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A Dream of Red Mansions, Zhao Yuan, Xie Tieli, 1989

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early spring, xie tieli 1963

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i'm not there, todd haynes 2007

 l'amant, jean-jacques annaud 1992

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I posted 108 times in 2022

That's 108 more posts than 2021!

98 posts created (91%)

10 posts reblogged (9%)

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I tagged 108 of my posts in 2022

#douyin - 91 posts

#humour - 25 posts

#clothing - 19 posts

#heaven official's blessing - 18 posts

#天官赐福 - 18 posts

#tian guan ci fu - 18 posts

#tgcf - 18 posts

#hanfu - 16 posts

#xie lian - 14 posts

#blu speaks - 13 posts

Longest Tag: 129 characters

#i was going through the account and i kept having to double check that it rly was the official account that posted them sjdjsksks

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Focusing on your homework

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#4

Ming dynasty-style imitation fur cloak and terlig (貼裏; tieli)

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#3

Example of xingkai script (行楷), a style between running hand (行書) and regular script, but closer to regular script

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#2

How to draw bamboo

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My #1 post of 2022

Modern clothing with hanfu features

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[tavina-writes]

haha okay I saw someone in the comments talking about Chinese prestige television and WELL I am made for giving recs (bear with me some of these will be old and therefore have ehhhh eng subtitles) BUT lets go on a ride through "television this second generation chinese american's family thought represented the peak of television." (understand though that my family is into historicals, so we don't know anything about like, most beloved modern dramas etc)

No list is ever complete when talking about Chinese Literary or Television canon without mentioning Cao Xueqing's Dream of Red Mansions which, alongside being one of the greatest Chinese novels ever written has some truly stunning adaptations to screen. The two that I have seen recced most often by Redologists as THE adaptations are the 1988 version produced by Xie Tieli and at 735 is also the longest Chinese film ever made, or the 1987 TV show which remains the best and most popular TV show adaptation of the novel according to pretty much everyone I've met.

Next up, the 1994 version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms was considered iirc, one of the most expensive TV shows ever made, had over 400,000 cast members, live acted battle sequences for the major historical battles, and is and remains IMMENSELY popular as the gold standard of Three Kingdoms adaptations.

Da Ran Fang (2003) I think is also considered one of the gold standard dramas of depicting business and China in the 20th century. It won a bunch of awards when it came out and remains iirc highly popular! But I would rank this one as like, less well known and prestigious than the other two.

No list would be complete without THE classic Journey to the West adaptation either! The 1996 classic also features the most famous Monkey King who comes from a long history of their family playing the Monkey King and is incredibly well known and beloved in the Sinosphere.

I think yeah, these are some good places to start. I would not say that these are my MOST FAVORITEST cdramas or however, but you know, prestige television is like that in a way for me. (I also kept out anything that was a movie and not a tv show bc you asked for tv shows, but I'd say that like, there's typically a lot more prestige television in movies? if you want those as well hmu!) if you DO want my list of favorite cdramas feel free to hmu though.

I may also consult with both my parents and wider family members to see what they think are like THE tv shows of China so stay tuned for what they say as well! :D

I’m googling “best Chinese television show” , which I do realize is a very reductive question because if someone asked “hey what’s the best American television show,” it’d be impossible to answer because that’s such a broad category with such vague criteria. But contenders for that title would still jump to mind, right? Like it’s an impossible question, but it’s because you’re comparing Mad Men to MASH to Breaking Bad to I Love Lucy to The Wire to The Simpsons, not because you can’t think of shows that could make claims to that title. Anyway, turns out answering the question of “what tv shows are in the nation’s metaphorical canon” is perhaps difficult. Someone please tell me what China’s Twin Peaks is.

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Early Spring | 1963 | Xie Tieli

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Haixia

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A Dream of Red Mansions, Zhao Yuan, Xie Tieli, 1989

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A Dream of Red Mansions, Zhao Yuan, Xie Tieli, 1989

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A Dream of Red Mansions, Zhao Yuan, Xie Tieli, 1989

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A Dream of Red Mansions, Zhao Yuan, Xie Tieli, 1989

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Haixia, Qian Jiang, Chen Huaiai, Wang Haowei, 1975

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Haixia, Qian Jiang, Chen Huaiai, Wang Haowei, 1975

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Haixia, Qian Jiang, Chen Huaiai, Wang Haowei, 1975

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Early Spring | 1963 | Xie Tieli

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Early Spring, Xie Tieli, 1953