Noble Lady Lie

MOGHULS OF INDIA, not Mongols

Yuan dynastyis lead by Mongols

I found this one for The Wandering Princess 1960 https://archive.org/details/onna.bakari.no.yoru-1961-kinuyo-tanaka_202203

yes, a Japanese tv show 2003, it s mentioned in wiki (pujie), but link doesnt work anymore

Pathe Thuis

A 2022 C-drama with Victoria Song has the same title

Both seem the same television series Empress Ki (2013-2014), with FL actress Ha Ji Won

yes, watching everything again with the good subs.

mgtv mango has restricted area.

You have to wait for decent subs, that is until Viki has it (today), and it´s not for free.

I was puzzled by the status of Li Youzhen translated as ´county lord´. She could be a county princess, as some commenters here write. It could mean that she or her family is distantly (?')related to the ruling king or emperor.

Most of us suspected it´s a bad translation from the beginning, when the maid called MuDan `my wife´, and his en her were mixed up, and many obvious things, that don´t match your common sense, or are not in line with what you see. That´s how you know something is off with the translations, usually these bad subs are not done by a human bi-langual (native) speaker, but done with a machine without the necessary correction by people who know the languages. The best translations put cultural and historical explanations between brackets for the international audience, and they also translate the texts we see on screen, like letters, entrance signs etc.

These ´some´ people, e.g. me, are the ones who also read several books in the same period of time. Sometimes I take notes, esp. when a storyline is complicated. Usually I watch 1 or 2 new ones, and 1 or 2 old ones I didn´t see before. Right now I-m watching 2 K-dramas, and 1 C drama, reading a classical Chinese novel, and a couple of non-fiction books. The ones that bore me within 5 episodes, I drop, the ones that bore me much later, I keep on hold, to maybe finish later. I watch dramas at home. Books I read while traveling by train, and waiting for train, doctor etc,. However, you are absolutely right, too many dramas to follow everything. I once read that each year hundreds of new dramas (China, Taiwan, HK) come out. Not sure if that´s correct.

This may contain a spolier. Í´ve seen 4 eps so far, and I just have to wait how this characterr develops beyond weakness, and imo jerk-like behaviour towards Mudan. However, I like the actor Miles Wei. I saw a comment below by someone who read the novel, that this character is (and stays) a bad character in the novel.

He doesn´t seem that bad, however he is a horrible jerk for his wife. looking down on her ...

thx

I watched this film on YT

Apparently Keltic and traditional Scottish music are appreciated in China. Eg, the Scottish song Auld Lang Syne gained popularity in China. And, you may even find Chinese music that has a similar feel to it.

Unfortunately the link is not valid anymore. But the film can be found elsewhere on internet.

This film is based on a short story. Although it has fighting scenes it definitely is not a wuxia film. Although obviously the film is based on a story, and it has personal development and events, it has a slow pace. The cinimatography is very, very beautiful. Some call this film minimalist. However, I feel it is better to describe the film as a reflection of the notion of Nothingness or Emptiness, if not both. It may refer to daoist, buddhist or even western filosofical concepts. Although I have no deep knowledge of these concepts the feeling of the film attracts me. Apparently, reading the comments, this film is not for everyone. Still, I would advice to watch the film, try it, and experience the spiritual intentions and the beauty. It is not for nothing it got awards.