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Glad I dropped the drama early on on the first ep, I didn´t like how the director presented the story.
I would recommend Born to Be Alive . Not exactly a classical suspense thriller until the second part -general topic it´s about environmental and development conflicts, told in an action and suspenful the first part, and it only uses 1 flashback scene, well done and perfectly set during the story. The rest is told in normal time stamp, first part is in the past, second part in the present. One of the best dramas from the first part of this 2026.

Oh I image then all that what you see in the screen have even more meaning! I was in China last year, and planning to come back soon - I hope lol. You're welcome to join the sub, as it's specially for dramas that aren't talked much, like these one. I'm currently watching Like a Flowing River and loving it too - I know, I was late to the party 🤣

Thank you! You can see images of the real city transformation and people here (almost the same review but with images): https://www.reddit.com/r/CDramasBeyondIdols/s/iyvM8zsxcg.
It's really nice to find people who watch this show!🥰 Few people seem to be interested.

It's fantastic :)

People want innovation but at the same time, don´t like uncertainty and find it difficult to addapt themself to the story the director want to tell. They have their expectations in their mind and when they don´t find them fast or don´t understand what they are seeing, their frustration is directed to the drama. Experimental and arthouse projects aren´t massively received.

I wrote a review about it, look for it. I explian there the confusing, and why you should read about the mental illness before watching unless you´ve experience in more indie films.

Late to the party but better late than never. I regret having waited so long to start this series! Truly magnificent! Dailight entertainment is guarantee of quality tv, for sure. Don´t hesitate to wacht it!

I´m at ep 8 now and also loving it - and the ots! It´s a shame I can´t add them to my Spotify. Lyrics are in Tibetan, aren´t they?. I saw the same two shows lol There´s also To the Wonder in the same line of ethnicities, but I haven´t seen it

They´re making more dramas on ethnicities in general: City of Sunlight, To the Wonder, Tales of Wumeng (Deph in Wumeng), this one that includes Tibetan ethnicity, Meet Yourself

Thank you!

Bai Chun actor (Zhou You) has a lot of good shows. If you look in his profile here, for sure you'll find some options (Dear Diary, City of Sunlight - set in Lasha, Tibet -, Love never Lost), the sister has Tales of Wumeng of The Depth of Wumen from 2025 about Miao People, and Chen zhe Hua (Shao fei) was in Born to be the One, a slide of life drama from 2024 set in contemporary Beijing. Also played the cop in The Hunt, thriller from 2025.

Your welcome!
For me, a 9. Anyway, besides rankings, it´s an amazing drama worth watching as a very solid drama in itself, with a meaninful message and mostly, because it´s inpired in real events.
It´s a shame - and quite sad - that both netizens and the internacional community trash a drama and the deeper meaning it carries simple for petty and short-minded reasons - especially without watching it (the same happened to the other drama aired in January based on real events).
It´s indeed disrespectful to the whole team involved in this high quality production but mostly, to the real heroes who fought and lost their life to protect the environment and the planet we live in.

I wrote a post about it. Here you´ll see the real names/pictures of the two main rangers that inspired Hu Ge character: Duo Jie: https://www.reddit.com/user/Patitoruani/comments/1qsfnid/born_to_be_alive_%E7%94%9F%E5%91%BD%E6%A0%91_tree_of_life/

Yeah, the bad subtitles were a thing but even with that, it´s worth watching.

Agree! Specially loved the relationship between Ma Qing Hao and his father - hilarious and heartwarming -, Wu Ai Sao and his wife Long Feng Bi, and the three friends, the "three Herbs of Wumeng" besides the culture approach you highighted.

No, Duojie has been dead from 17 years. It´s based on real events.

It’s among my favorite dramas of all time, and I can barely watch historical ones, no matter how hard I try.

For sure. Ignorance isn´t an excuse for illegal or non ethical acts.

For me, Bai Chun is in a kind of denial. As for what he said to Shao Fei, I think he represents ordinary people who, without education or awareness, don’t really understand the true meaning of the danger. Although he knows something is off, he genuinely believes they’re blowing things out of proportion because they’re educated or environmental freaks, and that they’re jeopardizing his job and the way of life he worked so hard to build.

Personal things aside, the Mountain Patrol members were always clear about their beliefs priorities. I also understand Mayor Lin, I think he represents a mindset from that era where development was for real a top priority for the country and its people - China wasn´t at the same level that the West or even countries in Latam. It´s not that he (and those who represents) is bad or doesn´t care as the real bad guys, it´s the dilemma of balancing development and environment protection that was always there, and is still to these days.