General website related questions
Since Megaupload has shut down, are you going to close your website?
Why do you make people register before they can access download links?
Why do you ask me for my nationality?
Why is this forum for Ancient Chinese Series and Legend of Qin (Qin's Moon)?
Why are there more information on some shows then others?
Why don't you put modern shows, kdramas, jdramas etc for downloads?
What should I do if a link is incorrect or not working...?
Can you sub this show? Can you put this show up on the website?
About Ancient Chinese Series
What? Shows from China? How Come I've never heard of them before?
What are these shows like?
Are a lot of the actors in the same series?
I have no idea where to start, please help me?
Please tell me more about Ancient Series, what is it about?
About the Voice Dubbing and Voice Actors
Why does the actor's voice sound different in two series? Do they get dubbed?
Are there any actors that dub themselves? So that we could acutally hear what they really sound like?
Who dubs the voices?
Who are some popular voice actors that do voice dubbing?
Information about Filming and Locations
Where are the Ancient Series filmed?
General website related questions
Since Megaupload has shut down, are you going to close your website?
No, that's not going to happen. I've already uploaded 1/4 of all the shows onto mediafire and rapidshare, and I am still going. I'll eventually upload all the shows back.
If these go down, I'll find another way. I'm not going to close down this site just because an uploading site shut down. I'll keep looking for new ones until I find one that stays.
Why do you make people register before they can access download links?
I've had this website up for about two years just having download links up. I've had a forum at the same time, and notice how little people really visit to discuss shows. You get 1000 downloads but as a person who loves to hear what people think, it's very sad when I don't even know most of my visitors or what they are downloading or what show they like. I've decided to make this entire site into a community, which allows people to discuss shows, to post on topics and much more. I want to encourage people to talk, to get to know each other, and not just simply download a show and move on. If you look on the internet, there really isn't anything dedicated to just Ancient Chinese Series. Most sites include dramas from other countries, so it's hard to find a solid fanbase who loves Ancient Chinese Series. I've always wanted to know more people, see conversations and discussions.
So to conclude, I just got tired of running a site where I hardly was able to connect to my visitors. I know it may be bothersome to register and login each time, but I honestly think it's far more fun to have a community where members are acitve and talking about the series, than complete silence.
Why do you ask me for my nationality?
I only have one reason - and that is I want to know if they have connections to Asia and how they discovered Ancient Chinese Series.
One of the things I've noticed is, not many people outside Asia knows about these shows. That's why I put the field for nationality, so I can get an idea of exactly how many people who knwos abou the shows don't really have connections to Asia. I hope users don't find it offensive, because I do not intend it to be that way.
Why is this forum for Ancient Chinese Series and Legend of Qin (Qin's Moon)?
This is the story of how those sites merged.
I had ancientchinese.net and qinsmoon.org/forum as two separate websites. However, I noticed how qinsmoon.org/forum had some members who were very active on the forum, who talked and posted constantly. I began to make a new layout for it, until I just made it the ancientchinese.net layout. Then I thought, why not put other Ancient Chinese Series in the discussions. And so I did that. Then, I thought - why not just put all the downloads there and use that site as the main site? So, I did that!
Why are there more information on some shows than others?
You have asked a very good question. The shows that have more information are usually shows that I have watched myself and really enjoyed, so naturally I would try and get more information, such as music videos, reviews, songs and such. The shows that do not have much information are usually shows I have not watched yet.
Why don't you put modern shows, kdramas, jdramas etc for downloads?
Please don't get me wrong, I absolutely am not against them at all. In fact, I should say I don't even really know what they're really about because I haven't really seen much, so I can't judge.
But, I can say that I grew up watching Ancient Chinese Series, and a few years ago discovered some new ones which I adore. I've always felt that they were underappreciated in general websites and nobody really sees them on its own, but just as the general Cdrama category. I really want to change that, because I think they deserve a lot more than that.
ecause I notice how little people know about the series, one of my ultimate goals is to get people to know more about Ancient Chinese Series.
I make the website to just have a couple of links to my favourite series to show people, but it gradually expanded and I added more and more shows, until it became a source of download for people. I am really happy it turned out that way, and I will always keep my focus on Ancient Chinese Series. However, I will also focus on shows with magical elements, or ones based on video games (modern or ancient).
I've noticed many websites focus mainly on Kdramas, Jdramas and Taiwanese Dramas. However, none really focused on Ancient Chinese Series. Okay, I refuse to call them dramas because to me, the word "drama" isn't what I like to call these shows. So, I like to call them shows or series. I felt it was time these shows are brought into the light, just like the other dramas. I love the Ancient Chinese Series a lot, and felt it needs more promotion, and more appreciation. That's why I started this website!
What should I do if a link is incorrect or not working?
Please private message "sapphiresky" to report all broken links or leave a comment on the tagboard or show page. If a link says "Temporarily Unavailable", I recommend you to at least wait 2 days before contacting me because it usually comes back very fast. If a download stops half way, then try downloading using jdownloader.
Can you sub this show? Can you put this show up on the website?
Right now, I am not taking requests for new subs and shows. Mainly because I am so busy with uploading the old ones, as well as subbing shows I already am doing, that I simply do not have any time to do new ones. Also, if I haven't seen a show, it's hard for me to be motivated, so I have to have seen/love a show to even be motivated to want to sub it.
About Ancient Chinese Series
What? Shows from China? How Come I've never heard of them before?
Yes, believe it or not, there are many shows made in china of all types of genres! A significant portion of these are set in Ancient China, which is embellished with magical powers and high-flying martial arts.
Unfortunately, no companies have ever expressed interesting in bringing chinese shows to the english-speaking world, despite their commonality and uniqueness (at the same time!) from anime, rpg games and martial art movies, thereby keeping them a secret to only those who watched them in china or heard of them from someone in china.
That is why this site exists, to make these awesome shows known to the rest of the world!
What are these shows like?
These shows tell a self-contained story within a set number of episode and is about 45 minutes long. The story structure is a tight-knit plot which contains a lot of action and suspense wrapped into a set amount of episodes. There are many charachter types and situations unique to chinese series, not to mention a whole new mythology and culture.
Are a lot of the actors in the same series?
Yes, many of them are in many series. One of the most popular actress is Cecilia Liu/Liu Shi Shi, who's been in Legend of the Condor Heroes, Chinese Paladin 3, Strange Hero Yi Zhi Mei, Startling by each Step and Xuanyuan Sword. Hu Ge is also a very popular actor, who's been the lead in Chinese Paladin, Seven of the Sky, The Young Warriors, Legend of the Condor Heroes, Chinese Paladin 3, and Xuanyuan Sword. The reason why many of the same actors star in different shows is because, they are signed with a production company which makes these series. So naturally, they'd cast as the lead. One of the examples include Tangren, who created all the series listed above. Their actors, Liu Shi Shi and Hu Ge are signed with them, so they star in many of the series the company makes.
Please tell me more about Ancient Series, what is it about?
This website is aimed at promoting series that are set in Ancient China, in Mandarin language, english subbed mostly and some in raw format. All series with elements related to ancient times, myths, legends are counted. This includes time travel series, such as starting out in the modern time and then going back to ancient times, or animated series that relates to Ancient China.
Ancient Chinese Series are usually set at least one or two thousand years ago. Many ancient series tell some part of history, whether they are real recorded events, a famous character from ancient times, or retelling myths and legends passed down.
Ancient China has a long history and is perfect to make television series. These series consists of martial arts, chivalry, swordfighting, good verses evil, right and wrong, magic, and love.
What you can expect in Ancient Series is very different from other Television Series. These series are usually a long, continous story with a plot, and character development during the way. The story is chopped up in episodes, approximately 45 minutes long.
There are some stories based on myths and legends, many are very well known and remade many times. The Legend of the White Snake is a great example, the story of the 7th Fairy and mortal Dong Yong, and the story of Cowherd and Weaving Maiden are all very famous Chinese legends made into television series.
Good verses evil is a big element in these series. There are usually always, the hero and the villain. Sometimes, the series may focus on, exactly what is evil. Usually, the way of the people are, demons are evil and humans are good. Some shows, like Chinese Paladin and Legend of Heaven and Earth, the Mermaid will challenge you to think otherwise, giving you reasons why, that a human with an evil heart can be worse then a demon.
One of the strengths of many Chinese series, is the female characters. Huang Rong from Legend of the Condor Heroes is an excellent example of a kick-ass, smart, strong fighter and a key element in the series. Without her, you could say that the other people would be dead. She is one of the examples of an excellent, fighting and strong female character that truly helps out the others in need, at the same time, also being a fun loving and nice character.
Ancient Chinese series, quoted by a friend of mine, is like anime brought to life. Some of the special effects, especially in Chinese Paladin 3 will make you feel that you are in living in the game, going through all the quests and adventures.
The love and romance in some of these series is something that needs to be praised. The love feels geuine and true, and not a three minute thing and moving on to the next person within a couple of episodes. It certainly goes beyond lust and physical attraction and relationships seen in many films and series today. In these shows, love is something that's treated seriously. It does not at all focus on sexual contents and cheating. Seven of the Sky is the best example of a love story. It shows the true essence of love, the development, and most importanatly, the sacrifices. It is what I believe, that anyone would consider true love.
I have no idea where to start, please help me?
There are a couple of pages on the website that can help you choose.
My personal recommendation is: Qin's Moon, Treaure Venture, Seven of the Sky, Strange Hero Yi Zhi Mei, Chinese Paladin 3, Princess Returning Pearl, The Mischievous Princess and Legend of the Condor Heroes. Basically any show on the home page is what I love the most.
About the Voice Dubbing and Voice Actors
Why does the actor's voice sound different in two series? Do they get dubbed?
Most of the times, the actor's voice get dubbed by a professional voice actor in ancient series. It may be a shock at first and hard to accept, but there are some important reasons speculated they dub.
When filming ancient series, a lot of background noises are usually made. Try watching some behind the scenes while the actors film. Sometimes, you hear director yelling in the background, sometimes there are large machinery sounds. One of the best examples is the behind the scenes of Holy Pearl, where all you hear is this loud sound, as if an engine is running. Also, sometimes they talk over a wide span of distance that the actor's voice is too soft to be heard.
Sometimes, they get a group of actors from different nationalities. For example, in Mischievous Princess, the lead actress spoke korean. In many cases, Hong Kong actors would speak cantonese during the scenes while the other actors spoke in Mandarin. Some actors (from Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan) may come with a heavy accent, therefore they will need to be dubbed. Rather then just dub one person, for perfect audio quality, it is probably much easier and better to dub the entire soundtrak - which is everyone's speaking voices.
Also, many times the schedule is tight, and the actors must finish filming in a short amount of time, as the area they are filming may be required by other people. This means, they don't have time to perfect each line. For example, in many of the cases, the actors speech, even in mandarin, does not match the lips.
Another big reason for dubbing is accents. In ancient series, the mandarin must be spoken without any specific dialects. For example, if Taiwanese accent is spoken in an ancient series, it would not make sense, as ancient series does not include such locations. Most times, the Taiwanese actors will get dubbed unless they are able to dub themselves, as well as dub without a strong accent. Most times, actors will be dubbed by voice actors (who do this as a job, so you will probably hear familar voices in every series).
Why don't the actors learn to speak without the accent? Sure, that can be done, but because these series need to be dubbed, that means the actors would need to go dub themselves. Most times, actors are very busy, for example, Ariel Lin while filming Seven of the Sky had to study at university, so she rushed back and forward from Hengdian to Taiwan to film each week. This type of schedule give the actors no time to do extra dubbing.
Are there any actors that dub themselves? So that we could acutally hear what they really sound like?
It seems that in modern series, actors tend to use their real voices more. For example, Ariel Lin's real voice can be heard in It Started With a Kiss, but for both of her ancient series, it is dubbed by the talented voice actress, Huang Yiqing. Hu Ge is one of the few actors that has dubbed his own voice in most of the series. Out of the seven ancient series he has done, five of them he dubbed his own voice. Vicki Zhao also dubs her own voice in most of her series, especially her two ancient.
Who dubs the voices?
Voice actors - they do this as a job, not a once off thing and they do not do this because they don't look pretty enough or whatever else. Heck, some of the voice actors look as great as the actors, but they probably have a better talent with voice or enjoy voice acting more. These people are professioan voice actors that dub everything from live action TV series, cartoons, movies and anime. Go and look up any voice actor on baidu and you'll find that they're in so many series you probably never thought or imagined. However, it is a pity that not very many voice actors are recognised for their work.
I hope that before people start complaining about dubbing, think about the talented voice actors who are not getting much recognition at all for their hard work. Perhaps you can be fans of them for who they are too!
Who are some popular voice actors that do voice dubbing?
Huang Yiqing - Chinese Paladin 3 (Xuejian, Xiyao), Seven of the Sky (Xiaoqi), The Mischievous Princess (Little Lobster), Legend of the Condor Heroes (Huang Rong), Qin's Moon (Yue-er), Young Warriors (Siniang, Bamei)
Feng Junhua - Chinese Paladin (Yueru) Chinese Paladin 3 (Zixuan), Seven of the Sky (Xuehai), The Mischievous Princess (Wenqiang), Legend of the Condor Heroes (Xiruo/Huazheng/Shagu), Qin's Moon (Tianming, Moon Goddess, Queen of Yan), The Myth (many), New Justice Bao, Strange Tales of Liaozhai (Xiaocui), Young Warriors (Yuanhong)
Liu Xiaoyun - Lotus Lantern (Taxue), Legend of Heaven and Earth, The Beauty Mermaid (Xiaolian, Mudan), Green Green Grass by the River (Qingqing)
Li Ye - Seven of the Sky (Saijin), Chinese Paladin (Ling'er, Qing'er), Fairy of the Chalice (Xiaoyao), New Justice Bao (many), Strange Tales of Liaozhai (Xiaoqian)
Shen Lei - Chinese Paladin (Li Xiaoyao), Chinese Paladin 3 (Changqing), Legend of the Condor Heroes (Yang Kang), Seven of the Sky (Yuanbao), New Justice Bao (Zhan Zhao), Strange Tales of Liaozhai (Ning Caichen), Fairy of the Chalice (Zheng Feng), Young Warriors (Si Lang)
Xie Tiantian - The Mischievous Princess (Emperor), Chinese Paladin (Tang Yu), Young Warriors (Qi Lang), Seven of the Sky (Li Yong)
Sun Ye - Qin's Moon (Leader/Jing Ke/General Meng Tian), Strange Hero Yi Zhi Mei (Ying Wuqiu)
Information about Filming and Locations
Where are the Ancient Series filmed?
These ancient series are usually filmed in a few of the locations:
Hengdian World Studios - Known as China Hollywood, this area is the biggest place for TV Shows to be filmed. Hengdian has even got its own Forbidden Kingdom which was built just for filming.
One of the memorable areas in Hengdian that must be visited is the bridge at Mengyou Gu 梦幻谷 (Dream Valley). This is the bridge that is scene in Seven of the Sky many times, where the sweet potato stall was next to.
Xinchang is a beautiful, large area that films many series, such as Legend of the Condor Heroes, Return of the Condor Heroes, Butterfly Lovers, Seven of the Sky (the school).
Sometimes, Daliin Yunnan is also used as a filming location.
Peach Blossom Island is a location filmed in Legend of the Condor Heroes.
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