Apple's 498 yuan mobile phone case "Dragon" only has four claws, customer service responds! There are second-hand stores with the same 25 yuan free shipping......
With the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, many brands around the world have launched limited products for the Year of the Dragon and limited to China containing "dragon elements".
Recently, Apple also launched a new Year of the Dragon phone case on the official website, priced at 498 yuan, suitable for the iPhone 15 series. It is understood that this series of mobile phone cases comes from OtterBox, a manufacturer that creates protective cases for iPhone, iPad and other Apple products all year round, and is drawn by the well-known illustrator Yulong Lli.
However, many netizens pointed out that the dragon in the painting has only 4 claws, which is contrary to the saying in traditional Chinese culture that "five claws are dragons and four claws are pythons".
Screenshot from Apple's official website
Apple's limited phone case "refers to the python as a dragon"?
Netizen: If it's wrong, it's wrong, and 498
According to Apple's official website, in order to welcome the arrival of the Spring Festival in the Chinese Lunar Year of the Dragon, the official launched an exclusive case for iPhone and iPad "OtterBox Lumen", which is suitable for the full range of iPhone 15 models, priced at 498 yuan. This case features a peony fireworks motif with bright color lines to bring a brave Chinese dragon to life, with red as the main color for a very festive look, but from the pattern, one of the exposed dragon claws is four claws.
Screenshot from Apple's official website
According to the cover news, the customer service of the official flagship store of Tmall Apple Store responded that there will be no more updates on the design in the future. In addition, the customer service also said that at present, these limited phone cases for the Year of the Dragon are sold out in limited quantities, and the iPhone15pro max has been taken off the shelves. "Every year's New Year limited style, the sales are still very good, the Year of the Dragon design is currently the most outstanding style in recent years. The customer service said.
It is worth noting that for this mobile phone case, there are two shopping platforms that have the same product, including a second-hand shopping platform search shows that there are three stores selling related products, the lowest price is 24.9 yuan free shipping, and the product page reads "Year of the Dragon Limited Apple Mobile Phone Case Replacement Series, 15 Full Series, 14 Full Series, 13 Full Series, Know how to come quickly, not much inventory".
The case is a non-magnetic version, the rest is almost identical to the original, and it will be shipped within 48 hours after the purchase is placed. In another store, the reporter learned that the store's magnetic version of the same mobile phone case is priced at 59.9 yuan free shipping, and it will be shipped within 12 hours after the photo, and the store also provides the original blue, transparent black, and opaque black versions.
January 22nd. #Apple's phone case in the Year of the Dragon was complained about the python as a dragon# on the hot search, causing heated discussions. Some netizens directly ridiculed: "So you are not an apple, but a python." Some netizens focused on the price: "If you draw wrong, draw it wrong, and you need 498." There is also a view that the number and symbolism of the dragon's claws have changed in different historical periods, and that the dragon in traditional Chinese culture did not have five claws at the beginning, but developed from three, four and five claws.
Designers share creative ideas
Does the dragon's claw have four claws?
According to the afternoon of January 22, the designer of the phone case also shared his creative ideas on social media platforms, saying, "I grew up in northern China, and I really like to watch fireworks displays, acrobatics and dragon dances during the Spring Festival, which is also my treasure trove of inspiration." ”
"Therefore, I present a dialogue between tradition and modernity in a fusion of flowers, brilliant peony fireworks patterns, curling and flowing cloud lines and bright colors, vividly showing the dragon's brave spirit and symbolizing festivity. Yulong Lli said.
According to the Yangtze Evening News, when it comes to the claws of the dragon, there is indeed an evolution process in history, the early "C" shaped dragon has no feet and naturally no claws, and the dragon in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is a beast body, and the claws are three toes. The dragons of the Qin and Han dynasties, the Three Kingdoms, the Two Jin Dynasties, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties also had three toes. In the Tang Dynasty, the dragon changed into bird-shaped claws, and the claw armor was slightly curved and triangular, which appeared very sharp. The dragon claws of the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty were also three-clawed. The dragon claws of the Yuan Dynasty are long and inwardly curved, divided into three, four and five claws, but the patterns on the artwork are mostly three or four claws.
There is a folk saying in the Qing Dynasty, "five claws for the dragon, four claws for the python", people generally still prefer the shape of five claws.
Editor|Wang Yuelong, Du Bo
Proofreading|Cheng Peng
The daily economic news is synthesized from Apple's official website, cover news, Yangtze Evening News, @Yulong_Lli, and public information
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