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She and Her Girls

Mak — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:11:22 +0000

Zhang Gui Mei, a female teacher in Huaping County, Yunnan Province, encountered poverty-driven school dropout cases among girls during her home visits. Determined to make a difference, she established a tuition-free all-girls high school with the help of various supporters. Despite facing challenges in staffing, enrollment, and funding, Zhang Gui Mei’s unwavering beliefs led the school to overcome obstacles and achieve excellent academic results. With her selfless dedication, she inspired more students to apply. Despite declining health, she persisted in her mission, leaving a lasting impact on mountain education.

(Source: Chinese = Douban || Translation = MyDramaList)

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Kunlun Tomb

Mak — Sun, 28 Jan 2024 19:03:50 +0000

Hong Kong antique dealer Ming Shu commissions Hu Ba Yi, Wang Kai Xuan and Shirley Yang to look for the glacier corpse within the demonic kingdom from the legends of King Gesar. Having just escaped the "worm" valley, they embark on a new journey to unravel a curse.

(Source: chinesedramaworld.co.za)

~~ Adapted from the 4th volume in the novel series "Candle in the Tomb" (鬼吹灯) by Zhang Mu Ye (天下霸唱).

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Dr. Romantic Season 3

Liu — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:34:32 +0000

Kim Sa Bu’s long-held dream, the Doldam Hospital Regional Trauma Center, will finally open after three years. However, with the center’s opening, the scale of incidents and accidents that the hospital has to manage has also grown. Kim Sa Bu and his team face numerous challenges in the medical field, including personal struggles and difficult ethical dilemmas, while striving to provide top-quality care to their patients.

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Summer Strike

Liu — Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:26:39 +0000

Lee Yeo Reum gets dumped by her boyfriend and, soon after, her mother dies in an accident. She goes through one of her worst moments in her life. Lee Yeo Reum then makes the decision to live a complete different life from before and not do anything. She quits her job and moves to a small village, where everything is strange to her. There, she meets the residents, including An Dae Beom, and gets to know them. An Dae Beom works as a librarian. He hardly talks to people, but, when he does, he talks with a stutter. Somehow he gets comfortable and happy being with Lee Yeo Reum. Throughout this time, Lee Yeo Reum also discovers who she really is.

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A Romance of the Little Forest

Dargom Bes — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 11:47:32 +0000

Fashion blogger Yu Mei Ren relies purely on makeup to maintain her appearance. Wanting to use her beauty to retaliate against the man who once rejected her, marks the start of a sweet love story that takes the two from the campus to the countryside.

Botany professor Zhuang Yu is completely devoted to his life’s work and has been researching the cultivation of sweet wormwood. Indifferent to any otherworldly desires, he unintentionally hurts the feelings of Yu Mei Ren, a girl from the countryside who has had a crush on him for a long time.

Years later, Yu Mei Ren graduates with honors and received her Ph.D. in Ornithology. Not wanting the pressures of being in the field of scientific research, she becomes a fashion blogger instead. Yu Mei Ren and Zhuang Yu get off on the wrong foot when they meet again. Zhuang Yu has traveled to Qingshui Village for work and happens to find lodging at Yu Mei Ren’s bed and breakfast. She eventually becomes a great help to him. At the same time, he also experiences feelings of love and warmth for the first time that he wouldn’t have found from tending to plants.

(Source: chinesedrama.info)

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Once Upon a Small Town

Liu — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 15:58:11 +0000

Han Ji Yool works as a veterinarian in Seoul. One day, he receives a phone call from his grandfather. His grandfather doesn’t mention specifics, but his voice sounds serious. Han Ji Yool decides to go to Heedong Village, where his grandfather lives and runs an animal clinic. There, Han Ji Yool meets police officer Ahn Ja Young. It turns out his grandfather is actually touring Europe. According to the note left by his grandfather, Han Ji Yool has to take over his grandfather’s animal clinic for a half year, while his grandfather is away.

Even when Ahn Ja Young was preparing for her test to become a police officer, she wanted to work as a police officer in Heedong Village, where she grew up. She is usually the first one to appear and provide help to residents in need. She helps Han Ji Yool solve inconveniences related to his daily life in the village and they develop a romantic relationship.

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Boar Hunt

Liu — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 01:23:57 +0000

While boar hunting goes on in an ordinary country village, a missing person case takes place. Surrounding the missing person case, the villager’s secrets are revealed one by one.

Young Soo is a middle-aged man in the country village. He is married to Chae Jung. One day, Young Soo goes into the mountain to hunt boars with his friends. The boars damage crops in the village. While in the mountain, Young Soo faces an unexpected situation.

Ok Soon has lived with her grandson since her son and daughter-in-law died in a fire. Ok Soon believes the fire was set by some people in the village. She doesn’t trust the villagers and, after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, she is even more wary of them.

Chae Jung is Young Soo’s wife. She often bursts out with anger at Young Soo, but she is otherwise a warm-hearted person. Due to her personality, she is popular among the villagers. After her son goes missing on the day Young Soo is boar hunting, she becomes mentally destroyed.

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