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Yes. The director confirmed there will be a second season.

I like the costumes, Tang Dynasty costume is the most beautiful and free in all the dynasties~

I like the last stage of the magic show~ It reminds me of The Legend of the Demon Cat. A splendid Great Tang Dream~

Exactly!

Yes. Only Shang Guan Wan Er appears in that drama, but changed her name.

Second this~ I'm glad Princess Tai Ping appears again in this drama coz it has been a long time since this character didn't appear in historical dramas.

I finally caught on with all the episodes now~ To my surprise, this drama gives Princess Tai Ping a good storyline, linking to the crown prince and LLF, making this character complex instead of a tool support role.

He's a warm gentleman. Wait to see their chemistry~

Same~😊 He's initially a good singer and became famous from 2007. His reputation is overall good, without toxic fans. He has a good movie called 捉妖记 Monster Hunt.

I hope Lusi will have a suitable actor in the future, although Jing Boran is not a bad choice. But our girl deserves a better one...🥺

Cheng Shao Shang said she knew her parents weren't planning to arrange for her to marry any nobles or generals because her parents didn't teach her how to manage the family or a general's followers or learn about the nobles' family relationships.

So, when Ling Buyi heard this, he felt upset coz he's not only a noble but also a general, he was not in her parent's plan.

No worries~ 😊
Wu Shang 无伤，无 means 'No' 伤 means 'hurt/harm' His mother gave him this name to wish he could grow up healthy.

For the meanings of Shao shang, Ling Buyi, Zi sheng and other characters' names, I'll recommend this video to you, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3XmzichzzA

It explains most of the names' meanings in this drama. The author gave these names with her insights into Chinese traditional literature.

Yes, it's his original name. But this Shang is written as 伤, it's different from the character of the Shang 商 in Cheng Shao Shang. Their meanings are also different. The English translations of names are the Chinese characters' pronunciations.

Zi sheng is Ling Bu Yi's courtesy name. His given name is Bu Yi. Cheng Shao Shang's given name is Shao Shang :)

They have an engagement banquet and marriage in the drama (without a marriage scene). And the author wrote epilogues to describe their happy life after marriage until they are old. You'll find the link to the epilogues here: https://mydramalist.com/discussions/xing-han-can-lan/74365-historical-background

Hello Frost edelwelss! Thank you for sharing these memories with me~ I've never lived in Beijing, so it's interesting to watch some life scenes in this drama. I see this drama tried restoring the capital's appearance in the 1950s with many details like craftsman making candies on the street.....which is very good for introducing local culture.

I rarely watch dramas set in recent history. The last one is ' The Disguiser'伪装者. You probably know it. Many actors and actresses are the same in 'Nirvana in Fire'. The story is very exciting!

Back to 'Hu Tong', the storyline is simple, but the cinematography, and acting are good. I watch this drama for Lusi, so I've completed the first part and watched the beginning of the second part. To my surprise, the second part has the feeling of the 1980s. But I didn't continue as I'm not interested in that era.

It's not annoying triangle, but a very warm-hearted one:) The 2nd ML and 3rd ML are both good persons.

Happy ending! Don't worry. The novel's ending is better than the drama ~
There're also epilogues of the novel. If you feel worried about their endings halfway through the drama, here's video summaries all the main characters' endings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJR6lX5RKNc

You're welcome ~😊

❤ Part 2 is released!
[Story of Kunning Palace] Part 2: Fight Back in the Palace & Change Yan Lin's Fate
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfaw3cHihqQ