given a a scenario.
* If Meiling loses to Youmu in Touhou Hisoutensoku, Youmu will ask if Meiling shouldn't just use a weapon, namely a green dragon blade. This can be a source of confusion, since many would imagine the legendary Green Dragon Crescent Blade wielded by the famous Chinese general Guan Yu, but women seldom use pole arms in Chinese martial arts. In Japan, the term has become a common misnomer for the liuyedao and other Chinese sabers. As Youmu admits she has only heard about them in stories, the use of her local, incorrect term is likely intentional.
* One of Meiling's normal bullet attacks (along with a few of her skill cards) in Touhou Hisoutensoku resembles Krizalid's Typhoon/Tuhon Rage from The King of Fighters '99, 2000, and 2002: Unlimited Match.
*Meiling looks very similar to Orange.
*Meiling is one of the few characters to not make a cameo appearance in Hopeless Masquerade. The reason is currently unknown.
*Meiling is loosely based on Hong Mei (red eyebrows), a Tai Chi grandmaster and leader of the buddhist shaolin temple where the five elders of Kung fu are from.
== Gallery==
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File:Hong Meiling Fan Art 01.png
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==External Links==
*Hong Meiling at Touhou Wiki
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