The name of my final major project is Journey to the Baidi City. The story background is inspired by a poem written by Li Bai in 759 A.D. from the Tang Dynasty of China, one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. The original poem is called Leaving white Emperor City at Dawn.
Full Text of Leaving white Emperor City at Dawn
At dawn amid colored clouds, I left White Emperor City.
A thousand miles to Chiang Ling I was there in a day.
Chattering apes on the cliffs, no end to their bawling.
So, the light boat slipped past the ten thousand mountains.
The background of the creation of this poem is that the poet was exiled for committing a serious crime and was pardoned by the emperor when he was passing through Baidi City. As a result, the trajectory of his life changed and he started a new chapter in his life. This poem also became a part of the poet’s life to record turning points and proud moods.
What I’m trying to do is to use Unreal Engine 5 to recreate the scene in the poem where the poet’s boat crosses the gorge, to create an epic scene, and at the same time to add more detailed artwork on the sides of the gorge, adding palaces and giant stone statues of the gods to increase the element of metaphysical adventure.