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The **Event Log** keeps all the historical, cultural, and important facts that you find throughout the story. For **Ancient Dreams** there are 29 event logs to collect in total and three different categories:

* *Characters* - 2
* *Item* - 13
* *Others* - 14

## Characters

### Gong Chun

Unlocked: 2-13 Wind And Waves

**Requirement:** None

The Gong Chun teapot is named after the first craftsman in history to make a purple clay teapot. He lived during the Ming Dynasty and is regarded as the creator of these teapots.

### Zhuangzi

Unlocked: 1-4 The Lady's Grudge

**Requirement:** Choose "Why do you want to dissipate your soul?"

Zhuang Zhou, or Zhuangzi, was a thinker, philosopher, and writer during the Warring States period in China. He is representative of the Taoist school of though. Some of his most famous works include <Wandering Beyond> and the <Essay on the Uniformity of All Things>.

## Item

### Spring Couplet

Unlocked: 2-18 Antique Fate

**Requirement:** None

An important custom which consist of auspicious phrases written on red paper and pasted on doors to express the peoples' hope and wishes for the new year.

### Sancai

Unlocked: 2-11 Everything Has Soul

**Requirement:** None

Sancai, full name Tang tri-colored glazed pottery, refers to precious relics made with ancient China's ceramic firing techniques. It is a low temperature glazed pottery that was popular during the Tang dynasty. They are predominantly brown, green, and white in color, hence the name "Sancai" (three colors).

### Chimes

Unlocked: 2-11 Everything Has Soul

**Requirement:** None

Chimes were important large percussion instruments in ancient China. Developed during the Zhou dynasty, they were popular from the Spring and Autumn period to the Qin and Han dynasties. According to acousticians, each chime can produce two different musical tones. Hitting the chime at a specific spot produces tones of a specific frequency. It is possible to produce all notes on a modern piano with a complete set of chimes.

### Pine Soot Inkstick

Unlocked: 2-10 Twists And Turns

**Requirement:** None

In ancient China, pine soot was used to make pine soot inksticks. These sticks can be easily ground to produce thick and matte ink.

### Yellow Croaker

Unlocked: 2-5 In Three Days

**Requirement:** None

Yellow croakers that weighted 1 tael in the scale were known as little yellow croakers, whereas those that weighed 10 tael were known as big yellow croakers.

### Pot Brush

Unlocked: 2-5 In Three Days

**Requirement:** None

Made from animal manes, pot brushes are similar to ink brushes. They are used to clean and maintain teapots and tea trays.

### Osmanthus Cake

Unlocked: 1-17 The Road Ahead

**Requirement:** None

Made from glutinous rice flour, sugar, and osmanthus syrup, this delicious pastry is a traditional Chinese snack, with more than 300 years of history.

### Burnt-tail Guqin

Unlocked: 1-16 Lady's Tears

**Requirement:** None

The seven-string zither is one of the four greatest zithers of ancient China. It was invented by Cai Yong, a famous writer and musician of the Eastern Han dynasty.

### Decorated Paper

Unlocked: 1-15 Bound Spirit

**Requirement:** None

Decorated paper is actually a type of dyed paper which became popular during the Tang dynasty.

### A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains

Unlocked: 1-8 Unknown Paths

**Requirement:** Choose "Reluctantly agree" in 1-3

<A Panorama of Rivers and Mountains> is an ink and watercolor painting on silk, by Wang Ximeng during the Northern Song dynasty. It's currently kept by The Palace Museum in Beijing. Widely considered as the masterpiece of "blue-green landscape", mineral-based paint azurite blue and malachite green feature prominently in this artwork.

### Revolving Vase

Unlocked: 1-1 Antique Souls

**Requirement:** None

The Revolving Vase was created in the Qing dynasty. An inner, movable vase was placed inside a perforated outer vase. Both vases were decorated. When the inner vase was turned, different images were presented to the viewer through the holes of the outer vase, much like the revolving lantern.

### Portrait of a Lady

Unlocked: 1-1 Antique Souls

**Requirement:** None

In ancient China, noble ladies or women of myths and legends were often the subject of such paintings. Gradually, ladies from all walks of life were painted too.

### Oil Paper

Unlocked: 1-1 Antique Souls

**Requirement:** None

Oil paper is made by painting a layer of Tung oil or other dry oils on the paper of books. This waterproof material is often used to frame or restore artworks.

## Others

### White Jade

Unlocked: 3-16 Miles Of Spring

**Requirement:** Choose "Feign ignorance" in 1-2

This is a line from a poem from the Classic of Poetry. White Jade refers to a piece of beautiful jade in this context. This line means: "He sends me fresh peaches and in return, I give him a piece of jade. It's more than a polite courtesy. It shows I want to be with him forever."

### New Year's Eve

Unlocked: 2-17 Reunion And Separation

**Requirement:** None

One of the most important festivals in China, when families gather for reunion dinners and welcome the new year.

### Chengxin Hall

Unlocked: 2-10 Twists And Turns

**Requirement:** None

Chengxin hall used to be a spare building with a forest outside filled with trees perfect for paper making. To make material collection more convenient for the workers, Chengxin hall was converted to a factory, and is known for producing high-quality calligraphy paper.

### Strange Tales of Liaozhai

Unlocked: 2-7 Rain And Fog

**Requirement:** None

<Strange Tales of Liaozhai> was a collection of supernatural tales written in the Qing dynasty by Pu Songling. The majority of the stories revolved around spirits and deities, and had a unique artistic style.

### Farewell My Concubine

Unlocked: 1-17 The Road Ahead

**Requirement:** None

<Farewell My Concubine> is a classic in Peking oepra, which tells the story of how Xiang Yu, a hegemon, took his own life with his beloved concubine in his camp when he was cornered in Giaxia.

### Connect the Brushstrokes

Unlocked: 1-16 Lady's Tears

**Requirement:** None

Connecting the brushstrokes is a term in traditional Chinese calligraphy, referring to the stroke style while connecting multiple strokes. In painting restoration, the term refers to the adding of lines and colors to the missing or damaged portions based on the theme of the painting. This requires immense artistic skill on the part of the conservator.

### Laba Festival

Unlocked: 1-9 Laba Festival

**Requirement:** None

Laba congee (rice, beans, peanuts) and picked Laba garlic are traditional dishes on Laba Day, which falls on the 8th of the 12 month on the lunar calendar.

### Ancient Chinese Painting

Unlocked: 1-4 The Lady's Grudge

**Requirement:** None

Cinnabar (dansha) and azurite (qingyu) are two commonly used minerals for painting in ancient China. Together, they become synonymous with ancient Chinese paintings (danqing).

### Reincarnation Bridge

Unlocked: 1-4 The Lady's Grudge

**Requirement:** None

In Chinese legends, the Reincarnation Bridge sends souls on to their next life.

### Core

Unlocked: 1-4 The Lady's Grudge

**Requirement:** None

The core is a special term used in the mounting of Chinese calligraphy and painting. It refers to the original part of the artwork painted by the artist before it's mounted.

### Layers of Paper

Unlocked: 1-2 Sunny Surprises

**Requirement:** None

Made from double or multiple layers of rice paper, special methods are used to ensure it becomes thicker than normal paper. Such layered paper can have two to three layers. In the past, it was used to forge ancient painting.

### Cloisonné

Unlocked: 1-1 Antique Souls

**Requirement:** None

Chinese Cloisonné is one of China's famous art techniques for decorating metal. It peaked during the Jingtai Emperor's reign is the Ming Dynasty, mainly featuring a blue enamel gaze.

### Antique Spirit

Unlocked: 1-1 Antique Souls

**Requirement:** None

In this world where everything has a soul, Antique Spirits are antiques with a soul. They are usually born out of unfulfilled longing or obsessions. Junior antique souls can talk and think like regular humans, while senior antique souls can morph into human form.

### Soul

Unlocked: 1-1 Antique Souls

**Requirement:** None

All things in this world have a soul. Only antiques with a soul will become an Antique Spirit. It's a mysterious aura cultivated by antiques over many years.