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One of the big differences I've noticed from getting into Chinese dramas is how spoiled you get from gifsets of shows you've never watched. You see a gifset from an American show of one person cradled in another person's arms, pierced with multiple arrows and spitting blood, and suddenly you've been spoiled for a major character death. You see the same thing in a Chinese drama and you've gained a net zero information wise.

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08.07.2022

I'm still learning how to edit a picture, so pardon me is it looks over edited. The second picture, I took it last month when I went on a jog on the beach. The third picture is my current watch, a chinese drama on netflix called A Little Thing Called First Love (it is sickeningly adorable, I'm obsessed). I'm learning Chinese for my college. The drama makes me miss school :')

having watched meteor garden, boys over flowers and f4 thailand, i have to say that thailand did the best job in this series.

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　　˚　  ₊　　  “沈曼宁, 我不爱你!’’　　　⁺　　 .　

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⠀ 　⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀　𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰 ꒱　｡　｡ ⠀

Short post about filming C-dramas - Hengdian

So I noticed a lot of people keep commenting that sets and “cities” in C-dramas that had basically no budget as being super pretty and that they can’t believe they managed that with no money. Here’s the thing: Many C-drama are filmed in Hengdian. There are a few other filming studios that are also popular, but I would say Hengdian is in the top 3, or maybe top 1.

Hengdian is one of the largest film studios in the world and is one of the most popular places to film a period drama (area total of 3,3 km2 and building areas of 495,995 m2).

If I remember correctly, there are at least 13 shooting bases. Some buildings, palaces, areas are made in the style of Qin and Han dynasty, others are exact replicas of certain buildings (like Yuanming Yuan, the old summer palace).

It’s FREE to film in Hengdian. How do they stay in business, you ask? They make the money from hotels, restaurants, and renting out equipment & costumes. Some dramas or movies take only 1 month to film, others can take several months. Also Hengdian is huge, if you couldn’t tell, so there can be several film crews working at the same time. 

I would also like to point out that you can visit as a tourist. 

So far there are over 1200 films and C-dramas that have been filmed in Hengdian! Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Hero, The Forbidden Kingdom, Mulan are some films that were filmed there.

If you watch other Chinese period dramas, you will recognize several buildings. Some C-dramas in recent years you might recognize are Once Upon A Time in Lingjian Mountain, Joy of Life, The Untamed, Word of Honor.

Like this one! Recognize it? It’s where they had that boyband karaoke consert thing in Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain 

Click here for a clip of the concert haha

July 3 2021

Is it just me because I think it's a shame that we didn't see ruyi wear the (one ear three qian=piercing) custom other than her promotions which it would have looked so good and goes well with her personality specially that she was a Manchu by blood unlike hui who always wore them (I guess it have to do with her insecurity about being han it always trigger her when someone mention it) maybe the drama making team didn't think it goes well with her clothing or didn't suit zhou xun or zhou xun herself didn't want to or maybe she didn't wear it in the novel I don't know I just feel it's wasted

230902 | Zhang Linghe as Gong Ziyu | My Journey to You Weibo

About Yu Shisan - "A Journey to Love" ep.39 SPOILERS

"One day you'll find your match" "Impossible! I'd rather die. … But if I really did that, then I'd have been together with her for the rest of my life."

Yushisan! Look, I edited out the blood in these (to avoid the content flag); are you happy?😂

But this scene. "Yu Shisan, the most beautiful man in the world," who felt up his face after battles to check for cuts, after finding out he's lost his eyes and his face was covered in blood and cuts... If he hadn't already been prepared to die, can you imagine his emotional loss then?

1 - He couldn't bear to die, as he probably thought his wounds left him: "ugly," so he prettied himself up, even in the middle of the battlefield, the best he could. He was going to go down, but dangit he would look good at it! (and he did😭 LBR, that scene was COOL!)

2 - But he was also "Yu Shisan, who enjoys looking at the prettiest women," and I think artists can relate to this sentiment, this particular feeling of loss, that would be not only not being able to see in general, but not being able to see beauty anymore.

3 - He's the only one (aside from Ruyi) whose dead body we do not see. This is very in-character of the narrative. I don't think he would have wanted anyone to see him like that. He'd have liked people to remember him looking good, unmarred. So it fits that Chu Yue, being temporarily blinded by the explosion, never even saw him wounded.

Why do I keep feeling the need to write posts about Alen Fang's characters? 🤔 This show-stealer... 😂 *goes to watch another of his dramas*

absolutely YES to both of these!

Side-character-centric spinoffs I would go feral over

Wuxin spinoff - The Blood of Youth

Yu Shisan's adventures in the jianghu - A Journey to Love

but with the original actors, and they must keep the humor (and Wuxin needs to remain bald)

And re: #1, I mean, he basically BRB-ed in the middle of the drama to go and take over an entire clan and they never told or showed us anything.

We’re not getting another show like mysterious lotus casebook anytime soon are we 🫠 I miss them

how did that drama manage to scratch an itch I never knew I had

Is the Year of the Dragon, go and read my fic with dragon lord Di Feisheng on Ao3 🐲❤️

成毅 Cheng Yi as 王权富贵 Wangquan Fugui in the teaser trailer for 《狐妖小红娘 · 王权篇 (Fox Spirit Matchmaker · Wangquan Chapter)》

Why did you know that Xiao Zhi is in danger? I think that is the electrical connection between lovers.

Ding Yu Xi and Yang Chao Yue for Harper's Bazaar China

Recommendations Please!

I’ve started watching Asian dramas and I need some recommendations.

Here’s what I’ve seen and liked so far:

I Hear You - The first drama I watched. It was cute and made me want to watch more.

Love O2O (series) - I loved the friendships in this one. I liked the strength of the relationship between Bei Wei Wei and Xiao Nai, although it was so hard to watch them kiss, but the fault of that was all on her. The sort of relationship between Hao Mei and KO was adorable. I fell in love with Yang Yang, Zhang Bin Bin, and Zheng Ye Cheng.

Good Morning Call – I liked the premise of the show. I had major second lead syndrome though. All the other guys who were interested in her were better than the main and I wanted better for them all too.

A Love So Beautiful – I liked that the other characters got some background and story time as well. I felt bad for Wu Bo Song, but I liked the main couple in this. And the relationship between their friends was so sweet.

Accidentally In Love – The plot for this one was kind of all over the place, but I enjoyed it. The second lead again deserved better, but I realize this is a common theme and I’m just going to have to get used to it.  

I Am Not A Robot – I loved this one. It made me cry. The main actor was so convincing in his emotional scenes and the scenes where he was having an allergic reaction. I like that some of the antagonists were redeemed a bit by the end.

You’re My Pet – This one was odd, but in a good way? I watched the Japanese 2017 version.

Addicted – I watched this one based off another person’s recommendation. I was disappointed to learn it had been cancelled because of the subject matter, but I know that it’s a continuing struggle all over the world for acceptance.

Pretty Li Hui Zhen – I watched this one just because it had Zhang Bin Bin. I really disliked Bai Hao Yu until just a few episodes before the end. He was horrible to Li Hui Zhen and she was so obsessed with this memory of their childhood that she was completely oblivious to Lin Yi Mu’s feelings. I may have been a little - ok, a lot - biased, but honestly, why go for the mean guy when you’ve got the fun sweet one right there? He deserved better too.

Marriage, Not Dating – I liked that he realized his feelings were genuine before she did. Even though I liked Han Yeo Reum, I think Gong Gi Tae and Joo Jang Mi were perfectly matched.

My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend – This one was funny, but surprisingly had a lot of heart. I loved the comedy throughout. I still cried a few times though, especially near the end. I wish there was another season, just because.

I’m currently in the middle of:

Eternal Love – I’m only about halfway through it. I love Zhang Bin Bin’s character, of course. The costumes in this are gorgeous.

Absolute Boyfriend - I’m about 12 episodes from the end. Just waiting for them to be available on Viki. I understand the ending is a bit polarizing for the people who’ve seen it, but I’m invested and I’m going to finish it.  

I’m open to pretty much any genre and time period. I’d prefer if the shows weren’t completely depressing though. I have Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Viki, so any shows available on those would be great.

Thanks in advance!

Me when I watch anything with a love triangle:

I've just been diagnosed with chronic fatigue and for the past weeks I've just been so tired that doing some of the most simple things feel exhausting. I'm letting you know this out of frustration that I haven't been able to keep up with my chinese studies as much as I'd like to because of this fatigue. I think doing something more simple like watching some cdramas would be a better alternative to hard core study. I've never watched any asian dramas before but heard they can be helpful for language learning so I'm open for some recommendations!

Pls DM me or just lmk in the comments if you have any drama recs.

Love you all!<3<3