Ma Yue is an up-and-coming Chinese actress who was born on February 11, 1996. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy’s Performance Department and made her acting debut in the period 2017 drama series “Lost Love in Times.”

Ma Yue

Bumbling mortal Wei Zhi (Ju Jing Yi) aspires to graduate from the elite Egret Academy to win her family's approval. Despite being deemed a jinx by many, her determination never wavers. Her studies lead her to encounter Yan Yue (Fiction Guo), the sun deity, who discovers that she is the only one capable of breaking through his impenetrable aura. As a bond forms between them, they uncover a shared past: Wei Zhi is the reincarnation of a powerful phoenix spirit, a chaotic force Yan Yue is duty-bound to destroy. Can love overcome the destiny that pits them against each other, or is heartbreak inevitable? This 2023 Chinese drama series was based on a novel by Lin Jia Cheng and was directed by Hu Yi Juan.

Beauty of Resilience

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Qing Chen (Liu Shi Shi) is a powerful enchantress with remarkable healing abilities. She is a member of an elite group of magicians whose chief role is watching over the imperial family that rules the land.

However, a quirk of destiny means that she is destined to fall in love with one of the imperial princes, Yuan Ling (William Chan).

The magicians’ code strictly forbids them from marrying or having intimate relationships with the imperial family – particularly the Emperor – as they believe that breaking this code will have a disastrous effect on the realm.

But the love bond between the pair is too strong to be denied. And when Yuan Ling ascends to the throne, he resolves to take Qing Chen as his wife. But on the day of the ceremony, the new Emperor’s brother unleashes a violent bid to seize power.

Qing Chen uses a magic stone to travel back in time to a parallel universe, intent on thwarting her own love plans with Yuan Ling and avoid future catastrophe.

Can she succeed in pushing him away the second time around? Or will love prove too strong for even this powerful sorceress to hold back?

“Lost Love in Times” is a Chinese drama series that was co-directed by Lin Yu Fen, Liang Sheng Quan, Yu Cui Hua, and Ren Hai Tao.

Lost Love in Times

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The year is 907 CE and the Later Liang dynasty has just taken control of what is now Northern China.

A general’s daughter named Yuan Qing Li (Chen Yu Qi) is traveling to a quiet nunnery to meditate in peace. However, a gang of bandits attacks her party, abducting her and leaving her unconscious.

She is rescued by benevolent forces, but wakes up days later, without any memories about the person she used to be, living a life that she does not believe to be her own.

She also discovers that she is due to marry – something she does not want to do.

She decides to run away and go undercover, disguising herself as a man. 

The martial arts skills she learned when she was younger soon come in handy, and she rises to the rank of county constable.

Meanwhile, the Duke of the Liang, Jing Ci (Alan Yu), has also gone undercover as a lowly Liang official in a bid to expose a fiendish conspiracy that threatens to take down the government.

The duo teams up in a bid to put an end to the corruption – and help Yuan Qing Li discover her true identity.

“The Love Lasts Two Minds” is a 2020 Chinese period drama directed by Yu Cui Hua and Liu Zhen Ming.

The Love Lasts Two Minds

In a fantasy land populated by fierce mortal clans and a wide pantheon of warring deities, a young, virtuous, and loyal man named Mu Chen (Roy Wang) searches for answers – despite the ravages of war, love, and family secrets.

He is the son of the clan leader of the Mu, and has long been obsessed with finding out what has become of his natural mother – who was forced to flee Mu lands to protect him when he was still a young boy.

Mu Chen decides to embark on a strict training program that he hopes will provide him with the skills he needs on his quest for truth and justice.

One day, while making his way down the Spiritual Road, Mu Chen comes across a woman who is being attacked by violent assailants. Mu Chen comes to her rescue and soon discovers that she is Luo Li (Na Na Ouyang), a princess from one of the four clans of the Eastern Heavens realm.

Usually cold and aloof, Luo Li is grateful for Mu Chen’s assistance and is charmed by him. The two become close, agree to join forces – and eventually discover that they are romantically attracted to one another.

Will love come calling for Mu Chen and Luo Li? Will Mu Chen ever discover the whereabouts of his mother? And who will win the fierce battle for dominance as gods and mortals clash in a test of strength, skills, magic, and cunning?

This drama was based on a novel of the same name, written by Li Hu, and published in 2013. The novel also spawned a hit animated series.

“The Great Ruler” is a 2019 Chinese drama series directed by Zhang Meng and Feng Cheng.

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