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No problem. Nothing that can't be watched by young people, no nudity and no explicit sex scenes, not much violence. Except for the tragic death of a loved animal in the end, perhaps. You can skim through my Notes in Discussion to get a quick idea of what this mini series is about. It is more ethnological and showing the growth of a storyteller amidst nomads than hot romance. Very beautiful cinematography, good acting, interesting introduction to the vanishing lifestyle of Kazakh herders on the remote prairies.
https://kisskh.at/discussions/my-aletai/125351-to-the-wonder-notes-about-the-slice-of-life-tv-series

Thanks for liking!
I am still adding some stuff, so that "Discussion" thread had to be re-organized yesterday because mdl has length limits for posting. Therefore, I added a Table of contents with crossed links, to navigate more easily the linked posts. I still am keeping an eye and an ear out for the missing OST recordings, and other music featured in the miniseries....

Yes, this miniseries is exceptionally rich in beauty and meaning, so I am not surprised it rose to 8.7 on Douban, yesterday, which is exceptionally high for a TV drama.

Although it felt "niche" and was so short that it did not last enough, it still featured among the "top ten" watched in China last week, as Marcus Sim reported in his Sunday c-drama news vlog. This despite competition from big artillery : thrillers like just airing Regeneration, etc, and still airing Men In Love, which imho is too lengthy, + the shortened version of Joy of Life to refresh memory in view of Season2 upcoming on May 16.

I have too much on my personal tentative "plan to watch" list! So, I will try to refrain from diving into too many other "Notes" to dramas again. I enjoy researching, illustrating and writing them, even though they take time. But I am glad that they are useful and appreciated by readers!

Thanks for this ; I'm adding it into the Music section for the Notes about the drama ; still awaiting to find links for the recordings of part of the official OST.
I still have not found the "Hey Hey Tomarey" love song, though...
https://kisskh.at/discussions/my-aletai/125351-to-the-wonder-notes-about-the-slice-of-life-tv-series?pid=3051065&page=1#p3051065

The popularity index rose so quickly that Baidu first recorded 7000 before adding the 6500 one on same day!

It is rising again in Douban. 8.6! I documented all that with illustrations and some comments and info compilation in the Notes housed in Discussion section. https://kisskh.at/discussions/my-aletai/125351-to-the-wonder-notes-about-the-slice-of-life-tv-series
OST is being released presently, so I'll add links in the Music table as soon as possible.
As one commenter from Turkey mentioned here in MDL after noticing the similarity with own Turkish language, some people chose not to watch it for political reasons. A pity, since the mini series is first and foremost a fun and poetic adaptation from prose essays depicting real experience amidst the Kazakh, with a glimpse of their cohabitation with the other ethnic groups such as the Mongols. The Han are not all depicted as "good". It is not a Manichean view of the world, but a rather realist one with a tinge of pleasant romance.

This was so good despite being so "short" (after having been used to go through 63+, 36+, 24+..... length dramas, lol). I just loved it, both for story, cinematography, acting, opening for thoughts etc.
There was a live stream between seven members of cast and crew hosted by director Teng Cong Cong with Alima (Tokan), Yan Peilun (Chao Ge), etc, and also showing the Kazakh dombula lute that was used in the miniseries. (I added a description in the Notes above).
I hope the OST will be released as the miniseries is gaining attraction, despite having aired final episode, leaving some leeway for adding more, if ever the author and production decide to do so!
If they do, I would be glad to see those lovely characters again.

And yet it did not get an award in competition against more humdrum painful TV series from Germany etc. :(
This one was too sparkling and simple, perhaps. Or rather, the Xinjiang has to be shown as a place of evil to satisfy some parts of the public...
But it is rising in popularity. Maybe it ought to have been longer.

I could not resist adding a special GIF incorporating the Weibo snippet and the "tree gracious steppe princesses", in the companion piece housed in Discussions :
https://kisskh.at/discussions/my-aletai/125351-to-the-wonder-notes-about-the-slice-of-life-tv-series
enjoy!

I have updated with some more info, links, illustrations and GIF these notes :
https://kisskh.at/discussions/my-aletai/125351-to-the-wonder-notes-about-the-slice-of-life-tv-series
Last episode tomorrow !

I have added some notes and pictures, maps, links to music for this series :
https://kisskh.at/discussions/my-aletai/125351-to-the-wonder-notes-about-the-slice-of-life-tv-series?pid=3048033&page=1#p3048033

I will complete the links to the music later :)
Enjoying this series!

Thanks for reply. :)
At this point, there's so many leaks that it's not useful to suppress it ; besides the short snippet of interview was in line with the show that aired so why not consider this as an unofficial extra ; it's a pity to censor it away. Besides, it's mostly looked at by fans abroad from China on Twitter and Youtube now. Not much to be worried about ?

Thanks for reply. :)
At this point, there's so many leaks that it's not useful to suppress it ; besides the short snippet of interview was in line with the show that aired so why not consider this as an unofficial extra ; it's a pity to censor it away. Besides, it's mostly looked at by fans abroad from China on Twitter and Youtube now. Not much to be worried about ?

Thanks for explanation. I have included the GIF and translation of the short reply to the "What were you at 19" that circulates, into the Conference and speeches section of the ongoing Profile housed on DNAD discussion page for convenience. :)

I have updated the ongoing Profile with some pictures and GIF for
1. Upcoming Variety shows https://kisskh.at/discussions/an-ye-yu-li-ming/119875-profile-of-chen-zhe-yuan?pid=2762101&page=1#p2762101 (Filming dates of New World of Rubik's Cube, Hello Saturday, Travel Any Door in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture)
2. Conference and speeches : https://kisskh.at/discussions/an-ye-yu-li-ming/119875-profile-of-chen-zhe-yuan?pid=2762141&page=1#p2762141 (the snippet that did not get into the CCTV show for May 4 Youth Day)
3. 2024 upcoming dramas -The White Olive Tree : https://kisskh.at/discussions/an-ye-yu-li-ming/119875-profile-of-chen-zhe-yuan?pid=2762099&page=1#p2762099 ( the set become an attraction, and the previews +reservations opening link on iQiyi)

While waiting, I am looking at the special edition of Joy of Life that just came out on Tencent WeTV (some scenes modified : 2 episodes aired already, 1hr+ each) in waiting for JOL S2 that is scheduled for May 16. But that's before May 20 end run of Men In Love on iQiyi, so still time to sample the best of both ancient costume and modern drama before we get perhaps TWOT, lol.

I just noticed 2 or 3 snippets on YouTube about the May 4th event where he sang (although the quality was not good and the recording was from far from stage so he was not seen in close up) and gave a short speech. He looked very thin, and some comments noted that the people on stage with him looked a bit tense. Comments were asking for the deletion of these posts because they had been taken down from Weibo. I am wondering what was the problem ?

there's a movie...
and a vlog

New ad for footwear : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YuK-WV6aAhw
Wondering whether he wore such on the PEAK of the volcano in Ride now in Vanuatu, ep. 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCVAqlybDwc&pp=ygUTcmlkZSBub3cgaW4gdmFudWF0dQ%3D%3D (subtitled)

Thanks to Wu Lei Galaxy for posting with good English subtitles. The vlog is very enjoyable. Minus real life touch of wind and sun's heat, marketplace and wild area aromas, we still get a feeling of these travels. The woven straw cap was a nice find. The maker of them could open a market to sell them overseas now : "approved by Wu Lei"!

thanks :)

Ah well.... Tea time. I have been recently flooded with cute short ads featuring Leilei.
Here are the latest and nicest : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUvB_A8pLik&pp=ygUKd3UgbGVpIHRlYQ%3D%3D (Wu Lei for Master Kong Green tea from April 30)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vMo_sa8ORk (So sexy in red utility shirt/overshirt; from April 26)

And about the Dwelling movie, there was that interview posted April 23 with subtitles by Wu Lei Galaxy on her YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=325T0W-c68k