Still haven’t really passed my addiction to the drama Miss Truth so started to read the book which is quite … More
Category: Drama Trivia
Chang Ge poem 长歌行(literal translation a long teaching song poem)
The Chang Ge song is a poem of an ancient chinese song written during the Han dynasty and was written … More
Injecting Chicken blood/Chicken blood therapy
One of the common phrases in China to describe a hot blooded, hard working and enduring young person is a … More
Fan Yu Qi/Heng Yi 樊於期 & the Master’s offer of the head (2 min read)
In ep 9, when Pan Jianchi receives orders for a mission from his superior they compare their assassination attempt to … More
The hidden meanings behind Yi Lian Kai & Yi Lian Shen’s names (10 min read)
Anyone who has watched Color of night will know that Yi Lian Kai has another name Lan Po (兰坡) which … More
Chinese warlords
Introduction The Warlord Era in China was the result of the disintegration of power after overthrowing the Qing Dynasty (last … More
6 famous Ancient Chinese People and their tragic love stories: Li Luo, Ka Suo’s 6 previous reincarnations (10 Min read)
China has one of the longest histories in the world and the one of the few Ancient Civilisations who have … More
Homosexuality in China: then and now (5 min read)
*may contain images/content that may be upsetting or inappropriate to young readers The now 21st century China is not known … More
Slough off the cicada’s golden shell
Beware: *Spoilers included below * In Cambrian Period Ep 6, Li Yong Ji, Officer Li mentions about Suo Tou sloughing … More
Empty City/ fort Strategy (2 min read)
In Cambrian Period Ep 5, Zhan Shili (James Li) talks about using an empty city/fort strategy when he was dealing … More
The Chinese way to describe a jealous lover: The vinegar jar (2 min read)
If you have watched some of the episodes after Bai Jinxi/Su Mian and Han Chen got together, you are likely … More
A handy guide to work through the medical terms in Memory Lost
Although I tried to tone down on the amount of medical jargon present in the drama, I realised that perhaps … More
Notification
Notification: If anyone is still experiencing problems watching this episode, I have uploaded it on my fb page: https://www.facebook.com/ProductiveProcrastinatorDrama/ for a … More
A whistlestop guide to knowing what to call who in Chinese
Starting from episode 13 in Memory Lost, with the introduction of assistant Liu and his cousins, one term which keeps … More
Criminal Profiling: Myth or legend at solving crimes?
In Memory Lost, Bai Jinxi plays the role of a detective who specializes in criminal psychology and in each case, … More