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The Mo: Huizhou Ink and Shared Ambition

In May 2026, a new Chinese period drama The Mo (家业) arrived on CCTV-8 and iQiyi, and it has already ignited fierce buzz. Set in 16th-century Huizhou (徽州), during the Ming Dynasty’s Jiajing (嘉靖) era, the story follows a disgraced…

The Ancient Lazy Rest in Veil of Shadows

Have you noticed how characters in Chinese dramas never seem to sit straight? In Veil of Shadows (月鳞绮纪), Ju Jingyi (鞠婧祎) as Lu Wuyi (露芜衣) leans lazily on what looks like a chair armrest. The same thing appears in The…