#TheStoryOfMinglan (2018) – dir. zhang kai zhou

#TheStoryOfMinglan (2018) – dir. zhang kai zhou

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Rewatching #thestoryofminglan and this gem came across my screen.

"In there, it was written that if parents love their child, they should think about their future."

I've been saying something similar for years but only got called ungrateful.

It's graphic. 😱 A very cruel world. But FL a brilliant character & Zhao Liying a great actor, star of #TheStoryofMinglan. Apparently the delay in the sequel had to do with plagiarism charges against the original writer. I assume the case was finally settled ...

I love, love love #Minglan

Oh to think what #PursuitOfJade would be if it had the flexibility of #TheStoryOfMinglan

Also, I could swear that I'm hearing lots of #TheStoryOfMinglan #Minglan incidental music & some themes sound similar to #Minglan

@jamesdramac.bsky.social have you recognized any similarities in music?

I’m glad you finished it 🙌

I think it appeals to audiences who can appreciate the strategic political chess game being played, & it’s really second to none when it comes to elaborate strategising

However, I personally preferred #TheStoryofMinglan,
#EmpressesinthePalace & #StoryofYanxiPalace

But she was ✨a force of nature✨
Grandma was so proud!

#TheStoryOfMinglan #cdrama

Another top tier #cdrama. Although, I think this one requieres patience as the first half can be infuriating, at times, but once Minglan is out of her family’s shadow? Damn, boss lady. Nobody could stop her.

#TheStoryOfMinglan

The Story of Ming Lan | Watch with English Subtitles & More | Viki Concubine’s daughter Zhao Li Ying seeks revenge against those who made her life miserable. Will her new husband Feng Shao Feng help her in The Story of Ming Lan?

Dramas about women, for women, created by women:

#TheStoryOfMinglan, written by #ZengLu and #WuTong. Produced by #YanBai.

Starring #ZhaoLiYing, #ZhangJiaNing, #ShiMengJiao, #CaoCuiFan, #WangZiwei, #GaoLu, #LiYiXiao, #WangYinan, #ZhengHanYu, #WangHerun and #LiuLin.

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So, for example, a drama like #TheStoryofMinglan apparently echos elements of ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’; while dramas like #NirvanainFire owe more structurally to ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’

Meanwhile, a big influence on the cosmology of modern xianxias is ‘Journey to the West’

So, for example, a drama like #TheStoryofMinglan is thought to echo ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’, while dramas like #NirvanainFire owe more structurally to ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’

Similarly, the cosmology from ‘Journey to the West’ was apparently a major influence on modern xianxias

So my understanding is that highly stylised wuxia & xianxia productions are more clearly influenced by (& have their roots in) Chinese opera; while more realistic dramas (such as #TheStoryofMinglan for example) are more influenced by Qing dynasty novels, modern realism & TV production models

So the original author of the book #GenerationToGeneration is based on was responsible for #TheStoryofMinglan & #LoveLikeTheGalaxy too… 🤩

(In the hands of the director of #TheDouble, & starring Zhou Yiran & Bao Shangen)… 😻

This #cdrama is going to be lit 🔥

episode 73 - final episode

Just finished my longest c-drama ever, #TheStoryOfMingLan, with 73 episodes of perfection! 💪

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Ciele is talking about the novel the drama is based on - I don’t know anything about it, but it’s common for transmigration stories to be adapted without the transmigration beginning point

I believe it also happened in #TheDouble, #TheGlory, & #TheStoryofMinglan & #LegendoftheFemaleGeneral too 🙂

The fact that this year I watched more older #cdramas than 2025 releases makes it worth posting my top 3 favorites from those non-2025releases, which are:-

1. #MingDynasty (rewatch; historical)
2. #TheRiseofPhoenixes (court intrigue)
3. #TheStoryofMinglan (family saga)

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

#EYDC2025 Day 31: favorite drama of 2025

Released in 2025? #kdrama #StudyGroup : an optimistic Fight Club

Watched in 2025? a tie between modern #cdrama #FindYourself and historical #TheStoryOfMingLan as I rewatched both of them immediately after the first watch-through. 😁 They are just that good!

#ZhaoLiying as

- Minglan in #TheStoryofMinglan
- Shenli in #TheLegendofShenLi
- Lu Zhen in #LegendofLuZhen

#StoryOfYanxiPalace deserves its place next to #TheStoryOfMinglan as the two top historical cdramas of all time.

#TheStoryOfMinglan is up there with #NirvanaInFire. Simply, no mistakes in its entire run.

Finished #TheStoryofMinglan with a satisfied sigh. I repeat that this is the best family saga I've ever watched. The goodness is in the details (dialogues, gestures, customs, family dynamics (blood, half-blood & non-blood), female solidarity, villains' games & treachery).
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I had a whole list ready if anyone asked 😅

Not including ones you’ve mentioned:

#StoryofYanxiPalace
#TheDouble
#TheGlory
#TheStoryofMinglan
#TheStoryofKunningPalace
#AJourneytoLove
#Coroner’sDiary
#BlossomsinAdversity
#FatedHearts
#ThePrisonerofBeauty
#Feud
#MoonlitReunion
#LoveoftheDivineTree

I'm now nearing the end of the series and have to say #TheStoryofMinglan is one of the best family sagas I've ever watched! Hope you enjoy it!

I just cross-posted - no, I mean the first sense, as in “I simply can’t understand - to the point of bafflement - why this person doesn’t find #TheStoryofMinglan delightful”

Day 10: Dramas You Rewatched This Year

I mostly did partial rewatches, but two completed rewatches I especially enjoyed were my favourite historical drama - the exquisite #TheStoryofMinglan 🥰 - & one of my absolute favourite xianxia dramas #AncientLovePoetry

#EYDC2025 #cdrama

End of Year Drama Challenge Day 2: Favorite actress discovered in 2025

Zhao Li Ying. I loved her in both #TheStoryOfMingLan and #TheLegendOfShenLi

I think I rewatched Minglan 3 times in a row, it was so good.

#cdrama #EYDC2025 #EndOfYearDramaChallenge

Drop something FIERY 🔥 🖤 🔥

⚠️Spoiler ＃TheStoryofMinglan

Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once
#TheStoryofMinglan