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For those who enjoy virtual traveling, I have posted the answer to where the glass and slat gap footbridges of Ep22 are located, with pics and map in the Shooting Location discussion
https://mydramalist.com/discussions/gui-lu/91923-where-was-this-filmed-infos-about-places-where-the-action-is-supposed-to-take-place?page=last&p=2528711#p2528711

Yes, it is pretty much equivalent!
Chū Yáng 初阳 could mean "early"(初)+ "sunshine" (太阳 tàiyáng) like in sun appearing in the morning) so in or after the Morning Dawn/ (Chén Xiǎo 晨 晓 ), we'd get the first sun rays ! (Sunrise is Rì chū 日出 where 日 is the other word for Sun or Day and 出 means going out/exit)

Still, although there are many gender neutral given names, usually there is an indication of gender in one or two Chinese characters of the given name, such as a "flower" upper part for a girl, and "yang" is usually very masculine, more used in a boy's given name (Although there is a Chinese female movie and drama director known as 杨阳 / Yáng Yáng, her real name is 杨梓鹤 / Yáng Zǐ Hè, where 鹤 the crane bird is more typically feminine in a name). On the other hand, Chū huā 初花 is a not unusual Chinese girl name meaning “first/early flower".
On a side note, Chǔ Yáng (楚阳) is the (male) protagonist of a 2014 xuanhuan webnovel and manhua titled Transcending the Nine Heavens(傲世九重天) written by Fenglin Tianxia (风凌天下) !! 😂

But I have not read the novel in Chinese, so perhaps the characters were different?

Yes, useful link! 拍摄地点 (Filming locations): 深圳 (Shenzhen)
For more data, map and views of that city, try this 3-minute video introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrfk6OoZIw

39035 🌸at this moment. Yep, quite an idol!
Only outshone by Zhang Zhehan (108,253 🌸; he's got new songs out now that his acting career has been brutally halted, and they are very nice to listen to, although perhaps ZZH has to rely on international fans more than domestic ones...) and by Xiao Zhan (88,030 🌸, but XZ was already an idol from X NINE group before starting to act, and still sings, with many of his songs getting top of the charts)
Interestingly, though, Wu Lei does not rely on music and songs. He's been an actor and model since early childhood.
On MDL all-time Leaderboard, Wu Lei is 3rd, but 7th on monthly leaderboard, where Li Hongyi earned more than he did. https://mydramalist.com/stats/leaderboards

Wasn't there another developing scandal (money and tax related, I seemed to understand) about dubbers (in addition to the CFY sad case, about which I formed and stated my opinion further below), that are also hurting some projects like Black Lotus and Eternal Faith? Pushing them perhaps deep down in the purgatory dungeon where Immortality is still confined.
C-ent is a minefield for those who work in it, these days, don't you think?
Soon only AIs and robots will be able to be shown. And in music, we'll only be applauding Vocaloid phenomenons like Luo Tianyi.- samples here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PSo-c2oByo and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9uT6y4GPLY

The young woman was not married back then and apparently took the pictures as selfies with her phone while CFY was sleeping beside her in a bed, with a smirk on her face that showed he was unaware of being taken advantage of. What motivated the woman to take these pictures is unclear: was it as a trophy, a souvenir, or with an ulterior motive? She looked very happy and gleeful on the pictures,so she cannot go and claim that she was raped and unwilling to sleep with CFY!! Was the poor lad, who had just recently been cast in movies, being seduced by a ho?
What's more damning is that she married after she and CFY parted ways, (albeit with no evidence of grudge or enmity), but she still kept the pictures for years and suddenly decided to sell them -it is unclear whether she or her husband or both decided the sale to a well-known, but also very dishonest social media influencer, going under the pseudonym yangyang (same guy who raised rabble about Dilraba "being pregnant" -bogus claim).
Of course the published pictures earned good money for the rumormonger, since many started frantically clicking and rising against the actor or each other. Finally,the Beijing Chaoyang police detained the yangyang for 5 days, and will continue investigating, and the yangyang has at least been targeted for rumor mongering and invasion of privacy.
It is a pity that young men in C-ent are expected to stay celibate and have to hide their relationships, and that sleeping with a woman is construed as a scandal even when no drugs, rape, or violence is involved,and the pair are consenting adults: both she and CFY were young but definitely not underage then.
To me, I set the blame for the rabble-rousing squarely on the woman who ought to firstly not have taken pictures unknown to her partner (CFY at the time), and especially not have kept them after marrying someone else, or spread them, worse again sold them. But apparently, she stands at the moment to go scot-free? You can read more news about the trouble, if you look for these developments. I am a bit disgusted that it shows c-ent fans as a bunch of holier-than-thou thugs!
I am not a fan of CFY or Dilraba (I am a fan of Allen Ren, Z.Tao and Wu Lei, and of Bai Lu, Zhao Lusi and Seven Tan) but neither am I their anti-fan, loving dramas such as Ever Night, L&P, TLB and YAMG. So, I feel sorry that these two (CFY and D) have to endure trouble with such and with over-eager fandom groups who find it acceptable to "wage wars" at the drop of a hat. And I don't buy it that the woman was head of CFY Little Universe fandom group, so he ought to not have touched her: it looks to me that she was the hunter and pursuer, not him picking forbidden flowers! Maybe he ought to have had her searched and not allowing her to keep a phone that could be used for illicit intimate photographing? Young men who read me here: even if you are head over heels about someone, make sure you stay protected, not only sexually but also mediatically!! You never know if the love is genuine or faked for ulterior profit... So sad, isn't it?
(Some thought that the character played by Jerry Yan in Loving, Never Forgetting was a jerk, but in retrospect I thought he also had reasons to beware of "gold-diggers". But at least, in that drama, the woman was
sincere, so we did not have to be despairing that true-love exists. Unfortunately, that's fiction, reality is too often more dismal: to wit the CFY "scandal".)

But then, that's life... And we have other fine actors who can rejoice our eyes with screen romances, like Allen Ren and Bai Lu in past One and Only, Joseph Zeng and Liang Jie in Hi Venus, Jerry Yan Chengxu in sizzling The Forbidden Flower with Xu Ruohan, and now Jing Boran and Seven Tan Songyun in very mature Road Home.
I just finished The Starry Love, and am getting thrilled by Romance of A Twin Flower (Ding Yuxi and,Peng Xiaoran), The Last Princess (Rain Wang Herun and Zhang He) and interested in the more serious but too slow to air New Vanity Fair (Z.Tao).

Oh yes, btw, don't get me wrong,I also like the work and style of Dylan Wang Hedi, who I appreciated as the second historical Daoming Si in MG2018 and as DFQC last year in LBFAD, where I also first saw Esther Yu. Doesn't preclude me from having personally been more infatuated with LLTG than LBFAD which was good too, and a wonderful CGI festival. So, I would not be displeased if Li Yunrui (ex Yuan Shen of LLTG) got cast with Yu Shuxin if Black Lotus project is brought to screen.

This has recently been posted to YT under another (bogus) title, with I believe also bogus (click bait) cast. If I have time, I may watch it. DramaWiki informs of following production team and cast, so I have added some infos on the MDL too:
Director: Liang Guo Guan
Screenwriter: Hu Xiao Jun (I could not find a match for this person on MDL)
Cast:
Shu Chang as Jiang Wei (she has a long career since 1992, in mostly TV dramas acting, and played Murong Linzhi in 2017 The Glory Of Tang dynasty)
Li Jie as Hou Yi
Nicky Wu
Xu Huan Huan (I could not find a match for this person on MDL)
Yan Dan Chen as Su Nv
Xu Shao Qiang
Jia Ya (I could not find a match for this person on MDL)
Hao Yi Ping (I could not find a match for this person on MDL)
Li Jia Ming as Bo Xiang,

Jing Wei Tian Hai is 33 episodes in this YouTube post, about 40 minutes each (Dramawiki mentioned 38 episodes, so was 33 a re-cut, or 38 a mistake: I don't know) . It is a mythological costume drama, with some FX and perhaps CGI in the production. Language is mandarin Chinese.
Main FL character is Jing Wei, a fairy born of a human mortal mother and protected by gods.
DramaWiki short synopsis informs that "Based on the mythology of Jingwei, the story revolves around Jing Wei and Hou Yi who work together to save the King of Yan and the people.

[According to Chinese mythology. Jing Wei was the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan, a legendary ruler. The little princess loved watching the sunrise, admiring the spectacle of nature. She once asked her father where the sun rises. Her father said it was in the Eastern Sea and promised to take her there to see the sunrise on a boat, but he was too busy to do that, so she went sailing alone, and drowned. Next, her spirit turned into a bird, who could be heard calling her own name mournfully from the trees where she sat when not flying. So that bird with white beak and red claws became known as “Jing Wei” by people. " In order to get revenge and keep other kids from drowning, the small bird decided to fill up the roaring sea.
From then on, Jing Wei flew to and fro between the mountain and the Eastern sea, carrying a twig or a pebble and dropping it into the sea. Day after day, it never stopped." ]
The famous “The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea” myth has become an illustration of the spirit of persistence: “精卫填海的精神”. The "chengyu" idiom in modern Chinese is: Jing Wei Tian Hai (精卫填海). It means we try our best, never fear difficultiesn and never give up when we face hardship until we achieve our goal, a positive meaning in the Chinese language. It is similar to the also famous chengyu of Yu Gong Yi Shan (愚公移山).

I don't know where this drama was shot, perhaps already in Hengdian studios of Zhejiang province? [Wikipedia informs that "In 1996, Guangzhou Street Scenic Area, the first film and television shooting base, was built to shoot the gifted blockbuster movie Opium War by director Xie Jin. In 1997, the King of Qin Palace scenic spot was constructed for the production of the historical blockbuster Jing Ke stabbing the King of Qin." To make the studios more attractive, sets were rent-free in 2000 and in "2004, Hengdian Film and Television Industry Experimental Zone was established as China's number one national film and television industry experimental zone"]

Anyway, if someone knows more, they could have a look and write it in?
Here's the link to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhulRA4SGsc&list=PLjhz_PmYf4ALFWmRpO0XROnOU9GvKBZ0l

Umm. Isn't this a spoiler from the preview bits of Ep 17?
Perhaps spoiler tag would be better.
We'll know more tomorrow (for those who have VIP membership on iQiyi or Viki, or who watch on the "pirate" sites : the cool one (which is a bit slow as not yet at 14 at present), or kisskh (which is having the countdown for ep.16-17).
I watch on iQiyi (Viki being slower).

Likewise. Eps 14-15 are up on iQiyi now 😃
btw the song (not in OST here) that I quoted lyrics of before is this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkA25XNNlOM
You may know it already, it is very famous. One of my favorite songs.
Sally Yeh attempted an English version here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHpzSlwwzKc (she sings well, and I like some of her Chinese songs, but I prefer the original Chyi Yu version of 'ganlanshu' 橄榄树)

That one. One of my favorite songs of course.

Yes I was also looking for it earlier today since it evoked very old memories. This was a ballad by Zheng Jun (郑钧) from 1994, included also in a 2005 album by Li YueJun (李躍君)
Title: Cinderella girl (灰姑娘 Hui Guniang)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc_wL96-lrM (sung by Zheng Jun on stage in 2021.)

I am a "deep space" alien roaming and observing the Blue planet, lol.
"... 为什么流浪? 我的故乡在远方" (to quote from the lyrics of another famous song)
Was around millenniums ago (almost joking), have gone through many incarnations, yes yes, so obviously had to love LLTG, One and Only etc in the "recent" dramas. But also SF dramas like Three Body which is still keeping a spot among the most viewed TV dramas this week. 😃

I edited my comment to attribute it to Zheng Jun Chinese rock singer-songwriter born in Xi'an in 1967. "Zheng Jun won the MTV International Viewer's Choice Award for his song "1/3 Dream" in 2002, and is only one of two music artists from China to have received the international MTV award (the other being Cui Jian for "Wild in the Snow" in 1991. )"
So, this song was first included in his first studio album, "Naked" from 1994.
I suppose I first heard it that summer. Time flies....

I have no further info about Li Yue Jun who seems obviously much younger, so the song on her album has to be a cover, although the lyrics page online attribute the song to her. Probably by mistake, because of the newer album.

Oh, that old song, Cinderella girl when they are lying in the snow !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1TqOIfuDXI (open subtitles for translation)
Heard it long ago, tugging at my memory, but I had to hunt it down again to find lyrics and videos. So, it was sung by Li YueJun (李躍君) and included in the 2005 album My Lonely Highway (寂寞公路) here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVOvQg3oJ1o
Title : Cinderella girl (灰姑娘 Hui Guniang)

But it felt much older in my memory, and of course, here is I think the original recording by Zheng Jun (鄭鈞) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cglKL7IXU-4 (release in June 1994)
here with the Chinese characters to sing along :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc_wL96-lrM

Do you like it too?

- Edited - Please add the well known ballad by Zheng Jun (郑钧) from 1994, included also in a 2005 album by Li YueJun (李躍君): Cinderella girl (灰姑娘 Hui Guniang)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1TqOIfuDXI (open subtitles for translation)

Wandering in the YouTube maze, after a fix of Z.Tao songs (he's got two new ones there, while Zhang Zhehan has another one...) I found that this drama has been re-titled FLIRTING WITH MY ENEMY and is being appreciated by 4K watchers at least in the first of the 40 episodes. In case someone is looking for them, I thought to bring the good news here. I did not have time to watch it all back in August 2022 (too tied up with LLTG and LBFAD and later by a number of other ones before Lighter and Princess and again some dozens before The Forbidden Flower and now Road Home and New Vanity Fair), although I was aware of the stink that targeted its last episodes. Someday perhaps, I'll get back to make my own opinion... Although I did spoil myself by watching last episode first, back in September 2022 when some were lamenting that airing had come to an abrupt stop, and I still found that ep40, lol,

Skimming through ep1, I just noticed a familiar face from the Forbidden Flower in ep1 of GoE8, btw: Huang Yi who played Guest role Youxi in the kitchen there, before becoming the PTSD suffering mom of He Ran in recently completed TFF. It is fun recognizing actors or actresses from other dramas after a while!

But there are plain too many dramas to choose from. I may already have watched too many!
What am I doing checking on these MDL pages for news or a laugh ??
I think drama fatigue will soon catch up with me and I will need to remove myself without screens in another corner of the galaxy, for needed rest, if I want to escape c-drama addiction and possible hemorrhoids from too much sitting binge-watching !! Wish me health !

That you watch a drama for FL is ok.

I see that you are a Seven Tan fan. (I do also like all that I saw where she was cast, although not being inducted in her fandom group 😊). You even awarded 9.5 (like I did 😊) to The Sword and the Brocade where the age difference is comparable to TFF between Wallace Chung and Seven Tan (46 and 31 at the time, playing a 35+/16 (or so) couple then with ML character also already being father of a child).

BUT DUDE Perhaps you could use the spoiler tag more, when conversation is veering away from watched drama. Especially if you state something very negative (unless your purpose is to state a real hate and wanting to influence watchers to your negative views?). You can even add spoiler tag in "editing" previous messages to avoid such negative influencing if it was an oversight.

See, I have an unpopular opinion about one actress in one drama : I hated her in that drama, still do, and it made me very careful about mentioning it, because I ended up really hating the whole thing. Of course, I avoid from now on watching anything featuring that cold (frozen fish) actress who ruined in my opinion a possibly watchable if unremarkable and ultimately unbelievable and overlong story where ML was clearly (to me) struggling with the character he needed to embody. But I won't be so callous as to mention her name and SPOIL IT for new audience or sadden those who still love her, and in the comments I made about my dislike at the time, I always used spoiler tag.

I'm off to watch more of NVF and RR, looking forward to RH episodes tomorrow evening, 😊

Here is an answer to this question, copied from an answer in Quora by a Chinese student (B.A. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, graduated 2023) using amounts converted to US dollars for international readers' convenience to understand how much it costs to study at university for Chinese citizens in China:

"Most Chinese universities are public (almost all good universities in China is public). But they still charge The tuition fees depend on your university. Top universities mostly charge you about 800 USD to 1500 USD a year, mostly 800. Arts, software engineering, and medical sciences as majors may cost you more than 800, up to 1500. Seeing that most Chinese students choose to live on campus, you may want to add 100 USD extra for dormitory fees.
As for the less good universities including the private ones, you may have to pay up to 3000 USD a year. The dormitory fees also vary.
Those that have overseas background may also cost you much, like the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Shanghai-New York University, etc. The tuition fees depends on the universities. CUHK SZ may cost you 15 000 USD. -- Also, there are exceptions. Many normal universities are free for future teachers. But they may have to work in distant areas in exchange.
Basically, Chinese universities still need the Chinese citizens to pay the tuition fees, only they’re often very low, compared to the US."

But the commenter did not mention that there are, like in any country, students who get scholarships (granted to university students in need, if they have excellent results in some desired areas or sports, or come from poor minority families, or are enrolled in army training. From what I understand that's how Tibetan singer alan dawa dolma enrolled in music studies in Beijing, coming from Danba valley in Sichuan which s picturesque but not affluent).
Many students from families with no or little funding for their children are money pinchers, not because they are stingy, but because they are very realistic about their needs and what money means. They may do light part time jobs, like our heroine. (Remember that Mao Zedong had a job as part time librarian while auditing some courses in Beida, back in 1918-1919? It's never been that unusual to do study and work. )
One thing to remember is anyway : not to flaunt wealth in China, except in some bling bling fashion circles. With ordinary people, it is best not to show too much the possible economic or power difference, and to be careful not to embarrass them with favors or gifts they can't equate. The drama The Story of Xing Fu showed how money and power is envisioned by some, and Xing Fu's sister's plight (about university acceptance that she was scammed out of ), also portrayed some of what it means for poorer students.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. lol

Welcome.!
Same for me : watched all those and liked them all, so it was Tan Songyun's name in the cast which attracted me first when I checked that this was not going to be a protracted remake of the Zhang Yimou movie of same English name.

I'm an eclectic drama watcher, so I am not exclusively attached to actor/actress or genres. Watching simultaneously with RH: New Vanity Fair, and Royal Rumours which also start nicely.
Road Home gives me some similar vibes to The Forbidden Flower (which is neither scandalous or outrageous although perhaps some would like to see it so, but there are haters everywhere, and also people who dislike desperate love stories like Romeo and Juliet... While watching the Forbidden Flower, I was thinking back to excellent The Sword and The Brocade, musing about what it could have been like if Wallace Chung had been cast instead of the younger Jerry Yan. Concluding that Jerry Yan was the best actor for that role, finally).
But if you like more sedate love stories, do try Hi Venus, if you haven't watched it already.