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Prehistory Challenge #: 5 ancient gardens
Origin ID: folala
Gallery Link (if applicable:) https://www.thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/813CC622279411E7834B6507D17699C4?category=lots&searchtype=item_name&sortby=newest&time=weekly&searchquery=nantei%20pond&max=50&maxis=false
Skill level: expert (ish)
Back story: I've been meaning to build a Japanese garden for ages and ages but just hadn't gotten around to it so this was the perfect opportunity. I know very little about the history of Japanese gardens but I looked up stuff and settled on Heian period (794-1185) gardens. In this time period there was a novel written called 'Tales of Genji' that describes the gardens in great detail so even though none still exist we have a fair idea of what they looked like. Also, because I'm lazy, I used four of the main characters from said novel for my backstory :p
So, We have the prince Hikaru Genji and his father is the emperor Kiritsubo no Mikado. Genji is a terrible playboy, womanising up a storm and getting up to lots of mischief. His mother wasn't that high up the social climbing ladder so while she was one of the emperors favourite wives he doesn't have lots of family in the court watching his back. In steps another jealous and very ambitious wife who wants Genji out of the way so her son can become heir apparent. Its not that hard for her to find some dirt on him and when he's found out having an affair with one of the emperors concubines he has to demote him from the line of succession. Meanwhile the Emperor who really misses Genjis mother finds yet another wife who happens to look almost exactly the same. And guess what? Genji ends up having an affair with her too. Seriously, what is wrong with this guy?!
Link to pics:https://flic.kr/s/aHskVBsyCo
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Prehistory Challenge #: 5 ancient gardens
Origin ID: folala
Gallery Link (if applicable:) https://www.thesims.com/en_GB/gallery/813CC622279411E7834B6507D17699C4?category=lots&searchtype=item_name&sortby=newest&time=weekly&searchquery=nantei%20pond&max=50&maxis=false
Skill level: expert (ish)
Back story: I've been meaning to build a Japanese garden for ages and ages but just hadn't gotten around to it so this was the perfect opportunity. I know very little about the history of Japanese gardens but I looked up stuff and settled on Heian period (794-1185) gardens. In this time period there was a novel written called 'Tales of Genji' that describes the gardens in great detail so even though none still exist we have a fair idea of what they looked like. Also, because I'm lazy, I used four of the main characters from said novel for my backstory :p
So, We have the prince Hikaru Genji and his father is the emperor Kiritsubo no Mikado. Genji is a terrible playboy, womanising up a storm and getting up to lots of mischief. His mother wasn't that high up the social climbing ladder so while she was one of the emperors favourite wives he doesn't have lots of family in the court watching his back. In steps another jealous and very ambitious wife who wants Genji out of the way so her son can become heir apparent. Its not that hard for her to find some dirt on him and when he's found out having an affair with one of the emperors concubines he has to demote him from the line of succession. Meanwhile the Emperor who really misses Genjis mother finds yet another wife who happens to look almost exactly the same. And guess what? Genji ends up having an affair with her too. Seriously, what is wrong with this guy?!
Link to pics:https://flic.kr/s/aHskVBsyCo
Images (3-4 images):
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