#ChinguChallenge #cdrama #kdrama #jdrama

D7: Favorite revenge drama

I pick multiple ones again, just not to forget that Asia is big.

#IdolI #kdrama

#TheLegendOfZangHai #cdrama

#Khemjira #tdrama #thaiBL

#MillionYenWomen #jdrama

What an ensemble cast we have in #TheVendettaOfAn !

Two major characters from #NirvanaOfFire, and the father & son duo from #TheLegendOfZangHai

#EYDC2025

Day 17: Fav actors of 2025

Many to choose from but I loved these performances ..

Xiao Zhan in #TheLegendofZangHai
Gong Jun and Chang Huasen in #BloodRiver
Liu Yuning in #ThePrisonerofBeauty

Spl mention to Tian Xu Ning in #RevengedLove !!

Day 17: Best Actor

It’s hard to pick just one, so here’s a representative top 4*, & more in the reply post

Cheng Lei for #ShadowLove & #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral, Zhou Yiran for #Reborn, Xiao Zhan for #TheLegendofZangHai, & Liu Yuning for #ThePrisonerofBeauty

#EYDC2025 #cdrama

For the lazy folk (like me) who want to know the top 10 in the video without watching 🙂:

1 #LovesAmbition
2 #UndertheSkin2
3 #DriftingAway
4 #TheLegendofZangHai
5 #GuardiansoftheDafeng
6 #ThisThrivingLand
7 #FlourishedPeony
8 #TheFirstFrost
9 #MoonlightMystique
10 #ThePrisonerofBeauty

A collage of two similar posters of Xiao Zhan from the back as Mo Dexian and Zang Hai

Xiao Zhan as Mo Dexian in #GezhiTown and as Zang Hai in #TheLegendOfZangHai 🥹❤️

#XiaoZhan肖战
#XiaoZhanDexianJinzhi
#XiaoZhanMoDexian
#XiaoZhanAsZangHai

Whereas #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral should be going up against dramas like #FlourishedPeony, #TheGlory, #SiJin, #ThePrincesssGambit,
#PrisonerofBeauty, #FatedHearts &
#TheLegendofZangHai

Day 16: Gorgeous Night Scene

In #TheLegendofZangHai there’s a beautiful sequence at night where the leads share a boat during a lantern festival 🏮✨

Alas, I can’t find a YouTube clip of it, but it appears briefly in this 30 sec TikTok edit (shown in the quote-post)

#dramajoychallenge #cdrama

Xiao Zhan as Zang Hai in Legend of Zang Hai bts

Beautiful Xiao Zhan as Zang Hai in #TheLegendOfZangHai bts 🥰❤️

#XiaoZhan肖战
#XiaoZhanAsZangHai
#cdrama

#TheLegendofZangHai x 2
#TheGlory x 2
#TheImmortalAscension x 2
#Reborn x 2
#DesiretheSeries x 2
#Mobius x 2

@dramaddict.bsky.social is happily vacationing in East Asia, so she probably won’t contribute her list - but knowing what she’s praised previously I am confident she would highlight #TheLegendofZangHai (just kidding! 😅)

If you’re out there Mae Mae, please drop by & correct my guesses 😊

#WhenDestinyBringstheDemon
#TwelveLetters
#TheLegendofZangHai
#Filter
#SummitofOurYouth
#SiJin
#TheWantedDetective
#OurGeneration
#DeepAffectionateEyes
#ADreamWithinADream
#MoonlightMystique
#FatedHearts
#Northward
#TheImmortalAscension
#TheBlossomingLove
#LoveFormula
#AMomentButForever

I’ve started back my rewatch of #TheStoryOfMingLan w a new set of eyes & after watching many #cdrama

It’s interesting to see natural lighting choices that remind me of #TheLegendofZangHai

Also a story completely centered @ 1 extended family's interactions & marriages

70+ eps no problem - then

Extra:
Zang Hai (Xiao Zhan) in #TheLegendofZangHai #cdrama as an astronomer.

I’m not quite picking up all the symbolism either. Is there a thread like what I followed when I was watching #TheLegendofZangHai? That thread was amazing in giving historical context & explaining all the symbolism & where it may have originated.

After completing c-dramas like #ThePrisonerOfBeauty and #TheLegendOfZangHai, these are the c-dramas I will be focusing on:

• Eternal Love
• The First Frost
• The Double
• Who Rules The World
• A Dream Within A Dream
• Blossom
• Joy Of Life

Xiao Zhan as Zang Hai in Legend of Zang Hai

Beautiful Xiao Zhan as Zang Hai in #TheLegendOfZangHai 🥹❤️

#XiaoZhanAsZangHai
#cdrama

The Legend of Zang Hai (2025) Zang Hai was originally the son of the Imperial Astronomer. However, when he was young, he witnessed the murder of his entire family. Deciding on the path of revenge, Zang Hai withdrew from the scene ...

The cdrama #TheLegendOfZangHai, starring #XiaoZhan and #ZhangJingyi, has been added to @letterboxd.social.

boxd.it/W7KU

This is ~spectacular~

It's why I'm constantly drawn to the careful thought & attention paid to every little nuance..

every angle of every shot

And when the actors & crew set out to weave a story carved out of deeper, richer clay?

Oh, I'm in

#cdrama #TheLegendofZangHai #legendofzanghai #XiaoZhan

Long pic of Maoyan Weibo update

Xiao Zhan as Zanghai poster announcement

According to Maoyan Professional Edition data, #XiaoZhan肖战 's role as Zang Hai in #TheLegendOfZangHai has become the most popular role on Maoyan in the first half of 2025!! 🎉🎉🎉😍👏❤️

weibo.com/2611607127/5...

#XiaoZhanAsZangHai
#cdrama

Well, this answers my other questions:

~ Why they featured CJX singing Opera....and he's good @ it too! Was that a coincidence??

Now we know!!!

#legendofzanghai #TheLegendofZangHai

SO COOL!

I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT 👇👇👇👇

#legendofzanghai #TheLegendofZangHai

OMG I had so many questions @ this piece of music, it's history & why it was so important to use it @ this juncture

I'm blown away, totally, by @aliasmarionette.bsky.social's fabulous explanation

And to use ZH as allegory to beauty & strategist - WOW

#TheLegendofZangHai #legendofzanghai #XiaoZhan

Super cool post on the progression of #ZangHai's robes in #TheLegendofZangHai

Includes beautiful pictures of the embroidery on his 5th & 3rd Rank Robes (& what birds they are)

#XiaoZhan

面白かった2作品「折腰」＆「蔵海伝」（～最終集） - lienhua’s Dragon Inn 龍門客棧 観たいものが重なりまくっているので、一つ一つ片づけることに。まずはほぼ同時に配信された「折腰」と「蔵海伝」。どちらもある種の「権力闘争」が描かれるけれど、テイストはだいぶ違った。 ここから先はストーリーのネタバレが含まれます。ご注意ください。 --------------------------------- 「蔵海伝」微博より 将軍も唯の悪役ではないところが魅力 「蔵海伝」のテーマは意外に現代的...

順番に片づけていかないと、頭の中で混ざっちゃいそうで…😅
#藏海传 #藏海傳 #TheLegendofZangHai #肖战 #XiaoZhan #折腰 #ThePrisonerOfBeauty #宋祖儿 #刘宇宁 #劉宇寧
lienhua.hatenadiary.com/entry/2025/0...

Tons of fluff (& I'm glad you said this...it's really hard to concentrate on anything [even on #TheLegendofZangHai] & even if I try not to look)

#XiaoZhan looks good even in black & white 5th Rank robes appreciation post

Just....{Gestures broadly}

That's all. That's the Tweet

#LegendofZangHai
#TheLegendofZangHai
#XiaoZhanAsZangHai
#cdrama

「蔵海伝」は古装+スパイ大作戦+（ちょっと）冒険もの？（～24集まで） - lienhua’s Dragon Inn 龍門客棧 「蔵海伝」予想と違って盗墓系ではないけれど、とっても面白い。 序盤こそ仕掛けだらけの陵墓が登場するけれど、どちらかというと敵の懐深くに潜入して、情報集めて…というのが中盤までの主人公の動き。テンポが速く先が読めない展開で、他にも観たいドラマが溜まっているのについつい見進めてしまう(笑)。 ここから先は中盤までのストーリーのネタバレが含まれます。ご注意ください。 ------------------...

「蔵海伝」前半分です。実はもう最後まで観ちゃったんですが、後半の方が面白さ倍増でした。
#蔵海伝 #藏海传 #藏海傳 #TheLegendofZanghai #肖战 #XiaoZhan
lienhua.hatenadiary.com/entry/2025/0...

I would just like to say that the Hongmen Birthday Bash at the Marquis house on #TheLegendofZangHai has some of the hardest blade hits I've ever seen in a melee (Ep. 23?)

in a #cdrama or in real life

Just clocking back & slamming the blade! 😱

It felt real & left bruises I'm sure!

Wow!!!

📊 CHART | #TheLegendofZangHai ( #藏海传 ) alcançou 1.2 bilhão de visualizações efetivas desde sua estreia 🎉

Estrelado por #XiaoZhan e #ZhangJingyi, o #cdrama tem direção de Zheng Xiao Long (Legend of Mi Yue) e roteiro por Zhao Liu Yi (Reunion: The Sound of the Providence).

©Maoyan