{ "id": "epgfkq0jhe", "slug": "ruyue", "title": "Ruyue", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia", "label": "East Asian drama series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "label": "Titles symbols to Co", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "label": "China · 2021 and later: Titles symbols to Co", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "path": [ { "id": "geo.chn", "label": "China", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021", "label": "China · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials", "label": "East Asian web and streaming serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials" }, { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "label": "Titles symbols to Co", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Ruyue (如月), aka Bingxue Yao/Snowfall, is a 2024 Chinese Republican-era fantasy romance web drama adapted from Ni Luo's novel, directed by Li Muge, starring Gao Weiguang and Ouyang Nana, 24 episodes on Tencent Video.", "snippet": "Ruyue (如月), aka Bingxue Yao/Snowfall, is a 2024 Chinese Republican-era fantasy romance web drama adapted from Ni Luo's novel, directed by Li Muge, starring Gao Weiguang and Ouyang Nana, 24 episodes on Tencent Video.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.east_asian_web_streaming_serials.alpha-symbols-to-co", "markdown": "# Ruyue\n\n**Ruyue** (如月, \"Like the Moon\") is a Chinese fantasy romance web drama set in the Republican era, adapted from Ni Luo's (尼罗) novel of the same name and directed by Li Muge (李木戈). Produced by Penguin Pictures and Yuekai Films for Tencent Video, it was filmed in late 2021 and early 2022 and broadcast on July 29, 2024 under the revised title *Bingxue Yao* (冰雪谣, released internationally as *Snowfall*), with *Ruyue* retained as an alternate title.[1](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202110/t20211026_13279688.htm) • [2](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%86%B0%E9%9B%AA%E8%B0%A3/64580944?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original title | 如月 (Ruyue); English working title *The Shadow*; broadcast title 冰雪谣 (*Snowfall*)[3](https://bafybeichypzjch6uuo5pe6btkctcusdwvp77xidgbh5kc2ipowvuaexhiq.eth.sucks/wiki/%E5%A6%82%E6%9C%88_%28%E7%94%B5%E8%A7%86%E5%89%A7%29) • [2](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%86%B0%E9%9B%AA%E8%B0%A3/64580944?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma) |\n| Source | Novel *Ruyue* by Ni Luo, author of *Wuxin Fashi* (无心法师)[1](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202110/t20211026_13279688.htm) |\n| Director / writer | Li Muge; screenplay by Wang Hong (汪洪)[4](https://www.newton.com.tw/wiki/%E5%A6%82%E6%9C%88/58295949) |\n| Production | Penguin Pictures and Yuekai Films; chief producer Wu Xingyan; filming October 25, 2021 to January 25, 2022 at Hengdian and Songjiang, Shanghai[5](https://yule.360.com/detail/3262207) • [4](https://www.newton.com.tw/wiki/%E5%A6%82%E6%9C%88/58295949) |\n| Format | 24 episodes of about 45 minutes each[4](https://www.newton.com.tw/wiki/%E5%A6%82%E6%9C%88/58295949) |\n| Broadcast | Tencent Video, July 29, 2024; also streamed on Rakuten Viki[2](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%86%B0%E9%9B%AA%E8%B0%A3/64580944?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma) • [6](https://www.justwatch.com/eg/tv-show/ru-yue) |\n| Leads | Gao Weiguang as Shen Zhiheng; Ouyang Nana as Mi Lan[1](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202110/t20211026_13279688.htm) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Story\n\nThe drama follows Shen Zhiheng (沈之恒), a gentleman and newspaper magnate of the Republican era who suffers from a blood disease that leaves him unaging and unable to die, and Mi Lan (米兰), the daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been blind since childhood. The two meet on a fateful night: Mi Lan unexpectedly gains a moment of sight and stumbles onto Shen Zhiheng's secret of immortality, and from then on their fates are bound together as they redeem each other.[1](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202110/t20211026_13279688.htm) • [5](https://yule.360.com/detail/3262207)\n\nThe adaptation changed a central element of the novel. In Ni Luo's book the male lead is a vampire; the television version recast him as a man with a blood disease, keeping the premise of an immortal who does not age.[7](https://inf.news/en/entertainment/2e7b5b9b45a88999ff8f42e22071ea59.html) The broadcast version of the story places the pair in the fictional city of Haidong, where Shen Zhiheng is hunted after refusing overtures from the local military faction and is rescued by Mi Lan on a snowy night.[2](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%86%B0%E9%9B%AA%E8%B0%A3/64580944?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma)\n\n## Cast\n\n[Gao Weiguang](https://www.edgepedia.org/gao-weiguang), known for period fantasy roles, plays Shen Zhiheng as a reserved, scholarly press magnate. [Ouyang Nana](https://www.edgepedia.org/ouyang-nana) plays Mi Lan, a young woman who has known hardship despite her wealthy family. Supporting and special roles include Dong Sicheng (Winwin of NCT) as Situ Weilian, an adopted son of the Situ family and a surgeon; Huang Mengying as Jin Jingxue; Ren Shihao as Li Yingliang; Meng Ziyi as Wei Qiu (guest role); Tang Jingmei as Mu Lihua; and Shao Feng as Chi Shanying.[3](https://bafybeichypzjch6uuo5pe6btkctcusdwvp77xidgbh5kc2ipowvuaexhiq.eth.sucks/wiki/%E5%A6%82%E6%9C%88_%28%E7%94%B5%E8%A7%86%E5%89%A7%29) • [5](https://yule.360.com/detail/3262207)\n\nPress coverage at the announcement noted the 17-year age difference between the two leads, Gao Weiguang and Ouyang Nana, and some commentators questioned their on-screen chemistry before the drama aired.[8](https://developer.cloud.tencent.com.cn/news/949599)\n\n## Production\n\n**Filming.** The production held its opening ceremony at Hengdian on October 25, 2021 and wrapped on January 25, 2022 after roughly three months of shooting, with additional location work in [Songjiang](https://www.edgepedia.org/songjiang), Shanghai.[5](https://yule.360.com/detail/3262207) • [4](https://www.newton.com.tw/wiki/%E5%A6%82%E6%9C%88/58295949) Han Zhijie, a vice president of Tencent Online Video, served as chief supervisor, with [Fang Fang](https://www.edgepedia.org/fang-fang) and Jia Shikai as supervisors and Wu Xingyan as chief producer.[5](https://yule.360.com/detail/3262207)\n\n**Crew.** The drama reused much of the team behind Li Muge's hit 2021 fantasy series *Sito* (司藤): costume and styling director Li Meng was *Sito*'s regular stylist, and art director Ma Shiqi had worked on *A Surprise* and *You Are the Miracle*. The wrap featurette highlighted sets such as an economic development committee office, the Jinghua Hotel, a dungeon, and the Mi family mansion, built with Republican-era design details.[1](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202110/t20211026_13279688.htm) • [5](https://yule.360.com/detail/3262207)\n\n## Release\n\nThe drama was announced for [Tencent Video](https://www.edgepedia.org/tencent-video)'s 2022 slate and was repeatedly reported as forthcoming through 2022 and 2023, but its broadcast was delayed.[9](https://www.3dmgame.com/news/202111/3827410.html) • [10](https://lmtw.com/mzw/content/detail/id/214741) It finally premiered on Tencent Video on July 29, 2024 under the new title *Bingxue Yao* (*Snowfall*), with a first teaser released on June 24, 2024.[2](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%86%B0%E9%9B%AA%E8%B0%A3/64580944?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma) Internationally the series appears under its original title *Ruyue* and streams on Rakuten Viki, where it carries an IMDb rating of 7.4.[6](https://www.justwatch.com/eg/tv-show/ru-yue)\n\n## The novel\n\nNi Luo published the source novel *Ruyue* in July 2022 through Changjiang Publishing House. She specializes in Republican-era fiction and is best known for *Wuxin Fashi* (*Wu Xin: The Monster Killer*), *Tianji Bian*, and *Shier Tan*. Reader reception of the *Ruyue* novel was mixed, with some book fans criticizing the plot as dull, a point commentators raised when assessing the adaptation's prospects.[11](https://reading.udn.com/read/amp/story/124409/8130025) • [8](https://developer.cloud.tencent.com.cn/news/949599)\n\n## References\n\n1. [《如月》正式开机，高伟光欧阳娜娜诉说非凡之爱, China Youth Network (October 26, 2021)](https://fun.youth.cn/gnzx/202110/t20211026_13279688.htm)\n2. [冰雪谣, Baidu Baike](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%86%B0%E9%9B%AA%E8%B0%A3/64580944?fromModule=tashuo-article_bottom-lemma)\n3. [如月 (电视剧), wiki mirror entry](https://bafybeichypzjch6uuo5pe6btkctcusdwvp77xidgbh5kc2ipowvuaexhiq.eth.sucks/wiki/%E5%A6%82%E6%9C%88_%28%E7%94%B5%E8%A7%86%E5%89%A7%29)\n4. [如月 (2023年李木戈執導的電視劇), Newton encyclopedia entry](https://www.newton.com.tw/wiki/%E5%A6%82%E6%9C%88/58295949)\n5. [网剧《如月》顺利杀青，高伟光欧阳娜娜谱写乱世奇缘, 360 Entertainment (January 26, 2022)](https://yule.360.com/detail/3262207)\n6. [如月 (2024), JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/eg/tv-show/ru-yue)\n7. [The fantasy drama \"Ru Yue\" in the Republic of China is launched, iNEWS (2026)](https://inf.news/en/entertainment/2e7b5b9b45a88999ff8f42e22071ea59.html)\n8. [3部待播剧被指无cp感：高伟光、欧阳娜娜差17岁, Tencent Cloud community repost](https://developer.cloud.tencent.com.cn/news/949599)\n9. [腾讯视频2022年片单公布, 3DM News (November 3, 2021)](https://www.3dmgame.com/news/202111/3827410.html)\n10. [爱优腾2022—2023年剧集存货大PK, Streaming Media Network](https://lmtw.com/mzw/content/detail/id/214741)\n11. [《冰雪謠》高偉光x歐陽娜娜 民國「吸血鬼」叔蘿戀4大看點, UDN Reading](https://reading.udn.com/read/amp/story/124409/8130025)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › East Asian drama series › East Asian web and streaming serials › Titles symbols to Co*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/ruyue", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/ruyue.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. AI training is open to everyone. 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