He shen

The story and dialogue is very thoughtfully woven. The sets and details on the sets are meticulously crafted and beautiful to look at. The acting is done well and enjoyable to watch. If you speak Chinese (Mandarin) then you will probably enjoy listening to the dialogue. You might have to rewind sometimes to catch the subtitles, but it is worth it. And I like how they include a scene at the end with the credits, that is a nice touch.

OMGosh! I can't express, in text (but possibly in interpretive dance), how great this show is (thank you Netflix for letting westerners have access to it)! Mystery, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural, Drama, History, Suspense...all you could want but so much more. It's addictive and well balanced. Its strangely comforting because you grow so attached to the characters. It's main story arc is often in the background to the murders the brill team solve per couple of episodes - although that makes it seem formulaic, yet its not. The production and cinematography are high class. I think it's the characters that I fell in love with the most. My favourite, the female protagonist, kick's ass. I get a similar feeling when watching Dr Who or Sherlock. If you don't mind subtitles then you'll be happy if you watch this.

This drama is fun to watch, however the female lead acting distracts me with her bland acting, the way she delivers the character annoys me.

Still overal the drama is great. I especially like the male lead and want to check more of his works. I'd recommend it to everyone if you like mystery and entertaining series!

I enjoyed this series during lockdown. Commendable acting from the male lead, female lead has annoying acting on the character.

I grown up in Tientsin but left there from 18 years old until now. In my memory, Tientsin is a mixing of Chinese traditional, Western culture as Concession, humorous citizen, Mysticism, food and the river. All the place in this TV show was so familiar, the river, the bridge, piers, restaurants, black market... Unfortunately, the TV show losts 40% of details from the fiction, and the translation lost 40% more details, but I'm still very happy to watch it from Netflix and see my hometown!