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Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty

2019–2020 · 1 season

A slow, ornate plunge into palace scheming, where every romance and rivalry carries a fatal edge.

Created by
Yuan Shuwei, Chen Shuliang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Li Landi, Wang Anyu, Xin Yunlai
Overview
Modern-day office worker Xiao Wei is transported to the Qing Dynasty after getting lost in the Forbidden City. Thrust into palace intrigue and torn between powerful princes and Emperor Kangxi, she must navigate shifting loyalties and political tension while repeatedly facing life-altering choices in an unfamiliar era.

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Created by
Yuan Shuwei, Chen Shuliang
Genres
Drama
Starring
Li Landi, Wang Anyu, Xin Yunlai
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • obsession
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour3
Realism4
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Yuan Shuwei, Chen Shuliang, Kwok-Lap Lee
Starring
Li Landi, Wang Anyu, Xin Yunlai, Sun Anke, Ding Qiao, Katie Chen, Larina Zhang, Ni Songyang
Length
1 seasons, 40 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Tencent Video
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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