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Builder's love is poetry in its own ways. This drama does not shy away from depicting poverty and rawness of what it was like, living as farmers depending on the land in the rural Shandong province in the late 1920s. Amidst this backdrop, you will find tenderness, compassion, and family not necessarily about blood but about bonding. The sisters Ning Xiuxiu and Ning Susu are truly sisters. Ou Hao (as Dajiao) will show you how love sprouts and grows, in all the little ways and direct words and what is not spoken.

I believe the overall impact and many aspects of the drama being well-done including the performances will have that plothole willingly ignored by the general audience. It's great to have such an immersive drama grounded with many identifiable little details. If IQiyi did more dramas like this, they would be having a better overall reach domestically. International market might take more time but would eventually warm to these types of dramas.

NXX's father-in-law cracks me up and also has me in his softer moments. He is possibly my favourite character at this point. Start of ep 11 with him talking to the ox had me in stitches at 对牛弹琴 being literal.

There is comedy and light-hearted moments as well. That said, in terms of romance, what are you thinking of?

Generation gap. I'm going to watch the movie tonight in the cinema for Leung Ka-fai. I have no idea who all the younger actors are, only Tony Leung Ka-fai and Jackie Chan. Su Hang did the action choreography instead of Yuen Woo-ping (Drunken Master and Snake In The Eagle Shadow were two movies I watched when older), so I am curious as to how it will turn out. Heard Leung Ka-fai trained for a year for his knife scenes. And since the movie is in cantonese, I'll enjoy the enunciation better.

OST of 6 songs for this drama is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBRsSbx852s

Go to Dailymotion and search "This Thriving Land". You will find at least three channels who have uploaded until Episode 17 with English subs. The mandarin episodes with no subs (except in mandarin) is also available there from one channel.

I have no issues with IQiyi, but I can understand the frustration of those who cannot find episodes with English subs.

Episode 8 is epic. It is impossible not to love Dajiao's parents, especially Dajiao's father who brings the comedy and compassion in wonderful moments. Dajiao is adorable, in his earnestness and kindness. Landowner Ning as usual, leaves one almost speechless except for mentally using very rude words on him.

I was giving an opinion over another not-yet-confirmed drama about melons (whereby filming is supposed to commence December 2025, and the main distribution network is supposed to be Mango TV, and Wu Jinyan seems to be the frontrunner for FL) that Neo Hou would do very well in a modern drama with Sun Zhenni.

This xianxia drama based on a novel adaptation was supposedly Wu Jinyan and Wang Xingyue as FL and ML, now supposedly Wu Jinyan and Neo Hou, but nothing is confirmed yet.

Right now, "The Thriving Land" is awesome and likely to be my favourite drama series of 2025, also likely to be IQiyi's biggest dark horse of 2025. Yang Mi is at her acting best which she has never reached before, and just managing to handle her own within an ensemble cast of powerful performances. She's the weakest, but it's not a criticism considering who is acting in it.

Qin Hailu of Zhang Yimou's "Red Sorghum" is reprising a familiar role, Ni Dahong is killing it as the father of Yang Mi's character, and Ou Hao versus Zhan Tianyang are giving compelling portrayals tugging at heartstrings. Xing Fei has totally blown me away with her performance. You should check it out, about farmers and land in rural Shandong in the late 1920s.

Touching and funny and overall a very powerful authentic reality that makes one forget it is a drama ( I wrote something for episode 4, and will maybe write something for episode 8): https://kisskh.at/761585-wan-wu-sheng/episode/4

1980s and 1990s was great for a variety of genres in movies from HK and China. Many of my favourite actors and actresses for mandarin or cantonese movies are also from that period :)

You can watch Red Sorghum here (with English subs): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8iakr5

Raise The Red Lantern (with English subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRT14i6XXbU

60 episodes of 2014 Red Sorghum drama (with English subs) starring Zhou Xun is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh55pwzBNag&list=PLjiBfeF6iD8DMWgOfkVLmS6d1egiNTglz

I want Zhang Yunlong with Wu Jinyan for this drama.

HMH should go for a modern drama after all the costume dramas he has been in. Sun Zhenni is doing very well in Summit Of Our Youth. HMH and Sun Zhenni would have amazing chemistry in a modern drama.

When Xiu Xiu's father meets Xiu Xiu's father-in-law at the fields, spark fly. My sides are splitting XD

I have to agree with two comments.

"这部剧怎么这么火呀？我今天晚上就去看" and "哈哈哈哈哈哈这剧很大的亮点就是这几位老戏骨 幂神演技很在线 这几位老戏骨真的给我一种小时候 老人吵架的感觉哈哈哈哈"

https://weibo.com/7345130722/Q0jN15iF5

If this drama can redeem that disgusting twatwaffle, I'll be impressed and nauseated.

Your comment is possibly the best summary I have seen this far. Only watched 4 episodes so far (I could binge-watch 17 episodes but I need to sleep well), and this is Yang Mi's best acting I have ever seen in a drama. Xing Fei's acting is really spot-on, especially in episode 4.

Unconfirmed melons this far~

15/8 - FL is Wu Jinyan, ML is Wang Xingyue: https://weibo.com/6411313907/PFPAr3T6J

16/8 - FL is Wu Jinyan, ML is Hou Minghao: https://weibo.com/8008341388/Q09vYkGaa

To watch first four episodes of this series with English subtitles: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3tzfcb

Childhood memories! That opening song and first episode is iconic for me.

It's probably best that you add the photos.

Also, since the number of MDL watchers for this drama has reached the 900-mark, don't be surprised to see trolls pollute the comment section, and naysayers will target Ai Mi.

Then it might be most helpful to have a separate post each regarding micro-emoting, one for HMH and one for Ai Mi. I'd have to surf weibo and douyin for more on the latter.

山楂 (Shan Zha) = hawthorn berry, a herb used in TCM. Known for cardiovascular benefits, very useful for aiding digestion of meats and fats. One of the herbs used to help weight loss. Can be used as an ingredient for prescribed tea in TCM. Not advisable for pregnant women.

Rewatched this drama several times. Always a joy. And the BTS never fails to amuse comprising various cast members in different scenes, from flubbed lines to camaraderie to our lovely pairing showcasing amazing chemistry and making each other laugh (from December 2020):

BTS from episodes 51 to 55: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV17v411b72k/

Xiao Wuyi is supposed to have a brother in KTTPH but at the time of the articles being published in July, they stated Neo Hou's character is 世子 which usually pertains to being the heir of a noble house as the oldest son of the first wife. Since the clip has HMH going on about his 大哥, I adapted accordingly. Of course, there is a way for the articles to be correct... Which is to have Xiao Wuyi's older brother perish without a heir, and Xiao Wuyi becomes the heir to their father due to circumstances and achievements.