ziseviolet:—— The tears of a mermaid/鲛人泪 —— “南海之外，有鲛人，水居如鱼，不废织绩，其眼泣，则能出珠······鲛人从水出，寓人家，积日卖绢。将去，从主人索
ziseviolet:—— The tears of a mermaid/鲛人泪 —— “南海之外，有鲛人，水居如鱼，不废织绩，其眼泣，则能出珠······鲛人从水出，寓人家，积日卖绢。将去，从主人索一器，泣而成珠满盘，以与主人。” A traditional Chinese Hanfu photo-story based on the Jiaoren/鲛人: the Chinese mermaid, via ChocoChin. Legend has it that Jiaoren live in the South Sea, spend their days weaving cloth, and if they cry, their tears turn into pearls. Hanfu from 幽窗小记 and 汉尚华莲汉服. -- source link