#Qing Qing San Si

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Cdrama: The Deliberations of Love (2023)

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Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JUPj5QM82n0

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Audio Drama: 天官赐福 | Tian Guan Ci Fu | Heaven Official’s Blessing

It’s coming!!! 

You might recognize most of the production team as the people who worked on the MDZS audio drama, so I’m very assured that they will only have grown more experienced. Tbh I’m a little surprised by the lead VAs...excited to hear what their performances will be like!

Even more exciting: apparently the audio drama has been adapted from the revised edition of TGCF which includes 100k extra words!!!

Below is a quick translation of the season one details.

S1 Details

Link: www.missevan.com/mdrama/52400

Length: 19 episodes

Airing Schedule: Fridays, beginning July 15, 2022

Cost: 319 diamonds. For two months starting from July 15, this drama will be free to listen. Regular paid listening will resume on September 16.

Production Team

Original Novel: MXTX

Planning/Executive Producer: Kuo Hao Jun 括号君

Scriptwriter: Liu Yin 六音

Post-Production: Xin Tong 新桐

Assistants: Er Ji 二吉 , Yu Chen 鱼宸 

Original BGM: Li Da Bai 李大白

Instrumental Recording: International Master Philharmonic Orchestra 国际首席爱乐乐团 IMPO

Art/Video: ARThorizon 绘享视界

Voice Team

Voice Acting Team: Jing Yun Kai Ge 鲸韵凯歌

Voice Director: Zhang Kai 张凯

Recording Engineers: Liu Yaxue 刘雅雪, Li Mian 李冕, Jiang Cong 姜聪

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Narrator: Zhang Yaohan 张遥函

Xie Lian: Su Shangqing 苏尚卿@西呱双

Hua Cheng: Chenzhang Taikang 陈张太康

Fu Yao/Mu Qing: Liu Sicen 刘思岑

Feng Xin/Nan Feng: Guo Haoran 郭浩然

Ling Wen: Ji Guanlin 季冠霖

Ming Yi: Peng Yao (San Tu Bi An) 彭尧@彭尧-三途彼岸

Pei Ming: Chen Guang (Chen Jiaheng) 陈光@陈光家恒

Pei Xiu: Wu Tao (Dao Mei Si Le) 吴韬 @倒霉死勒

Jun Wu: Chen Hao 陈浩

Ban Yue: Shan Xin 山新

Lang Qianqiu: Li Xin 李昕

Ke Mo: Tute Hameng 图特哈蒙

Xuan Ji: Qiu Qiu 邱邱

Shi Qingxuan: Qian Wenqing 钱文青

Other Participating Voice Actors: Cai Jie (蔡杰@CJCDD-), Li Wangsong (李望松@摩羯-阿松松松松), Shao Chenliang (邵晨亮@c位不出道), Zhang Zhen/Lin Feng (张振@在下林风), Liu Zheng (刘峥@斗珂), Zhang Jiaqi (张加麒@张如麟), Liu Yiming (刘一鸣@痞人姓刘), Xu Kai (许凯@山己几X), Li Jiaxiang (李嘉祥@优叉UX), Lin Boqing (林柏青@詹永兵的好朋友), Li Haojia (李昊甲@最后的都灵人), Li Jiasi (李佳思@光的岸面), Li Yemeng (李叶萌@肆鸢), Yu Minglu (于鸣鹿@火不土), Su La (苏拉@亲爱的苏), Zhang Yuwei (张宇微@夕棠-就是喜糖啊), Xie Ziwei (谢子溦@Viona嘴嘴), Liu Yuanyuan (刘媛媛@画大染), Gao Yixue (高一雪@思凡吧喳嘿), Yu Mengci (余梦慈@晶玉瑪瑙)

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Ji ji fu ji ji

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Routine matinale

by Zofra Même si ça faisait pratiquement trois ans qu'ils étaient ensemble, il ne se passait pas un jour sans que Feng Xin et Mu Qing ne se crient dessus. Malgré leur rapprochement, ils ne se comprenaient pas toujours. Mais ce n'était pas si grave, dans le fond. Parce qu'au moins, ils avaient ça... Ces matinées si apaisantes. Words: 1138, Chapters: 1/1, Language: Français Series: Part 26 of 31 façons de s'aimer Fandoms: 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Cartoon), 天官赐福 | Heaven Official's Blessing (Webcomic), 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: M/M Characters: Fēng Xìn (Tiān Guān Cì Fú), Mù Qíng (Tiān Guān Cì Fú) Relationships: Fēng Xìn/Mù Qíng (Tiān Guān Cì Fú) Additional Tags: Domestic Fluff, Established Relationship, Morning Routines, Hair Brushing, Hair Braiding, Feng Xin's Love Language is Acts of Service, Cross-Posted on FanFiction.Net via https://ift.tt/ZYzIqnc

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Events 11.8 (before 1950)

960 – Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla. 1278 – Trần Thánh Tông, the second emperor of the Trần dynasty, decides to pass the throne to his crown prince Trần Khâm and take up the post of Retired Emperor. 1291 – The Republic of Venice enacts a law confining most of Venice's glassmaking industry to the "island of Murano". 1519 – Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration. 1520 – Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people, mostly noblemen. 1576 – Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation. 1602 – The Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford is opened to the public. 1605 – Robert Catesby, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plotters, is killed. 1614 – Japanese daimyō Dom Justo Takayama is exiled to the Philippines by shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu for being Christian. 1620 – The Battle of White Mountain takes place near Prague, ending in a decisive Catholic victory in only two hours. 1644 – The Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, is enthroned in Beijing after the collapse of the Ming dynasty as the first Qing emperor to rule over China. 1745 – Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of approximately 5,000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden. 1837 – Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later becomes Mount Holyoke College. 1861 – American Civil War: The "Trent Affair": The USS San Jacinto stops the British mail ship Trent and arrests two Confederate envoys, sparking a diplomatic crisis between the UK and US. 1889 – Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state. 1892 – The New Orleans general strike begins, uniting black and white American trade unionists in a successful four-day general strike action for the first time. 1895 – While experimenting with electricity, Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray. 1901 – Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek. 1917 – The first Council of People's Commissars is formed, including Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. 1919 – Eichenfeld massacre: Members of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine murder 136 Mennonite colonists at Jaskyowo, initiating a series of massacres that resulted in the deaths of 827 Ukrainian Mennonites. 1920 – Rupert Bear, illustrated by Mary Tourtel makes his first appearance in print. 1923 – Beer Hall Putsch: In Munich, Adolf Hitler leads the Nazis in an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the German government. 1932 – Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the United States, defeating incumbent president Herbert Hoover. 1933 – Great Depression: New Deal: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than four million unemployed. 1936 – Spanish Civil War: Francoist troops fail in their effort to capture Madrid, but begin the three-year Siege of Madrid afterwards. 1937 – The Nazi exhibition Der ewige Jude ("The Eternal Jew") opens in Munich. 1939 – Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans. 1939 – In Munich, Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes the assassination attempt of Georg Elser while celebrating the 16th anniversary of the Beer Hall Putsch. 1940 – Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas. 1942 – World War II: French Resistance coup in Algiers, in which 400 civilian French patriots neutralize Vichyist XIXth Army Corps after 15 hours of fighting, and arrest several Vichyist generals, allowing the immediate success of Operation Torch in Algiers.

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Si los personajes de mo dao zu shi fueran… seres mitológicos

Sector Wei

Wei Ying - Huli jing o Fénix

Wei Chang Ze – Fenix

Cang Se San Ren - Huli Jing

Baoshan San Ren – Huli Jing

Xiǎo Xīngchén - Qilin

Song Lan - Longma

Xue yang – tao tie

Yānlíng Dàoren – Peng o ruc

A-Qing - Jian

Secta Jiang

Jiang Cheng- Raijuu

Jiang Yanli – shang yang

Jiang Femiang – shang yang

Madam Yu - Raijuu

Secta Jin

Madam Jin- Elfo de Luz

Jin Guangshao- Satiro

Jin Guangyao - Duende

Jin zixuan – Elfo de luz

Jin zixun - Pixie

Mo Xuanyu – veela o huli jing

Qin Su – ninfa

Jin ling- Elfo de Luz

Secta Lan

Lan Zhan- Dragón Long blanco

Lan Hua - Dragón Long Azul

Lan Qiren – Dragón long plateado y dorado

Madam Lan – Serpiente marina

Qingheng-Jun - Dragon Long Blanco

Su she - wyvern

Lan Jingyi – Dragon long negro

Secta Nie

Nie mingjue - pixiu

nie huaisang - Aosaginohi o esfinge

Su padre - pixiu

Secta Wen

Wen Ruohan - Qióngqí

Wen chao - Hodag

Wen Xu - Qióngqí

Wen Qing - caladrius

Wen Ning - Nian

Tío cuarto – caladrius

Popó - caladrius

Wen Yuan – lindworm o dragon long blanco

Wen Zhu Liu - manticora

Wang Ling Jiao - Huldra

Secta Ouyan

Ouyang zhizen - Guirivilo

Secta Yao

Líder Yao - cocatriz

Un que esta es mi humilde opinión por supuesto

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Mohou být houby klíčem ke zlepšení imunity

Houby, dlouho ceněné pro své léčivé vlastnosti, jsou zkoumány jako nástroje k posílení imunity a boji proti virům, včetně SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Gordon Saxe, ředitel výzkumu v Centres for Integrative Health na UC San Diego School of Medicine, je hlavní postavou ve třech studiích hodnotících, zda jsou léčivé houby vhodné pro léčbu COVID-19. Během prvních dnů pandemie Dr. Andrew Shubov, ředitel lůžkové integrativní medicíny v UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, řekl, že je frustrovaný nedostatkem účinné léčby COVID-19. "Lidé brali stále více toxičtější drogy a nic nezabíralo," řekl JAMA. Saxe, Shubov a kolegové se domnívají, že řešením mohou být houby a čínské bylinky, vzhledem k jejich silným antivirovým vlastnostem. U jednoho druhu houby jménem agarikon bylo také dříve zjištěno, že potlačuje dva typy chřipky (H1N1 a H5N1) a také herpes. Tyto účinky na posílení imunity jsou součástí toho, co přimělo Saxe, aby si ve svých studiích proti COVID-19 vybral houby. Probíhají tři studie využívající houby k léčbě COVID-19 U kombinace hub a Čínský bylinek proti COVID-19, známé jako MACH-19, se vedou multicentrické studie lékařskou fakultou University of California v San Diegu a UCLA. Jejich studie, které stále přijímají subjekty, zahrnují lidi, kteří byli pozitivně testováni na SARS-CoV-2 a jsou v domácí karanténě s mírnými až středně závažnými příznaky. Dvě ze tří studií byly schváleny americkým Úřadem pro potraviny a léčiva jako klinické bezpečnostní studie fáze 1 pro zkoumané sloučeniny k léčbě COVID-19. Další podrobnosti o studii následují: - Produkt zakládající se a houbách proti COVID-19 — Tato studie, která probíhá od prosince 2020 do prosince 2022, testuje směs hub napůl Agarikon a napůl Outkovky pestré ve formě kapslí. - Čínský bylinný recept proti COVID-19 — Tato studie, která probíhá od července 2021 do prosince 2022, testuje 21 čínských bylin z Tchaj-wanu, známých jako Qing Fei Pai Du Tang, které se v Číně používají jako lék na COVID-19. - RCT Přírodního Produktu na základě hub pro posílení imunitní odpovědi na očkování proti COVID-19 – Tato studie hodnotí, zda kapsle léčivých hub podaná v době injekce COVID-19 může zvýšit protilátky. Podle Saxe „Houby mohou nejen zvýšit počet těchto protilátek, ale také zvýšit imunitu T-buněk proti virově infikovaným buňkám. Navíc, protože se houby vážou na receptory lidských imunitních buňek, mohou změnit naši imunitu – v některých ohledech ji posílit a v jiných zklidnit. A tato vlastnost hub může také snížit vedlejší účinky související s vakcínou.“ Čtvrtá studie může být také brzy zahájena, aby prozkoumala, zda by léčivé houby mohly zvýšit imunitní odpověď na posilovací dávky vakcín COVID-19. Údaje o bezpečnosti z prvních tří studií se očekávají do konce roku 2021, zatímco údaje o účinnosti budou trvat další rok. Saxe řekl: „Doufáme, že tato léčba sníží potřebu hospitalizace… Houby mají tu výhodu, že se vyvinuly společně s námi. Bakterie a viry jsou loveny houbami stejně jako u lidi. A houby si proti těmto škůdcům vyvinuly vynikající obranyschopnost a věříme, že nám ji mohou poskytnout, když je jíme.“ Působivé antivirové a protizánětlivé účinky hub V časopise Immunology vědci z univerzitní nemocnice v Oslu v Norsku také zdůraznili potenciální terapeutické účinky hub proti COVID-19, konkrétně těžkému zánětu plic, který často následuje po infekci. Zaměřili se na houby Korálovce ježatého (Hericium erinaceus), Trstnatce lupenitého (Grifola frondose) a Basidiomycota Agaricus blazei Murill (AbM). Bylo zjištěno, že extrakt z těchto tří významně snižuje počet bakterií v krvi a zvyšuje přežití u myší s pneumokokovou sepsí. Jejich protizánětlivé účinky také vedly ke zlepšení symptomů a kvality života u pacientů se zánětlivým onemocněním střev. Díky svým antimikrobiálním a protizánětlivým vlastnostem by „takové výtažky z hub mohly mít profylaktický nebo terapeutický účinek proti pneumonické superinfekci a těžkému zápalu plic, které často doprovázejí infekci COVID-19,“ vysvětlili vědci. Polysacharidy s dlouhým řetězcem, zejména molekuly alfa a beta glukanu, jsou primárně zodpovědné za příznivý účinek hub na váš imunitní systém. V jedné studii bylo zjištěno, že přidání jedné nebo dvou porcí sušených hub Shiitake má příznivě měnící účinek na funkci imunitního systému. Zatímco houbám je připisováno nejméně 126 léčebných funkcí, polysacharidům byla věnována zvláštní pozornost a byly předmětem řady výzkumných studií. Podle International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms: „ nejdůležitější pro moderní medicínu jsou polysacharidy s protinádorovými a imunostimulačními vlastnostmi. Několik houbových polysacharidových sloučenin prošlo klinickými zkouškami fáze I, II a III a v Asii se široce a úspěšně používají jako léky k léčbě různých druhů rakoviny a dalších nemocí." Houba Chaga bojuje proti chřipce Jak je uvedeno v Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, bylo identifikováno více než 14 000 druhů hub (předpokládá se, že existuje více než 140 000), přičemž více než 2 000 z nich je jedlých a/nebo léčivých. Některé z těchto druhů jsou nadějné pro působení jako antivirotika proti virům chřipky, které mohou způsobit pandemie. Výzkum Státního výzkumného centra virologie a biotechnologického vektoru v Rusku například identifikoval houby Chaga (Inonotus obliquus, Rezavec Šikmý), které mají „nejširší spektrum antivirové aktivity“ proti různým podtypům viru chřipky. Chaga obsahuje polysacharidy, které mají antivirové a imunomodulační účinky a u myší bylo zjištěno, že působí stejně dobře jako lék Tamiflu proti viru pandemické chřipky. Kromě antivirových účinků dále zkumavkové studie ukazují, že houby Chaga mají antibakteri��lní, imunostimulační a protinádorovou aktivitu, a jak je uvedeno v Journal of Internal Medicine, jsou také protizánětlivé. „Houby Chaga (rostou hlavně na kůře bříz v severní Evropě, na Sibiři, v Rusku, Koreji, severní Kanadě a na Aljašce) mají díky svému parazitickému způsobu života silný enzymatický systém a silný obranný systém. Prokázaly slibné výsledky při zmírňování zánětlivých reakcí, které byly spojeny s COVID-19.“ Reishi by mohla pomoci dosáhnout „světa bez COVIDU“ Jiné druhy hub byly také oslavovány pro svůj potenciál proti COVIDU-19, přičemž Reishi, také známá jako Lingzhi, se ukázala jako příkladný hráč. Jak je uvedeno v International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms, funkční potraviny a nutraceutika vyrobené z léčivých hub mají smysl v boji proti COVID-19: „COVID-19 se projevuje množstvím onemocnění, z nichž některé jsou symptomatické, zatímco jiné jsou asymptomatické. Mezi nimi je imunologická deregulace (tj. cytokinová bouře) nejpozoruhodnějším projevem COVID-19. Změna oslabeného imunitního systému se tak stala ústředním bodem v boji proti COVID-19. Změna imunitního systému je regulační proces, který udržuje vyvážený imunitní systém: neumožňuje, aby byly všechny imunitní buňky aktivní. V tomto ohledu se přístupy založené na potravinách a nutraceutikách, které posilují imunitní obranu a mění oslabenou imunitu, zdají být vhodné jako obrana proti COVID-19.“ Houby obsahují několik imunomodulátorů, včetně lektinů, proteinů, polysacharidů a terpenoidů, přičemž jen v houbách Reishi je více než 400 bioaktivních sloučenin. Účinky jsou tak silné, že vědci z Bangladéšské lidové republiky věří, že terapeutické přístupy založené na houbách by mohly být použity k dosažení „světa bez COVIDU“. Vysvětlili: „Přestože přesný mechanismus antivirového účinku ještě není znám, celkově zvýšená imunita se zdá být vhodná. Toto posílení může nastat buď přímou imunitní stimulací nebo pomocí TRIM . Použití β-D-glukanu jako terapeutického i profylaktického činidla se tedy zdá vhodné." Klíčem je silná imunita, houby pomáhají Budování silné imunity bylo popsáno v Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences jako „hlavní zbraňí v boji proti COVID-19“. Výzkumníci uvedli mnoho rozumných přístupů k vybudování silné imunity, od zdravého spánku a meditace po vitamíny C a D spolu s léčivými houbami: „Léčivé houby se od pradávna používaly k prevenci a léčbě infekcí a infekčních onemocnění, u různých druhů léčivých hub byl zkoumán potenciál na posílení imunity. U více než 270 druzích léčivých hub je známo, že mají vlastnosti zvyšující imunitu, mezi několik příkladů patří: Cordyceps, Korálovec ježatý, Maitake, Shiitake, Reishi a Trstnatec lupenitý, které jsou prospěšné pro lidské zdraví. Jako jeden z nejsilnějších přírodních stavitelů imunity jsou houby také užitečnou funkční potravinou v dobách dobrého i špatného zdraví. Výzkumníci z International Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms ve skutečnosti doporučovali „rychlé akce při přípravě potravin na bázi hub pro pacienty trpících na COVID-19“ a požadovali, aby Světová zdravotnická organizace „rozšiřovala terapeutický a preventivní přístup proti SARS-CoV-2 založený na houbách“. Zdůraznili, že houby jsou snadno dostupné a snadno se distribuují tam, kde je potřeba. „Vzhledem k tomu, že příprava houbového prášku je jednoduchá a nevyžaduje sofistikované procesy manipulace a konzervace, dodávání houbového prášku pacientům s COVID-19 a komorbiditami v různých částech světa by také bylo méně pracné pro pomocné agentury.“ Houby Basidiomycetes, které zahrnují houby Reishi, Almong, Pom-pom a Maitake, se v Číně a Japonsku tradičně konzumují pro prevenci rakoviny díky své schopnosti měnit imunitní odpověď a poskytovat nutriční podporu během chemoterapie. Tyto houby jsou také slibné jako profylaktické i terapeutické prostředky proti COVID-19 a také pomáhají omezit související přehnanou imunitní reakci a zánět, jak je uvedeno v Journal of Internal Medicine. Překlad: Martin Kirschner (www.vipnoviny.cz), Zdroj: theepochtimes.com Read the full article

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Cdrama: The Deliberations of Love (2023)

Arrive in time to rescue her! #thedeliberationsoflove #shorts #卿卿三思 #李菲 #lifei #赵嘉敏 #zhaojiamin

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sMM8fCxUu0A

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La agricultura

El olfato viene evocando al cine, donde hay un cancer filtrado; bloques en las esquinas bien empalados. La pregunta estara en la respuesta y viceversa, cinco reinas chango como soldados bien clavadas en pregunta y respuesta. Tres reinos Qing de religion Yoruba mantienen sexo procrastinando cuando la campana suena. Gremios al inicio, un arcangel sobre una carreta de guerra vociferando “victoria” sobre sus memorias. Sistema Sumerio, gargolas masculinas; en tu mente cielo, mar y tierra con energia vienen sembrando la fe de san Antonio Abad. Riqueza en tres reinos veras, sabiduria por montones entenderas, muchos dulces recogeras, si rompes esa piñata de lealtad. En esta etapa de la humanidad, Jupiter carga el orbe en su sabia memoria. Finalmente, al centro, musica lleva el soldado entre sus treboles y hojas.

[dreamingsushi]

Eternal Love - Episode 4

Si Yin is really embarrassed by Li Jing’s love confession. She doesn’t have that kind of feelings for him and she rejects hi. He says he wants to live with her like it was in the Ziming palace. Si Yin doesn’t really know what to say, she seems agitated, and says that he could sleep in the guests room that night and she’ll send him back down the mountain the next morning. She apologizes for disappointing him. Right then, Diefeng rushes in: he knows he’s Li Jing and wants to fight him, but Si Yin step the between of them. Diefeng won’t let him go and fights Li Jing. Si Yin begs to let him go and even Lingyu begs too, saying he helped them while they were in the Ziming palace and without his help, Lingyu might even have commit suicide. Si Yin tells Li Jing to go and Diefeng sends Zi Lan after him. It’s so nice to see Liu Ruilin in another role when I just finished a drama with him. Zi Lan is so less self asserted than Chiwu, it makes such a difference! Well, he didn’t catch up on Li Jing. He flee towards a cave that has a big evil aura and which Mo Yuan forbid his students to go near.

Si Yin takes Xuannü on a walk. Then Li Jing’s mount comes to get him and asks him  to save his master. They both leave Xuannü alone behind. He was attacked by a fire bird and Si Yin helps him fight it away. She’s about to slay it when an elder man tells her to have mercy. So he kept that phoenix there to eliminate it’s evil spirit, he didn’t think it would hurt them. So he’s going to take care of it. Then he gives to her another fan: Poyun fan.

Li Jing isn’t in the best of state and Si Yin takes care of him. She thanks him to have put himself between her and the phoenix. He says it was useless that he did. Si Yin tells him it’s normal that his cultivation would be oppressed in Kunlunxu when he’s from the Yi tribe. He feels worthless, but asks her a way to see her again. She gives him a piece of paper with markings on it (I can’t seem to remember the word and it’s like... so dumb) which will let him come and out freely of Kunlunxu. She tells him to be careful as her shixiong don’t know that she’s a girl and it has to remain that way.

Xuannü’s mom came to get her. She says she doesn’t want to go back and get married. Her mom says she’s only a second wife, she can’t be married like her big sister in a nice family in Qingqiu. She hides behind Diefeng who tells the mom why keep on forcing her on that marriage. She’s like, will you take responsibility for ruining my daughter’s wedding? Then Diefeng is like euhh... So Si Yin comes in to help. Siyin says he’s the second prince of the west sea and that he doesn’t have any engagement. So the mother is ohhh so you were opposing me because you are interested in Xuannü! Diefeng is like what no? But Si Yin and Lingyu stops him from talking and says he’s shy because they just developed feelings for her and if she rushes him that’s no good. Why not let Xuannü stay for a while to let their feeling grow? hahaha. When the mom leaves, Diefeng is really unhappy and  tells Xuannü he isn’t interested by her.

Li Jing sends poems to Si Yin. She’s really upset when Xuannü starts reading them aloud.

There’s a little flashback. Xuannü used to always tell Bai Qian how envious she was of her face, that she wanted so bad to look like her. Tired of her complaining, Bai Qian says she’ll just give it to her, Zhe Yan knows a spell for that.

Actually, Si Yin is really happy about the poems. Until one morning Li Jing’s mount sends him a letter in which Li Jing says he’s tired of living, goodbye this cruel world! Si Yin rushes to him, he’s lying down, eyes closed. Si Yin is super worried. She tries to bring him back with her fan but it doesn’t work. The mount says his affection his of the heart, not the body. So she says that if he wakes up, she’ll agree dating him. He starts smiling. She’s really mad about it and he says you can’t take back your promise, if you do I am really going to die. She’s like, suit yourself, I am going to class now. He’s so cheesy. He’s complaining that in the two weeks he has stayed in Kunlunxu, he has only seen her this time and promises that for the rest of his life, he’ll only love her, if he goes against his word, he’ll never have kids and lead a lonely life.

Xuannü is really jealous of Si Yin. She asks him why is he avoiding her? Si Yin is super uncomfortable. She tries lying but it doesn’t work at all. So she says lately she has been busy going to see her friend. Xuannü asks if she can go too. Si Yin doesn’t really want to, well I wouldn’t want either to bring someone extra on my dates too... She’s such a manipulative woman. Si Yin ends up agreeing to take her with him. But when Li Jing sees her, urrrgh. I didn’t remember he was mesmerized from the first sight. This makes me so sad, I loved Li Jing ): He says that when Si Yin’s too busy to come and visit him, she should come so he’s not bored. She then tells him that in the next day she might be busy because Mo Yuan is going to come out of isolation. She asks him if he will go back to his concubines but he promises he’ll stay in Kunlunxu and only have her. Li Jing is jealous that Si Yin talks so much about Mo Yuan. He also blames her for bringing someone with her when she comes to see him, so he can’t talk freely with her. Then she hears some birds and she leaves Li Jing right away. He follows her and  hears her conversation with Diefeng. She thought that Mo Yuan came out of isolation, but it was just Zi Lan. Diefeng praises him for his piety, but she says it’s not that, she just wants Mo Yuan to be out as soon as possible because it’s all because of her. Li Jing is heart broken and goes back to his grotto.

Xuannü wears Si Yin’s clothes to go and see Li Jing. At first, he thought she was Si Yin but he recognizes her fast enough. She tells him that it’s impossible for two people from the tian tribe and yi tribe to be together. Then he says that he knows, if she wasn’t form the tian tribe, he would have married her into Ziming palace. It’s nice because here Li Jing talks of Si Yin as a woman while Xuannü speaks of Si Yin as a man, she still hasn’t figured out that Si Yin is Bai Qian. Then she says that if Si Yin loves someone, it’s most likely Mo Yuan. Li Jing gets angry at hearing that. And then Xuannü takes Bai Qian’s appearance. Yang Mi here is doing such a good, imitating Xuannü’s facial expressions. Those characters are so different. It yikes me so much that people take Xuannü for Si Yin, they have nothing in common, except maybe that they are both petite.

Xuannü and Li Jing go together in the mortal realm. She says that if she was half important in his heart as Si Yin, she would feel contented. He feels really bad about that night they slept together. Oh no, actually he wanted to see Si Yin, but she was delayed so she sent Xuannü first to keep him company. As soon as Si Yin comes, he has no eyes for Xuannü, and she’s so pissed off. He asks Si Yin how long before he can leave his master and she says about 70 or 80 thousand years. He’s again jealous, saying that she just doesn’t want to leave Mo Yuan’s side. She gets a little concerned and wonders would told him something like that. Xuannü leaves, they are a little bit angry at each other. Uneasy moment. He takes out a little gift he made for her. It’s already a little better. Then she asks him if he ever went to Donghuan junji mount. She says next time they should go there together and he’s happier.

Qing Cang learns that Li Jing is gone and Li Yuan tells him he guesses he went to Kunlunxu to follow Si Yin. Qing Cang really isn’t happy about that. He says that if it is so, he’s not his son anymore.

Li Jing met with Xuannü again. And they do naughty thing ): Right that same moment, Si Yin is writting to Bai Zhen to tell him she likes Li Jing and asks him his advice since there will probably be a war between the tian tribe and the yi tribe. But right then, Diefeng comes in ranting about Li Jing. He say he saw Xuannü and Li Jing holding hands. Si Yin rushes out and when she gets to the grotto, Li Jing is on top of Xuannü kissing her. Poor Qian Qian TT

[gravitydefyingtears]

Danmei Roundup

I suddenly realized that ever since MDZS opened the doors, I’ve steadily gone through a good amount of danmei. 👀 Since I’m apparently doing anything except write my final paper, I compiled a list of stories I’ve come to know either through their novels or audio drama adaptations (or both). Any of them look familiar? lol

Adding/updating the list as I go + highlighting some of my favs.

Period Fantasy: Wuxia, Xianxia

人渣反派自救系统 — 墨香铜臭 (Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System — Mo Xiang Tong Xiu) *system/transmigration*

魔道祖师 — 墨香铜臭 (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation — Mo Xiang Tong Xiu)

天官赐福 — 墨香铜臭 (Heaven Official’s Blessing — Mo Xiang Tong Xiu)

铜钱龛世 — 木苏里 (Copper Coins — Mu Su Li)

二哈和他的白猫师尊 — 肉包不吃肉 (Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun — Meatbun Doesn’t Eat Meat)

Sci-Fi/Survival (? idk what 无限流 is called)

全球高考 — 木苏里 (Global Examination — Mu Su Li)

地球上线 — 莫晨欢 (The Earth is Online — Mo Chen Huan)

Modern Setting

Crime/Mystery

犯罪心理 — 长洱 (Criminal Psychology — Chang Er) 

默读 — Priest (Silent Reading — Priest)

破云 — 淮上 (Breaking Through the Clouds — Huai Shang)

皮囊 — 潭石 (Skin — Tan Shi) 

Gaming

你师父我人傻钱多 — 莫晨欢 (Your Shifu is Stupid Rich — Mo Chen Huan)

网恋翻车指南 — 酱子贝 (How to Fail at Online Dating — Jiang Zi Bei)

你亲我一下 — 引路星 (Give Me a Kiss — Yin Lu Xing) *celebrity* 

Schoolyard Romance

我喜欢你的信息素 — 引路星 (I Like Your Pheromones — Yin Lu Xing) *abo*

伪装学渣 — 木瓜黄 (Fake Slackers — Mu Gua Huang)

信息素说我们不可能 — 毛球球 (The Pheromones Say We've Got No Chance — Mao Qiu Qiu) *abo* 

Celebrity/Entertainment Business

我嗑了对家X我的CP — PEPA (I Ship My Adversary x Me — PEPA)

情敌每天都在变美 — 公子于歌 (My Love Rival is Getting Prettier Every Day — Gongzi Yu Ge) *system/transmigration*

我只喜欢你的人设 — 稚楚 (I Only Like Your Persona — Zhi Chu)

营业悖论 — 稚楚 (Fanservice Paradox — Zhi Chu) *boy group*

小行星 — 微风几许 (Little Asteroid — Wei Feng Ji Xu) *abo*

落池 — 余酲 (Falling Into the Pond — Yu Cheng)

迪奥先生 — 绿野千鹤 (Mr. Dior — Lv Ye Qian He) *crack/amnesia*

职业替身 — 水千丞 (Professional Body Double — Shui Qian Cheng) *rebirth*

没钱 — 吕天逸 (Broke — Lv Tian Yi) *system/supernatural*

营销号说你喜欢我 — 螽斯 (Clickbait Media Accounts Say You Like Me — Zhong Si)

Supernatural/Fantasy

论以貌取人的下场 — 月下蝶影 (The Consequences of Judging a Book by Its Cover — Yue Xia Die Ying)

我开动物园那些年 — 拉棉花糖的兔子 (Those Years I Opened a Zoo — La Mian Hua Tang de Tu Zi) *system*

临时保镖 — 绿野千鹤 (Last-Minute Bodyguard — Lv Ye Qian He)

Slice-of-Life/Other

飞鸥不下 — 回南雀 (Flying Gulls Never Land — Hui Nan Que) *adopted brothers*

安知我意 — 北南 (Know My Heart — Bei Nan)

刺青 — 不问三九 (Tattoo — Bu Wen San Jiu)

燎原 — 不问三九 (Wildfire — Bu Wen San Jiu) 

烧不尽 — 回南雀 (Eternal Burning — Hui Nan Que)

腹黑和腹黑的终极对决 — 羲和清零 (Behind the Scenes Hunter — Xi He Qing Ling) *corporate battle*

… … …

And then there are some more I started to various extents:

这题超纲了 — 木瓜黄 (Beyond the Outline — Mu Gua Huang) *schoolyard*

不要在垃圾桶里捡男朋友 — 骑鲸南去 (Don’t Pick Up Boyfriends from the Trash — Qi Jing Nan Qv) *transmigration/system*

魔尊也想知道 — 青色羽翼 (Mo-Zun Also Wants to Know — Qing Se Yu Yi) *period fantasy/system*

可爱过敏原 — 稚楚 (Adorable Allergen — Zhi Chu) *schoolyard/adopted brothers*

欢迎来到噩梦游戏 — 薄暮冰轮 (Welcome to the Nightmare Game — Bo Mu Bing Lun) *sci-fi/transmigration/survival?*

恶性依赖 — 金刚圈 (Unhealthy Attachment — Jin Gang Quan) *modern*

营养过良 — 芥菜糊糊 (Nutrition Overload — Jie Cai Hu Hu) *cats*

S.C.I. 谜案集 — 耳雅 (S.C.I. Mystery — Er Ya) *crime/mystery*

嚣张 — 巫哲 (Audacious — Wu Zhe) *schoolyard* 

穿成反派总裁小情人 — 林盎司 (Transmigrated as the Villain CEO’s Little Lover — Lin Ounce) *transmigration/entertainment business*

一不小心和醋精结婚了 — 一枚纽扣 (My Accidental Husband is Full of Vinegar — Yi Mei Niu Kou) *modern*

碎玉投珠 — 北南 (Sui Yu Tou Zhu — Bei Nan) *80s/90s setting*

兼职无常后我红了 — 拉棉花糖的兔子 (After I Started Working as a Wu Chang, I Became Popular — La Mian Hua Tang de Tu Zi) *modern/supernatural*

新时代，新地府 — 林知落 (New Times, New Hell — Lin Zhiluo) *supernatural/modern/crack*

两A相逢必有一O — 厉冬忍 (When Two As Meet, There Must Be One O — Li Dong Ren) *abo/schoolyard*

破云2：吞海 — 淮上 (Swallow the Sea — Huai Shang) *crime/mystery* 

[ceyrann]

四象 Four Symbols

Ancient Chinese have categorised the stars in the skies into seven different groups: 三垣 (San Yuan) and 四象 (Si Xiang).

San Yuan, means the Three Enclosures in the skies, consisting of 紫微垣 (Zi Wei Yuan aka Purple Forbidden Enclosure), 太微垣 (Tai Wei Yuan aka Supreme Palace Enclosure), and 天市垣 (Tian Shi Yuan aka Heavenly Market Enclosure). These three different enclosures played a huge part in ancient Chinese astrology as they represented the Royal Family, The Supreme Court, and the People respectively. (I know I promised a post on this but I also have not much time to get into it so y’all can just drop in asks if y’all wanna know anything about them. I’ll do my best to get answers for you.)

Si Xiang, means the Four Symbols, and they are located on the outer circle of the Three Enclosures. They’re The Azure Dragon of the East, The White Tiger of the West, The Vermilion Bird of the South, The Black Tortoise of the North. Meaning, the stars in the east looked like a dragon, the stars in the west looked like a tiger, the stars in the south looked like a huge bird, and the stars in the south looked like a tortoise and snake.

The stars become more visible and brighter according to seasons as Earth revolves around the Sun. The dragon is seen during the evenings of the interchange between winter and spring; the phoenix rises up during the interchange between spring and summer; the tiger raises its head during the interchange between summer and autumn; and the tortoise-snake combination shows itself during the interchange between autumn and winter.

These Four Symbols corresponds to directions as well as 五行 (Wu Xing, also known as the Five Elements).

青龍, Qing Long, The Azure Dragon of the East

It originally is known as the God of the East in ancient mythology, and from the Pre Qin dynasty, it has been a mythical beast symbolising Tai Hao (a leader/emperor ruling BC4354-4239, the beginning of the Chinese) and the Eastern Seven Stars. Reaching the Han dynasty, where Wu Xing was starting to be more prevalent, the Azure Dragon then also represents the element of Wood, as well as the Spring and the first two archaic numerics. 

It is recorded in the third script of Huai Nan Zi: The highest and noblest among the heavenly gods is the Azure Dragon. And hence, the Azure Dragon is known as the leader of the four symbols.

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白虎, Bai Hu, The White Tiger of the West

The White Tiger is also known as the god of war and killing. It is known to be able to ward evil, suppress calamity, prosperity, punish evil, form good bonds, etc. It is named as White because it represents the West. And in Wu Xing, the element representing the West is gold, and its colour it’s white. Hence, it’s known as the White Tiger not because of its colour, but from its origin in Wu Xing.

From the Pre Qin dynasty, the White Tiger has been a mythical beast symbolising Shao Hao (a leader/emperor ruling a different region) and the Western Seven Stars. Reaching the Han dynasty, where Wu Xing was starting to be more prevalent, the White Tiger then also represents Autumn as well as the seventh and eighth numerics. 

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朱雀, Zhu Que, The Vermilion Bird of the South

The Vermilion Bird is known as the God of the South in ancient mythologies. The Vermilion Bird may sometimes be also known as the Phoenix, or Xuan Niao (which translates to Heavenly Bird and it’s one of the mythical and sacred beasts found in Shan Hai Jing, The Classics of Mountains and Seas). 

It is named as Vermilion because it is a type of red, like fire. represents the South. And in Wu Xing, the element representing the South is fire, which is why it was also known as the Phoenix. It also has the properties of rebirth from fire, and can also be known as the Fire Phoenix. 

However, according to different sources, it is also mentioned that this Vermilion Bird is not a phoenix. In ancient Chinese texts, phoenix is the leader of all birds, and it’s representing colour is 五彩 (colourful). It is because there are different types of phoenix, but there’s only one Vermilion Bird.

From the Pre Qin dynasty, the Vermilion Bird has been a mythical beast symbolising Yan Di (a leader/emperor ruling a different region, known to be the ruler who came up with the concept of fire) and the Southern Seven Stars. Reaching the Han dynasty, where Wu Xing was starting to be more prevalent, the Vermilion Bird then also represents Summer as well as the third and fourth numerics.

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玄武, Xuan Wu, The Black Tortoise of the North

Xuan Wu is a combination of a tortoise and snake. The original meaning for Xuan Wu is Xuan Ming (玄冥). In ancient language, the characters 武 and 冥 are interrelated, 武 means black while 冥 means shadow/dark. Xuan Ming is originally a term used to describe a method of divination using tortoise shell (fyi, this tradition still exists among heavily Chinese influenced places. I do see this method of divination used by people who go to the temples.) The explanation behind this method of divination: The back of the tortoise shell is black, and hence, by using this, one can request the tortoise to enter to the underworld, get the answers to the questions from the ancestors, and bring the answers back to the land of living, and show them in the forms of divination (if the shell is facing up or not). With this, the earliest form of Xuan Wu is the tortoise. 

From then, the symbolization of Xuan Ming grew. As tortoises generally reside in water, Xuan Ming was deemed the Water God. With tortoises having long life expectancy, Xuan Ming also became a symbol of longevity or immortality. In ancient texts, the underworld is known to be at North, and the shell had to face north when doing divination. Hence, Xuan Ming once again became the God of North. 

From the Pre Qin dynasty, the Black Tortoise has been a mythical beast symbolising Zhuan Xu (a leader/emperor ruling a different region) and the Northern Seven Stars. Reaching the Han dynasty, where Wu Xing was starting to be more prevalent, the Black Tortoise then also represents Winter as well as the ninth and tenth numerics. 

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TL;DR: The Azure Dragon represents the element of Wood, the direction East, representing colour is Azure; the White Tiger represents the element of Gold, the direction West, representing colour is White; the Vermilion Bird (also known as Fire Phoenix) represents the element of Fire, the direction South, representing colour is Vermilion; the Black Tortoise represents the element Water, the direction North, representing colour is Black.

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Now, y’all may wonder what are these elements? Weren’t there five? And yet there’s only four mentioned here. The fifth element, Earth, is in the fifth position, in the centre, representing colour is Yellow. There is a fifth emperor in the middle as well, known as 黃帝 (Huang Di, aka Yellow Emperor). It is because it corresponds to the Yellow Dragon in the middle. 

It is said that the Yellow Dragon is the alternate form of the Yellow Emperor (轩辕黄帝). Ages ago, the Four Beasts created a terrible mess when they were fighting for the first place (sounds like the match deciding the Chinese Zodiacs lmAO). They’ve ruined the skies and earth, and the people living were suffering. To save his people, the Yellow Emperor then transformed into the Yellow Dragon, defeated all four of them by himself, and the four obeyed him, willingly guard the four directions.

However, The Yellow Dragon is not part of the Four Symbols. This is because the Four Symbols guard the four directions, yet the Yellow Dragon does not guard. The Yellow Dragon is the one being worshipped, which is why it is in the middle.

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Personal notes: 

This is a wild ride where I ended up focusing on the mythological aspect of these sacred guardians. There’s actually a lot of the astrological aspect to go in depth, as each symbol (guardians/beast) has seven stars, and each of the stars represents something else. Cross checking everything is no easy task so I guess this post is gonna end up being on the surface like this.

…… The entire thing is supposed to be me briefly introducing the motifs of my PAC but welp look where we are right now. Hope y’all had fun reading this word dump!

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TOP 5 TV DRAMA EACH YEAR WITH THE HIGHEST BAIDU INDEX RANKING

(from 2011 to 2021/known internationally)

🔥2011:

No.1: Scarlet Heart (Bu Bu Jing Xin)

No.2: The Temptation To Go Home (Hui Jia De You Huo)

No.3: The Lock Heart Jade (Gong Suo Xin Yu)

No.4: The Glamorous Imperial Concubine (Qing Shi Huang Fei)

No.5: Palace (Gong)

🔥2012:

No.1: iPartment season 3 (Ai Qing Gong Yu)

No.2: The Magic Blade (Tian Ya Ming Yue Dao)

No.3: Locked Beaded Curtain (Gong Suo Zhu Lian)

No.4: Empresses Of The Palace (Hou Gong Zhen Huan Zhuan)

No.5: Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar Of Sky (Xuan Yuan Jian Zhi Tian Zhi Hen)

🔥2013:

No.1: Little Daddy (Xiao Ba Ba)

No.2: We Get Married (Zan Men Jie Hun Ba)

No.3: Prince Of Lan Ling (Lan Ling Wang)

No.4: Swordsman (Jin Xiao Ao Jiang Hu)

No.5: Legend Of Lu Zhen (Lu Zhen Chuan Qi)

🔥2014:

No.1: iPartment season 4 (Ai Qing Gong Yu)

No.2: My Love From The Star (Byeoreseo On Geudae)*

No.3: Swords Of Legends (Gu Jian Qi Tan)

No.4: Boss & Me (Shan Shan Lai Le)

No.5: The Empress Of China (Wu Meiniang Chuan Qi)

🔥2015:

No.1: The Legend Of Mi Yue (Mi Yue Zhuan)

No.2: My Sunshine (He Yi Sheng Xiao Mo)

No.3: The Journey Of Flower (Hua Qian Gu)

No.4: The Lost Tomb (Dao Mu Bi Ji)

No.5: Nirvana In Fire (Lang Ya Bang)

🔥2016:

No.1: Ode To Joy (Huan Le Song)

No.2: Love O2O (Wei Wei Yi Xiao Hen Qing Cheng)

No.3: The Princess Weiyoung (Jin Xiu Wei Yang)

No.4: Go Princess Go (Tai Zi Fei Sheng Zhi Ji)

No.5: Descendants Of The Sun (Taeyang-ui Huye)*

🔥2017:

No.1: In The Name Of The People (Ren Min De Ming Yi)

No.2: The First Half Of My Life (Wo De Qian Ban Sheng)

No.3: Eternal Love (San Sheng San Shi Shi Li Tao Hua)

No.4: Princess Agents (Chu Qian Zhuan)

No.5: Ode To Joy season 2 (Huan Le Song)

🔥2018:

No.1: Story Of Yanxi Palace (Yan Xi Gong Lue)

No.2: The Story Of Minglan (Zhi Fou? Zhi Fou? Ying Shi Luo Fei Hong Shou)

No.3: Ashes Of Love (Xiang Mi Chen Chen Jin Ru Shuang)

No.4: Legend Of Fuyao (Fuyao)

No.5: Ruyi’s Royal Love In The Palace (Ruyi Zhuan)

🔥2019:

No.1: Joy Of Life (Qing Yu Nian)

No.2: Go Go Squid! (Qin Ai De, Re Ai De)

No.3: Hope All Is Well With Us (Wo Men Dou Yao Hao Hao De)

No.4: The King’s Avatar (Quan Zhi Gao Shou)

No.5: The Untamed (Chen Qing Ling)

🔥2020:

No.1: The Bad Kids (Yin Mi De Jiao Luo)

No.2: Nothing But Thirty (San Shi Er Yi)

No.3: Go Ahead (Yi Jia Ren Zhi Ming)

No.4: Find Yourself (Xia Yi Zhan Shi Xing Fu)

No.5: I Will Find You A Better Home (An Jia)

🔥2021:

No.1: Crime Crackdown (Sao Hei Feng Bao)

No.2: My Heroic Husband (Zhui Xu)

No.3: You Are My Glory (Ni Shi Wo De Rong Yao)

No.4: Word Of Honor (Shan He Ling)

No.5: Rattan (Si Teng)

(*) Korean dramas. I have no idea why there are two of them on this Chinese dramas list but okay, they are still accepted here.

The list in picture form: (You can see the Baidu index of the dramas here - click in to see better)

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So, what do you think of this ranking? How many of these dramas do you know of/have you watched? Which is your favourite?

(The tags can not cover every drama. So I have tried my best to pick out some I think would be more well-known among international fans.)

[alexhziee]

Review: Douluo Continent

Journey in a world of Soul Masters and Soul Beasts with Tang San and friends as they uncover conspiracies and finally reach their dream of becoming a Soul Master. 

STORY

So the drama follows Tang San’s journey into developing his powers, finds the meaning of friendship and uncover the secrets his family hides. 

*Note: I tried not to spoil to much and placed a warning for the spoiler part.

This drama is really a story of the underdogs, we have Tang San the son of a blacksmith from a small town village, the mysterious Xiao Wu, not exactly in exile and always underestimated second prince Dai Mu Bai, Secretive Zhu Zhu Qing, Whiny Ning Rong Rong, Insecure and always distracted Ou Si Ke and the naive Ma Hong Jun  and alongside is their despite poor but very supportive teachers and Principal. 

I know that this was adapted from a novel but I have never read it so I don’t know if it follows the storyline completely and what were the changes in the drama. I really like the journey aspect of the drama, from his small town to enrolling in a prep school only to be bullied and become a fugitive on the run to finally finding the right school to nurture his talents, Tang San had one heck of an adventure that's for sure. 

I also like the growth of each character and I definitely love that the drama is not as serious as most costume fantasy drama, this is a more light hearted underdog drama. 

Romance was definitely a slow burner in this drama and I kind of appreciate that it didn’t focus on that and instead on their growth as future Soul Masters. Cause even though romance was slow and I mean snail/sloth whatever really slow, it didn’t feel like that cause the chemistry between Tang San and Wu is really amazing. They have this extremely strong bond with one another that I didn’t mind that their buildup was so long. ‘Cause despite not dating or even confessing their feelings, they act like they have been married for years, I mean they are more of an ideal couple than a lot of couples in Chinese Dramas. 

If you don’t want to read at my rant, you can skip on this part and head to characters.

Who else was disappointed with the ending? I love everything about the drama except for the ending. Like what happened? I’m pretty sure I didn’t skip but how did the storyline go there? Did I miss something? Was a scene cut? Did WeTv cut some scenes ‘cause I’m so confused. Like where was the big fight? Where was Titan? Where was the Venom Grand Soul Master and Master Ning? The defeated students? What happened? How did they get there? Where is the ending for the other students? It should have ended on episode 39 and just say they won and Tang San and Wu finally got their kiss and everyone is where they should be. ‘Cause Episode 40 is like a big a….. Cliff!!! lol. And I need and like NEED the season 2 for this ASAP.

CHARACTERS

TANG SAN

Tang San is the only son of the Blacksmith Tang Hao in a small village. They live quite remotely in a bamboo forest and mostly rely on each other. Tang San is your definition of a good guy; he is filial, kind, loyal and optimistic. He was born with a full Soul Power which is very rare and his soul form is a Blue Silver Plant and hides that fact that has a twin martial soul; the Hao Tian Hammer that he inherited from his father. 

XIAO WU

Xiao Wu is the cute and energetic bunny and like literally, her soul form is a mystic pink rabbit. She is very confident in her martial arts skills and almost immediately grew attached to Tang San. Xiao Wu is confident and bubbly but at the same time naive and innocent.

DAI MO BAI

Dai Mu Bai is one of the students in Shu Lin Kai and the second prince of Xing Luo Kingdom who grew up always inferior to his older brother. He is good looking and is always serious and confident, sometimes a little bit too much. He takes up the leadership role in the team. His soul form is a White Tiger.

ZHU ZHU QING

Zhu Zhu Qing is like the mother of the team. She is calm and collected (most of the time). She came to Shu Lin Kai with a motive involving Dai Mo Bai. She is also from Xing Luo Kingdom. She becomes the “older sister” for the other two girls on the team. Her soul form is a Hell Civet (looks like a black panther)

OU SI KE

Ou Si Ke is the adopted son of the principal of Shu Lin Kai. He often writes plays and makes his own costumes, his dream was to become a playwright despite his adoptive father’s wishes; to be a Soul Master. He is from the Support Branch Martial Soul, meaning his power is mainly to assist others.

NING RONG RONG

Ning Rong Rong is the only daughter of Ning FengZhi, the clan leader of the Qibao Amber Clan. She first started off as this spoiled little princess who whines at everything but she eventually fits in the group despite her constant complaints, I think that is one of her charm, she is like the little sister of the group who always bickers with Ou Si Ke. Her Soul form is the Qibao Pagoda. 

MA HONG JUN

Ma Hong Jun is probably the youngest of the team and is most often treated as such. He grew up with his father but because of other people’s greed and ambition, he was practically forced into something he had no idea about. With nowhere else to go, Hong Jun greatly relies on the school and is taken as the disciple of the principal. His soul form is a phoenix

CAST

This is my first drama with Xiao Zhan and its a really good introduction to him. I also really love Betty Wu and the rest of the cast. As for Gao Tai Yu who plays as Dai Mu Bai, I knew that I have seen that face I just can’t place where and when I checked it turns out he was the former leader on Gank Your Heart with Wang Yibo and then the first emperor on Emperors and Me, no wonder he was so familiar. 

FINAL THOUGHTS RATING: 8.2/10

This is a really good drama and is definitely worth the watch. It's a light hearted inspirational story of an underdog who overcomes his limits and flourishes despite the challenges. The acting was superb and graphics were good as well. It's really good for those who have not yet watched any costume or historical drama ‘cause it eases you into a completely different culture and environment than modern Cdrama. If you are curious why its only 8.2, then you have to watch it and tell me what you think of the ending lol. 

ABOUT THE DRAMA

Synopsis:

Having lost his mother at a very young age, Tang San grew up relying on his father just as much as his father relied upon him. Meticulous and mature for his age, with extraordinary talent and wit, he was sent to Nuoding Academy, at the age of sixteen, to begin pursuing his dream of becoming a great soul master. There, under the tutelage of Yu Xiao Gang, he befriends an orphan by the name of Gu Xiao Wu, and together they begin the long and difficult journey of cultivation.  As time passes, the two friends draw ever closer, eventually swearing to look out for each other as siblings for life.

As their power and connection grow, Yu Xiao Gang realizes they need more guidance than he can provide. Sending the pair to the Shrek Academy, Tang San and Xiao Wu join five other prodigies from various academies, in their journey of cultivation. Strong in their power, the seven students become known throughout the land as the “Shrek Seven Devils”. With their fame ever-growing, the talents of the Seven are eventually noticed by a few very prominent nobles who invite them to continue their cultivation at the esteemed Tian Dou Royal Academy. 

Not long after accepting the invitation, the Seven Devils find themselves caught up in an imperial struggle for power, between the first and fourth princes. At the same time, Tang San uncovers a long-hidden secret about his mother’s death. Suddenly facing battles on many fronts, Tang San finds himself forced to fight, not only to protect those he loves, but to bring honor to his sect, save his country, and complete his quest to become the greatest soul master of all time.

~~ Adapted from the novel "Dou Luo Da Lu" by Tang Jia San Shao.

Episodes: 40

Genres: Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance, Martial Arts, Fantasy

Source:https://mydramalist.com/33701-douluo-continent and google

WHERE TO WATCH

I watched it on WeTv and its fully subbed. And since its a Xiao Zhan drama and with its popularity, I’m pretty confident you can find it on your favorite Asian Drama sites.