A.K.A Hong Meiling, Hoan Meiling, China,
Species Youkai
Abilities Chinese Martial Arts, Manipulation of Qi
Age Unknown
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 152 lb
Bust: 37 DD
Occupation Gatekeeper and Gardener of the Scarlet Devil Mansion
Location: Scarlet Devil Mansion
Relationships
Remilia Scarlet (Mistress)
Sakuya Izayoi (Fellow Employee)
Patchouli Knowledge (Mistress's friend)
Flandre Scarlet (Mistress's little sister/Friend)
Unnamed Giant Catfish (Undefeated enemy)
Koakuma (Friend)
Taisui Xingjun (sworn enemy)
Themes
Shanghai Teahouse ~ Chinese Tea
UNL
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Shanghai Alice of Meiji 17
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Hong Meiling is a youkai, though it isn't currently known which specific category she actually belongs to. She guards the entrance to the Scarlet Devil Mansion along with her henchmen. She is known for her mastery of the martial arts, part of which can be seen from her movement which is performed with Shin-Kyaku (a move in Chinese martial arts).
During the events of Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, she tries to stop the heroine from entering the mansion, but fails. On Immaterial and Missing Power, she actually has no proper backstory and is only playable at arcade. However on Touhou Hisoutensoku, she is a playable character and the only one that encounters the Unnamed Giant Catfish, even though she never properly defeated it.
Little things
* The character for Hong literally means "Scarlet" in Japanese and "Red" in Chinese, and Meiling means "Beautiful Bell". The latter part of her name, Meiling, is at least a common Chinese name. These characters can be read in Japanese as "Kurenai Misuzu", and you'll sometimes see her name mispronounced or miswritten that way.
* She is commonly referred to as the "lazy guardian" of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, though whether this stems from her actual personality or from the nickname "China" is unknown. Many Japanese people complain about the reliability and quality of products manufactured in China. There are many fanfics that depict an enraged Sakuya behind a sleeping Meiling in front of the gates to the Mansion. The implication is that she has the "Chinese" quality of "Shinrai no Chuugoku" (信頼の中国, which translates to Reliable China), with much intended sarcasm.
* Her relationship with Sakuya seems to be a popular topic for fan work, including comics, music and games. One running gag involves her being stabbed in the head by Sakuya's knives. This is usually due to her inability to keep unwanted visitors, mostly Marisa, out of the mansion. In canon, Meiling doesn't appear to be chastised for failing to keep Marisa out (canonically, she is known to be rather versatile at her job and the witch is the only known person whom she can't stop from intruding).
* It is also common for fan works to depict Meiling caring for Sakuya when the latter was a child. This scenario is somewhat plausible due to Meiling being a youkai and Sakuya being human, making it likely that Meiling is several decades older than Sakuya.
Additionally, they both have the distinction of being the only characters in Embodiment of Scarlet Devil to have braided sideburns with ribbons. This fact supports that setting.
* In fanworks, Meiling seems to be some sort of big sister or playmate to Flandre (rather than Remilia). In comedy works, it can be to throw Meiling in the way of more danger. In serious ones, her laid back approach to her job and uncontrollably friendly nature make her a natural choice for reaching out to an otherwise isolated Flandre. Many fan works depict the two going out of their way to help each other on numerous occasions.
* Her race remains unconfirmed, but she's commonly associated with dragons due to her many shared motifs with them, such as her use of rainbows, hat, and name, and possible inspiration by the Chinese Hong. This is most prevalent during depictions of her theoretical EX mode in which she often adopts dragon characteristics.
Abilities
Flight: All gensokyans can fly.
Sturdy: Your...not gonna knock her down.
Narcolepsy:...ok, that's a joke, but yes...she can sleep -anywhere- doing -anything-. Tends to wake up easy as well, though
Seven-color Qi manipulation: Called the 'non elemental element blasts' it is literally a combination of the seven elements of Qi released in a rainbow.
Jiǎo Lì: An ancient and mostly unknown fighting style, it is said to be the first striking chinese martial art. Meiling is completely adept in this style, along with taking other moves from martial arts that flow well into it.
Spell cards associated with her skill list
Let it be known...Meiling is crap at danmaku.
Other Images
ZZZ...
Warning: Do not wake Meiling up this way unless she knows you. Limbs have been broken before from someone startling her in her sleep
