Here is the link of video introducing the historical background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slIZRitO1Q8
This is a fantastic video ty for putting it together. And I just a few months ago spent a long time ogling a miles long paintings from the period that you featured at a museum in Boston.
am at 23 eps, the plot changed and the story stuck.. thats it... really don't know how to rate this serial.
I think the plot is at an inflection point. In general I don't really care for the way the writer "blackens" characters and I am quite disturbed by the way they did it with LC. But I sense it is a turning point for everyone and it may be worth a few more to see if we finally see some character growth with WXS and whether BCF and LC are an alliance from now on. I read that what was intended to come across was where were her heroes in LC's time of need? The three men who loved her best were trying to kill each other. So LC was forced to be her own hero and save herself and WR. But the execution was not good and we got instead was what seems to be no more than a gratuitous rape scene.
I love how GQF appears at the bookstore and rescues Pan’er from Mr. GAO’s indecent advances. One should ask…
I thought it was funny though that the old man thought Ouyang was a fool to let her go! Like he pretty much admitted Pan'er is a better catch than his bratty daughter.
i lack knowledge of chinese history but is this a real dynasty or a completely made-up dynasty ?cause this is…
It is set in Kaifeng the Song capital, one of the 8 ancient capitals. It was located on the southern bank of the Yellow river so water transportation played a huge role.
That said, I think Qianfan is not being fully transparent with her. He still has many secrets.
Yes and I am sure he did some wrong things also. It sounds like there was another woman involved though he tried to say he was framed. He was probably also relatively low status and powerless... kind of like Pan'er and Qianfan but in reverse? This whole drama is about the inequities that arise out of the hierarchical social structure at the time.
Why I liked Episode 16. I am a downer for the revival of an old art (one reason I liked Hikaru No Go) and the…
I have been to a few tea art performances in China. There are many famous places with their own local teas and cultural tradition. It is nowhere near as elaborate as the drama presents and frankly idk how Pan'er's dance adds to the flavour of the brew even though I enjoyed watching her. I would just say guard your wallet carefully bc you get carried away and end up buying all this stuff like clay teapots and cups and rare tea leaves (ouch very expensive) etc that you will never ever ever use on your own.
That said, I think Qianfan is not being fully transparent with her. He still has many secrets.
Yeah... I think they may have pushed his father out bc of his low status and high capability. Like the true narrative is not what Qianfan thinks it is.
I think Shu Ren Zhu and YinZhang do have chemistry. 🙂 I wish he is not an a**hole at the end and is not playing…
Sadly I think even if he cares for her, he will only make her a concubine. But I hope her story is that she doesn't fall for that nonsense again and says no thank you I am gonna be famous and independent. And keep him as a lover, her personal toy boy. Bc the actor is HOT - no need to waste a hot man just bc he won't marry you properly! I am hoping she gets noticed on their date at the palace gardens or whatever that special location is.
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All the rest are great, esp Ye Hua the sexy beast but they would all suffocate me.