Baiteng People: Baitenger / Bairen (Plural: Bairenmen)
Baiteng Male: Baitenger / Bai-nan (Plural: Bai-nanmen)
Baiteng Female: Baitengerin / Bai-nü (Plural: Baitengerinnen / Bai-nümen)
Land area: 6.8 million km².
Population: 112.4 million.
Ethnic groups:
89% Tiger People,
5% Humans (including Dragon People, etc.),
2% Elves (including Light Elves, etc.), and
4% Fairies.
Hierarchy:
Noble family (King as head of the realm)
Qi Master (Priest)
Qi Warrior (Soldiers)
Qi Healer (Medic)
Religion: Qi religion (related to the religion of Longteng, namely the Fire religion)
Artifact:
Sacred Tiger of Baiteng.
Two divine Qi flame vortex rings (each approximately 20 cm in diameter).
Protection symbol: Jade heart engraved with a tiger – protection of the tiger spirit.
Currency: 1 Baiyun (= 1 rising cloud) (= various colored jade and gold coins, approximately 1.5 cm in diameter – obverse (jade): leaping tiger & reverse (gold): circular Qi flame symbol with flowing lines)
Love ethics: For the Bairenmen, there is only ever one suitable partner = monogamy. Some also believe that they will find each other again after reincarnation.
Landscape and Climate: Many forests, rivers, and mountains / hot, mild weather to colder in the north
Mythical Creatures: Including Jangsanbeom
Capital City: Yuyun (玉云)
Meaning of the word: Yuyun (玉云) = "Jade Cloud"
Characteristics / Overall appearance of the capital: A place of scholars, temple terraces, wise statues, and jade-green roofs.
Coat of Arms:
Shield shape: slender, upright shield with a gently curved edge
Central symbol: In the center, a tiger (forest spirit/protector of the forests)
Meaning: spiritual strength, growth, and the path to immortal ascension (= striving for knowledge and wisdom). The tiger represents protection and harmony with nature.
Details:
On either side of the tiger, two cypress trees (symbol of life energy and ascension)
Above, two rising golden energy vortices, so-called Qi flames (symbol of further development)
Above the tiger, a small circular celestial circle (symbol of enlightenment)
Edge with thin golden lines and symbols for "growth"
Holidays and Rituals:
Tiger Day – February 3
Ritual: Residents thank the forest spirit (the sacred tiger) for protection, which is why they hold games and runs to celebrate the tiger's strength and courage.
Double Tiger Festival – May 1
Ritual: Couples draw a jade heart on the back of each other's hands with ink. Love Phrase:
Common Speech: "I grow with you every step of the way."
Baiyu: "Wo gen ni tong xing, yi bu yi bu zeng zhang." (我跟你同行,一步一步增长)
Love Vow:
Common Speech: "With you, I ascend."
Baiyu: "Yu ni, wo sheng shang." (与你同行,我升上)
Qi Ascension – May 6
Ritual: Floating lights are sent down the river to honor one's ancestors.
Night of Ascension – October 1
Ritual: Deep meditation for personal growth + a gift symbolizing personal growth, honoring growth, aspiration, and wisdom.
The rituals usually also include folk songs, folk dances, prayers, and oaths of the local kingdom, which are sung, danced, or recited.
Love and Birth Ceremony:
Love Ritual: The couple goes to a cypress garden, through which a palpable flow of Qi can be felt.
They sit facing each other and meditate together until their breath, heartbeat, and Qi are in harmony.
Only when the flow has calmed do they consummate their love—not as desire, but as the merging of two streams.
Love Phrase:
Common Speech: "Our Qi flows together."
Baiyu: "Wo yu ni qi he." (我与你气合.)
Birth Ritual: The child is born in the same cypress garden.
After birth, it is briefly held above the ground so that its Qi connects with the land before it is placed in the parents' arms.
Birth Blessing:
Common Speech: "New Qi has entered the world."
Baiyu: "Xīn qì jiàng shì " (新气降世)
Marriage Ceremony (Marriage is a shared path, not a promise; actions speak louder than words):
Marriage Ritual: The couple moves towards each other and finally stands facing one another.
A flow of Qi flames rises from the ground and circles them both without burning.
The couple joins each other, foreheads touching for a few seconds, then gaze deeply into each other's eyes, at which point the flow of Qi flames unites with them, thus sealing the bond.
Marriage Blessing:
Common Speech: "You walk the same path and ascend together."
Baiyu: "Tóng dào tóng shēng" (同道同升.)
Marriage Vow: Afterward, the couple says to each other: Common Speech: "We will walk the Qi path together and ascend together."
Baiyu: "Women tong zou qi dao, tong sheng er xing" (我们同走气道,同升而行.)
Funeral Ceremony:
Mourning Ritual: The coffin is carried between cypress trees and buried in the earth.
Meanwhile, those present meditate in silence,
so as not to disturb the flow of the deceased's Qi.
Blessing:
Common Prayer: "Your Qi returns to the Great Way."
Baiyu: "Qì guī dà dào " (气归大道)
Bairenmen Folk Song: please see later to my TikTok.
Bairenmen Folk Dance:
"The Tiger Circle" (Qi Dance):
Style: Powerful, flowing, slightly martial.
Form: Two parallel lines – Yin & Yang.
Movements: Fast and powerful leg movements, with one leg crossing over the other, combined with quick jumps into the air (Tiger Power).
The entire body (including arms and hands) (with head, arms, and hands pointing upwards) moves in a rotating circle, like Qi flames (striving, ascending).
At the end, the two lines form a circle (harmony), and the hands touch the hands of the respective dance partner – right hand, right dance partner, and left hand, left dance partner (= circle dance).
The Tiger Prayer is recited (see below).
Symbolism: Strength, spiritual growth, balance.
Fashion of the Bairenmen:
Long, light jade-green, sky-blue, or white robes (also possible in yellow or orange) with a low neckline
Tiger-patterned belt
Loose battle cloaks (for Qi warriors)
Silk ribbons (for nobility, Qi masters, healers, commoners, etc., but not for Qi warriors), matching the colors of the robes
Two cypress, celestial circle, and/or Qi flame symbols (e.g., earrings, bracelets, brooches, etc.)
Language: Baitengian / Baiyu
Hello = Bai shen (literally, "May wisdom be with you")
Welcome = Huan ying, tong xiu ("Welcome, fellow traveler")
Thank you = Xie bai ("Thanks in wisdom")
Please = Qing
Yes = Shi
No = Bu
Goodbye = Zai hui, deng guang ("See you in the light") (again)
In Baiteng, laziness is considered the highest sin:
"Sloth" (the main insult!) = Lan shou
"Wayward" = Duan dao ren
"Empty Qi" = Xu qi
Daily prayers:
Morning prayer: "Raise my Qi." = "Qi shēng wǒ shēn." (气升我身)
Evening prayer: "Let my breath rest." = "Ràng wǒ de qì ānjìng." (让我的气息安静)
Table prayer: "Thanks for strength and clarity." = "Gǎn xiè lì yǔ míng." (感谢力与明)
Prayer (Tiger Prayer):
Common Speech: "Tiger spirit, strengthen my breath and clarify my path."
Baiyu: "Hu ling, qi wo qi, ming wo dao."
Oath (Qi Flame Oath):
Common Speech: "I swear to follow my path and never cease to strive."
Baiyu: "Wo shi, xing wo dao, yong bu ting zheng."
Hand Signs for Prayers, Oaths, etc. ("The Flow of Qi"):
The hands are held parallel to each other (= harmony), palms facing inwards, with the fingers pointing upwards. The palms move slowly, rotating clockwise (= change/striving) – as if guiding a river (= Qi).
Mini-Laws:
Laziness is a transgression against the path.
No one may defile Qi scriptures.
The forest is sacred ground.
Minor offenses: Laziness
Punishments:
Physical and mental exercise time (mandatory training)
Master instruction
Refusal of honors
Up to and including the withdrawal of the Qi blessing (= loss of all privileges)
Serious offenses: Qi misuse and/or desecration of Qi (= Every person, animal, plant, etc. contains Qi)
Punishments:
Withdrawal of the Qi blessing (= loss of all privileges).
Up to and including banishment from the realm.
War cry:
Common saying: "Ascent through wisdom!"
Baiyu: "Teng dao zhi hui!"