Last year, Yu Shuxin drew online criticism when she wore a puffy princess dress, with many viewers saying the look made her look stocky. This year, she stepped out in a cheongsam and stunned everyone. One moment she appeared as a refined young lady in an old Shanghai villa; the next, she carried goods at […]
The new historical drama River of No Return (两京十五日) turns a brief record from Ming Shi (明史) into a breathless chase across the Ming Dynasty (明朝). In the first year of the Hongxi reign, Crown Prince Zhu Zhanji (朱瞻基) is in Nanjing when an explosion nearly kills him. News arrives that the emperor is dying, […]
Xin Liao Zhai (新聊斋) is a premium fantasy anthology series produced by Tencent Video. It draws material from Pu Songling’s timeless classic Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. Planned to launch on November 24, it weaves six separate tales through two connected storylines, roaming across the mortal, demon and ghost realms. Core Theme The show’s […]
Why does Tang dynasty clothing still feel like the first image of classical Chinese dress? The answer does not lie only in bright colors, flowing sleeves, or museum treasures. It comes from a moment when wealth, craft, confidence, and open exchange met in one capital. During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong (唐玄宗), also known as […]
Li Qingzhao’s (李清照) famous poem To the Tune of Rouged Lips (点绛唇・蹴罢秋千) captures a soft scene from the Song Dynasty. After swinging on a swing, she brushes her slender hands. Thick dew weighs on thin blossoms, and light sweat soaks her thin blouse. When a guest steps near, she hurries away with slippers left behind […]
On November 9, a grand annual gala unfolded in Shanghai. For years, online fans talked about how these leading actresses born in the 1980s avoided appearing together. Competing for similar roles and resources, they rarely shared the same frame. That night, the long‑expected group shot changed everything. Yang Mi, Liu Shishi and Tang Yan stood […]
A spoiled princess wakes in a sealed underground tomb. A wandering grave robber breaks in and finds her alive. Their unlikely partnership becomes the engine of Da Tang Pi Zhu Ji (大唐辟珠记), a 36-episode Tang-style mystery drama produced as an S+ project by Tencent Video. Adapted from the novel by Fan Ka (饭卡) and directed […]
Could a thousand-year-old demon and a timid flower spirit really save each other? Blossom in Darkness (十万狂花入梦来) is about to test that question on Youku, with Kumiao TV expected to stream it simultaneously. The 30-episode fantasy romance is currently expected to arrive around November 15, 2026, though the final date still depends on an official […]
On November 9, the annual W Gala opened inside a vintage villa beside the Huangpu River. Unlike its Macau edition, this event dropped the staged runway for a soft dinner gathering. It carried the “Golden Age” theme, recreating the easy mood of 1920s jazz nights. Stars did not compete over costly gowns. Instead, each shaped […]
Recent street shots and a trailer for Northern Wei Dynasty (江山大同) show Yang Mi wearing a pierced gold ornament at the front of her bun. It is engraved with patterns and set with stones. The shape looks like a gold dang (金珰), a plaque I had only linked to men’s official caps. That raised a […]
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