Author: Anne J

Because the upcoming adaptation had me itching for more, I re-watched the 2002 version of Treasure Raiders / Xiao Shi …

Set in the Song Dynasty, The Three Heroes and Five Gallants 五鼠闹东京 is a detective wuxia centering around imperial guard Zhan …

The Mystic Nine 老九门 (literally translated to Old Nine Gates) caught my attention because it is the second onscreen team-up …

The opening scenes of Chronicle of Life evoke a sense of nostalgia befitting the pervasive theme of unspoken melancholy that …

Braveness of the Ming 锦衣夜行 is yet another novel-turned-drama adaptation that also adds to the growing list of Korean-Chinese drama crossovers. It stars k-actress Park …

If Empress of China is a chart-topper, then Journey of Flower 花千骨 falls in the same category, proving the intrinsic …

  There’s too much good stuff to watch that I would’ve been overwhelmed if not for the limits imposed on …

  Ranked # 4 in my top 20 period dramas, New Xiao Shi Yi Lang 新萧十一郎 is adapted from Gu Long’s novel …

Legend of Chusen 诛仙青云志 or Noble Aspirations is a big-budget xianxia based on a novel Zhu Xian written by Xiao Ding 萧鼎. All the …

Anyone who has seen their fair share of Korean historical dramas would know that these dramas usually revolve around a …

Pardon my far-from-perfect Chinese skills, but if my interpretation is correct, the highly-talked-about drama Go Princess Go has been taken …

Imperial Doctress 女医明妃传 is loosely-based on historical events telling the tale of Tan Yun Xian, a physician who lived during the …

Chronicle of Life 寂寞空庭春欲晚 is just four days away and uncannily similar to the Imperial Doctress, another Chinese drama coming this …

  Chinese Paladin 5 Yun Zhi Fan 雲之凡 is the highly-anticipated third installment of the popular Chinese Paladin franchise. This …