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So this drama seems to be finally airing this month?!!??! seems pretty legit judging from some posts by fans on Weibo so I really hope its airing LOL

I think Chinese historicals are better than Chinese modern dramas haha but Surgeons, The First Half of My Life, and Ode to Joy are my favorite modern dramas of all time. Romance isn't the main focus of these dramas though just FYI but the acting in these are all really good!!

I remember finishing this drama a few months ago. At the beginning, the twin siblings were annoying and yet still kind of likable at the same time, providing much of the earlier comedy of the drama. And then there was so much character development :')

Official air date will be December 18, 2017!! Airing from Mondays to Wednesdays at 10pm on Beijing TV. Announced today on Weibo.

I watched him in Home With Kids ever since he was little, and this boy can seriously act!! He's quite talented and barely anyone ever bashes him on his acting so I hope his performance will be good.

really beautiful drama with great acting. the drama is honestly very heavy and quite sad and made me cry like every other episode lol BUT I LOVE IT!

first teaser!!
https://v.qq.com/x/cover/xmw2gfef226jygj/l0024tf0jtt.html
https://twitter.com/dramapotatoe/status/923178484838498304

(they're the same; use whichever link works for you)

I love Daylight Entertainment/Shandong Film Group they are my fav

The director for this drama also directed The First Half of My Life (which is a modern cdrama and also my second favorite drama of all time) so I'm very curious to see how his historical drama will turn out. And the visuals for this drama look awesome so far.

The official reason SARFT gave for banning timetraveling was that it "disrespected history" and that “the fantasy of time travel – which potentially gives the individual the freedom to reorder reality" is looked down upon or smth like that.

But I read before that when the time travel dramas were really popular, there were cases where fans would actually try to kill themselves thinking they could time travel back. And since time travel was banned in 2011 (when dramas like Scarlet Heart and Palace: The Lock Heart Jade were EXTREMELY popular), it seems that this reason might also hold some weight.

It should be starting Nov. 8th
https://twitter.com/dramapotatoe/status/920883508096073728

It's a little hard to judge whether the ending for NIF is a sad or happy ending. I would say that it is a bittersweet but extremely fitting ending to nicely wrap up the drama.

If you guys are into more serious dramas with romance not as the main focus, I recommend:

Nirvana in Fire
Legend of Concubine Zhen Huan
The First Half of My Life
Surgeons

On a side note, I found My Sunshine enjoyable, but I definitely feel that the original novel was better than the drama adaptation haha but I liked the drama because of Tiffany Tang

These are pretty good for beginners and I've seen a lot of these as well. Hopefully once people get into cdramas from these beginner ones, they'll go on to watch other cdramas as well (because there's a lot more awesome ones not mentioned here), but this is a good list to start with!! :D

It's definitely not a private hospital; it's a public hospital!! Renhe Hospital is actually considered the top public hospital in China. A lot of public hospitals in China are similar to Renhe Hospital, especially the ones in the big cities.

I also thought this was a wonderful cdrama too :D

If you watch this drama, keep in mind that the way they do things is according to hospitals and clinics in China, so if you're from a different country, some things may seem strange to you or maybe you've never heard of the way they do different things. Some patients may seem overboard........but I must say that a lot of them are actually pretty realistic. So keep an open mind!!

So this drama will be airing on Hunan TV hahahahahaha

This is a great drama!! No draggy parts, good storyline, no black-and-white characters, great acting. This drama made me fall in love with Bai Baihe too.

I like both leads soooooo I hope this is going to be good!!

If anyone wants to watch this drama with English subs!! (all episodes are subbed)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvf4fZgfbz5690zOJKu0mc3PQsvr_r4pU

according to wikipedia, Sima Yi was two years older than Liu Xie but died 17 years after Liu Xie died