@bremner I'm not an expert, but I believe this practice has a cultural basis.

cc @liztai @AnnaAnthro @JillsJoy

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[Full Album] 《三生三世宸汐缘》主题曲 - Love And Destiny OST (2019年张震、倪妮、李东学, 张芷溪 领衔主演)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OAWJ4Dgb3I

[Full Album] 《三生三世宸汐缘》主题曲 - Love And Destiny OST (2019年张震、倪妮、李东学、张芷溪 领衔主演)

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I have another (probably dumb) #cdrama question. In "Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty", Su Wuming and Pei Xijun solve the (Tang dynasty) social awkwardness of a young unmarried woman living in the house of a non-relative by becoming "sworn brother and sister". I didn't find much about this custom in the Anglosphere. Is this custom somewhat historical, or do I just need to suspend my disbelief? I was also a bit skeptical that this could happen without involving the Pei family (or the Su family for that matter).

A _red_ belt btw... That's something you wear for luck and protection. Aaaaand in Fatty's situation that makes a lot of sense. (Am I a bad person if I want a crossover where he ends up in Europe, and someone picks up on his habit of wrapping himself in talismans?
"You need European ones! Have some Holy Water! And iron! Iron's good! Always carry a Bible...
*hands over a 19thC family bible*")

#UltimateNote #Costuming #UrbanXianxia #Xianxia #CDrama

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Fatty's character has a Wild fashion sense. Unfortunately production has decided on a muted palett for the clothes, and that kinda' hides it. Took me about three episodes of mundane clothes to realise he was still, well, flamboyant. But here we can see it. For reference; the most daring things the others do are Xie Hua sometimes wearing microscopically pink cardigans, and those green pants of Wu Xia.

#UltimateNote #Costuming #CharacterDesign #UrbanXianxia #Xianxia #CDrama

#cDrama Love And Destiny (2019) rewatch

Chang Chen and Ni Ni are great together. One of two #xianxia cdrama that I ever gave a 10 over the years; overall my one of six cdrama with that 10 rating (four #wuxia).

Highly recommend and just as good the second time around. I'm already tempted to do a binge watch, but will defintely rewatch again the ending Episode 60 now.

Nominated for Best Telenovela at the 48th International Emmy Awards (2020).

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