Huang Shan [黄山], the king of cosplay from the PRC, is to release his second album of cosplay entitled “溯时” soon.
![On the left, Huang Shan appears as Charles I, and we are told that more photos on that theme will appear in his second album "溯时". On the right is his work dated 2007, in which he appears as "Louis XXXIII" [路易三十三].](http://www.iwanihana.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/721420365310868822.jpg "On the left, Huang Shan appears as Charles I, and we are told that more photos on that theme will appear in his second album \"溯时\". On the right is his work dated 2007, in which he appears as \"Louis XXXIII\" (路易三十三) in a series of photos entitled \"幻帝 路易三十三\".")
On the left, Huang Shan appears as Charles I, and we are told that more photos on that theme will appear in his second album "溯时". On the right is his work dated 2007, in which he appears as "Louis XXXIII" (路易三十三) in a series of photos entitled "幻帝 路易三十三".
From what I gathered on the internet, Huang Shan is an arts graduate born in 1985. His first cosplay album entitled “浮岚” was released in 2007. It caused quite a stir and propelled him to semi-celebrity status. As you can see from his works, he is obviously someone born with an innate sensitivity to beauty and the endless drive to pursue it. A while ago, I was even beginning to come across a newly coined term
shan liu mei xue [山流美学], which may be taken to mean “the Shan school of aesthetics”. I have also been following his blog posts and understand that he is currently located in Shenzhen. I am sometimes gripped with the mad impulse to run to Shenzhen and interview him. His blog can be found at: http://hscos.blog.163.com
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