Ancient Love Poetry

It was my third Chinese and fantasy drama, without looking at the trailer or knowing what it was about, I only watched it for Xu Kai an actor who had impressed me in one of his projects (Arsenal Military Academy) from the first moment I was impressed by the scenery and the effects, the acting of the characters, the little jokes, the scenes loaded with a lot of emotion, it is incredible how all the actors can catch you with just their eyes.

I have seen the drama 4 times and I always find interesting details, I wish that time passes to watch it again and enjoy it as if it were the first time, I highly recommend it, I hope you enjoy it without prejudice, bad comments can be made by anyone, all those who criticize haven't seen this drama or they only criticize it 'cause their favorite actor is not here, but if you are that kind of person who looks for art and you don't criticize just to believe you are important, but you want to find a drama that makes you laugh, cry and feel angry, this drama is for you, you will feel it to the bone.

It took a long time for me to get emotionally attached to this drama (about 20 episodes), but it was well worth the wait. This is one of the most heart-wrenching, tear-jerking cdramas I've watched, sacrifice for the loved one being a main motivator for several characters. The love story between two of the four true gods is masterfully told, spanning over 60,000 years. I love how the characters grew - Bai Jue (played impressively by the gorgeous Xu Kai) from an "Ice Cube" to somebody who could love so deeply he would sacrifice his life for her, and Shang Gu (played by Zhou Dong Yu) from a rather spoiled weak goddess to a formidable one in terms of physical, spiritual and moral strength. It was gripping to find out whether the main characters could overcome a doomed destiny.

First thing first, I'd like to show my biggest appreciation to the writer/s who gave the role of Shang Gu and Bai Jue to Zhou Dongyu and Xu Kai. They both portrayed their characters successfully and I give them my enormous respect for that. In the first few episodes, I was a bit reluctant to continue watching the series since I could not find the chemistry between the two of them. However, I pushed myself to continue it and by the time I reached episodes 20 above I got myself hooked on it once again. And that's basically the success of Zhou Dongyu and Xu Kai as each of them played two characters (Shang Gu/ Hou Chi) and (Bai Jue/ Qing Mu).

This was my first time watching Zhou Dongyu and I must say I like her a lot as she could express her sadness with her eyes only. Her chemistry with Xu Kai was also on point and I hope they both could work together again in the future. Another thing that I like most in this series is the soft colour combinations in each costume. They did not need to use complicated accessories to match up the costume, the simplicity itself makes the costumes look attractive and elegant. I just love to see Xu Kai in all costumes he's wearing here. He looked very charming as well as handsome on all of them.

Overall, if you are a fan of Chinese Wuxia or Xianxia series, "Ancient Love Poetry" is something you definitely can't miss. I believe you all will enjoy it. Thumbs up!! Cheers!!

Give it a try ! It has lots touching love & relationship (not just lovers but father daughter love , master disciple, tribe ppl) Theme is simply love, responsibility and greater mankind. ML and FL are awesome actors, they bring the characters alive even though the FL is not super pretty, their acting , chemistry, ML heartbroken everything brings out so much emotion as it contrast people that will do anything to destroy what they cant get,or simply greed to get what they want for while some will give in everything to protect love & peace side characters also its shining moments.

Is a very emotional roller coaster drama, laugh and cry a good lot. The CGI effects, music matches beautifully. The way it ends is not very satisfying (it has a happy ending , just too short) but otherwise, I will vote it 9.5> it has plenty good values too different background, status qou , rich or poor not as important as one's heart, conscience &choices.

The story is beautifully told and the CGI Comparing to the other cdrama is quite adequate although it lacks a little in some places. You can truly feel every emotion with the character as the writers spend time developing them. But the primary emotion that strikes hard is grief and separation. The common theme in the show revolves around love and sacrifice, which is a beautiful message to convey especially if your protagonists are powerful Gods. Xu Kai charmingly potrays Bai Jue with sincerity and Truth, Zhou Dongyu perfectly captures the playfulness of a young person. Some other Notable performances that must be praised are Liu Xueyi and Jenny Zhang respectively. You will be hooked from the start and end up binge watching it within a day or two.