Ashes to Crown | Open Thread

A woman is reborn into a grand princess, surrounded by calculative tall men. 

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zhou Yi Ran: Xie Yan Lai

Chen Du Ling: Chu Zhao

Director

Yang Long

Screenwriter

Li Min

Chinese Title

翹楚

Paragon

Genres: Period, Romance, Palace, Period Romance

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 24

Veil of Shadows | Review

A dragon needs to save the world. But who is the dragon?

Notable Actors/Actresses

Zeng Shun Xi: Wu Shi Guang

Ju Jing Yi: Lu Wu Yi

Chen Du Ling: Wu Wang Yan

Tian Jia Rui: Ji Ling

Director

Guo Jing Ming

Screenwriter

Guo Jing Ming

Producer

Guo Jing Ming

Chinese Title

月鱗綺紀

Moon Scale Chronicle

Genres: Costume Qihuan, Romance, Team

Network: Youku

Year: 2026
Episodes: 29

The Legend of Heroes | Open Thread

An anthology of Jin Yong's wuxia series.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Ci Sha: Guo Jing

Bao Shang En: Huang Rong

Wang Hong Yi: Yang Kang

Huang Yi: Mu Nian Ci

Director

Xu Bing, Deng Ke, Cao Dun, Zang Xi Chuan, Yang Lei

Screenwriter

Luo Yi Wei, Xu Bing

Chinese Title

金庸武俠世界

Jin Yong's Martial Arts Universe

Genres: Wuxia, Romance, Palace, Team

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024 & 2025

Episodes: 60

The Glory | Review

A tale of revenge and mutual survival between an abandoned daughter and a scheming brother-in-law.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Chen Du Ling: Zhuang Han Yan

Xin Yun Lai: Fu Yun Xi

Director

Yang Long

Screenwriter

Cao Xiao Tian (Author: Qian Shan Cha Ke)

Chinese Title

雁回時

When Yan (FL) Returns

Genres: Period, Romance, Period Romance

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2025
Episodes: 30

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy | Details

A bookworm couch queen reincarnates as an evil 2FL in a mediocre story.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yu Shu Xin: Ling Miao Miao

Ding Yu Xi: Mu Sheng

Director

Zhao Yi Long

Screenwriter

Bai Jin Jin

Producer

Wang Yi Xu (Stellar)

Chinese Title

永夜星河

Eternal Night Star River (Galaxy)

Genres: Period, Romcom, Fantasy (Xianxia), Period Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 32

Love Game in Eastern Fantasy | Recap and Review

A bookworm couch queen reincarnates as an evil 2FL in a mediocre story.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yu Shu Xin: Ling Miao Miao

Ding Yu Xi: Mu Sheng

Director

Zhao Yi Long

Screenwriter

Bai Jin Jin

Producer

Wang Yi Xu (Stellar)

Chinese Title

永夜星河

Eternal Night Star River (Galaxy)

Genres: Period, Romcom, Fantasy (Xianxia), Period Romcom

Network: Tencent Video

Year: 2024
Episodes: 32

Recap Grade: A
First Impression: 3.8/5

Fangs of Fortune | Recap and Review

A BL xianxia that deftly slipped right past censorship.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Hou Ming Hao: Zhao Yuan Zhou

Chen Du Ling: Wen Xiao

Director

Guo Jing Ming

Screenwriter

Guo Jing Ming

Producer

Guo Jing Ming

Chinese Title

大夢歸離

Big Dreams Returns and Leaves

Genres: Xianxia, Romance, Bromance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2024
Episodes: 34 + Extra

Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact | Recap and Review

A fox queen and a human in a(n) mother-son & shifu-disciple interspecies romance while matchmaking unlikely couples and saving the world.

Notable Actors/Actresses

Yang Mi: Tushan Hong Hong

Gong Jun: Dongfang Yue Chu

Director

Mai Guan Zhi, Du Lin

Chinese Title

狐妖小紅娘·月紅篇

Genres: Costume Qihuan, Romance

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2024
Episodes: 20/36

Recapper: Tyi

Recap Grade: C→A
First Impression: 3/5

Mysterious Lotus Casebook | Open Thread

A superior swordsman masquerading as a doctor, cooking nasty food while solving wuxia cases. 
Notable Actors/Actresses

Cheng Yi: Li Lian Hua / Li Xiang Yi 

Zeng Shun Xi: Fang Duo Bing

Xiao Shun Yao: Di Fei Sheng

Director: 

Guo Hu, Ren Hai Tao

Scriptwriter: 

Liu Fang

Chinese Title
蓮花樓

Lotus Tower

Genres: Wuxia, Slight Romance, Bromance, Mystery

Network: iQIYI

Year: 2023
Episodes: 40

🐓 Chen Du Ling 陳都靈

陈	陳	Chên
都	都	Dū	= Whole; elegant, refined
灵	靈	Lìng	= Spirit, soul

˚₊⋅─── /ᐠ - ˕ -マ ───⋅ ˚₊

🎂	1993 Oct 18 || 🐓 || 90'er || 90花🌸
🏠	Xiamen, Fujian
💼	Independent Studio

1. [2026] Ashes to Crown
2. [2026] Veil of Shadows
3. [2026] The Legend of Heroes (Duel of Mount Hua)
4. [2025] The Glory
5. [2024] Love Game in Eastern Fantasy
6. [2024] Fangs of Fortune
7. [2024] A Lonely Hero’s Journey
8. [2024] Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Red Moon Pact
9. [2024] Judge Dee's Mystery
10. [2023] A Journey to Love
11. [2023] Parallel World (cameo)
12. [2023] My Journey to You (cameo)
13. [2023] Mysterious Lotus Casebook
14. [2023] Till the End of the Moon
15. [2022] Women Walk the Line
16. [2022] Are You Safe
17. [2022] Love in Flames of War
18. [2021] Song of Youth
19. [2021] Decisive Victory
20. [2021] Glory and Dreams
21. [2021] Faith Makes Great
22. [2020] Invisible Life
23. [2020] Winter Begonia
24. [2019] Another Me
25. [2018] Myth of Sword
26. [2017] Operation Love
27. [2015] Seventeen Blue