Photo: Qing Yu Nian’s Official Weibo Account The 46-episode-long Chinese costume drama Qing Yu Nian (English: Joy of Life) adapted from a fictional web novel of the same title was released on ...

Photo: VCG Qing Yu Nian, a popular Chinese costume drama adapted from the Chinese web novel of the same name, has been accused by Chinese netizens of plagiarizing content from the fantasy novel ...

Poster of Qing Yu Nian, or Joy of Life. [Photo provided to China Daily] A runaway hit from last year, the costume series Qing Yu Nian, also known as Joy of Life, is one of the biggest winners in ...

Every lion dance is different, with costumes and choreography varying ... were said to scare away a mythical beast called “Nian,” which would emerge annually around the Lunar New Year and ...

‘Nian’ stands for ‘New Year’s ... In the end, the idea of the fireworks and the costumes and the use of the color red, was a way to scare the monster away. I took that basic story ...