"Qingming Shanghe Tu Code" is a suspenseful costume TV series directed by Yang Fan, written by Yan Chao, starring Zhang Songwen, Wen Qi, Shen Yue, Li Yunrui and so on. The play takes Bianliang City during the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty as the background, and uses Zhang Zheduan's famous painting "Qingming Shanghe Map" as a clue to tell the occurrence and solution of a series of strange cases, as well as a life and death love across time and space.
Plot commentary
The play is mainly divided into two levels of stories: first, the disclosure of the Meizhou case and Zhou Mian's conspiracy in which Zhao Buyou's family was involved; The second is the past and present life of Zhou Wan'er, the daughter of Zhang Zeduan and Zhou Mian.
Zhao Buyou (played by Zhang Songwen) is a bookkeeper of Dali Temple, who lives with his wife Wen Yue (Wen Qi) and three children in Bird Lane, Bianliang City. He usually just wants to live a stable life, but because of an accident, he was involved in a big case of plum boats that caused a sensation in the capital. It turned out that Zhao Buyou's old friend Li Jing (played by Li Yunrui) was a disciple of the painter Zhang Zeduan (played by Zhang Songwen), and he secretly lent Zhao Buyou the "Picture of the Upper River of Qingming" created by Zhang Zeduan to Zhao Buyou to watch. Unexpectedly, the painting arouses the covetousness of Zhou Mian (Wang Zhifei), a great benevolent man in Jiangnan, who sends someone to steal the scroll and kill all witnesses on the plum boat in an attempt to cover up the crime. Zhao Buyou was hunted down and killed because of the scroll, but fortunately Wen Yue and Li Jing helped each other and escaped. They discover that Zhou Mian has a larger conspiracy behind him, colluding with the Liao state, intending to assassinate the emperor Zhao Yan (Chen Xiaodong) and seize the world. Zhao Buyou and the others risked their lives and started a battle of wits with Zhou Mian.
Zhang Zheduan (played by Zhang Songwen) is a famous painter of the Northern Song Dynasty, who once fell in love with Zhou Wan'er (Shen Yue), the daughter of Zhou Mian, during the Southern Song Dynasty, but was separated due to war. He recorded the story of himself and Zhou Wan'er with a brush and hid it in the "Qingming Shanghe Map". He did not know that he had traveled to the Northern Song Dynasty, nor did he know that Zhou Wan'er also crossed and became the empress of Emperor Zhao Yan. He just wants to find his lover, only to find that she has changed her identity and personality. They struggle to find each other in the torrent of history, but face an insurmountable barrier.
Plot evaluation
"Qingming Shanghe Tu Code" is a TV series integrating suspense, ancient costume and love, which uses a thousand-year picture scroll as the medium to show the style and characters of the Northern Song Dynasty. The plot of the play is tight and suspenseful, allowing the audience to follow the protagonists to solve one mystery after another and feel one thrilling adventure after another. The cast of the play is also very strong, Zhang Songwen, Wen Qi, Shen Yue, etc. all have excellent acting skills, and the characters and emotions are very well expressed. The costumes, props, scenes, etc. of the play are very exquisite, restoring the customs and customs of the Song Dynasty and bringing a visual enjoyment to the audience. The music of the play is also very beautiful, with the picture and plot, creating an immersive viewing experience.
"Qingming Shanghe Tu Code" is a TV series worth watching, it is not only a suspenseful reasoning drama, but also a historical legendary drama, but also a touching love drama. It allows us to see vivid characters, wonderful stories, and profound themes. It makes us think about the meaning of life, the power of love, and the changes of history. It makes us feel the light and darkness, loyalty and betrayal, sacrifice and devotion of human nature. It is a TV series that makes people cry, make people laugh, and make people remember.