{ "id": "epe1fqx947", "slug": "the-blossoming-love", "title": "The Blossoming Love (千朵桃花一世开)", "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.chinese_wuxia_martial_arts", "label": "Chinese wuxia and martial-arts serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.chinese_wuxia_martial_arts" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "China · 2021 and later: International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.chn.t2021.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "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" } ] } ], "excerpt": "The Blossoming Love (千朵桃花一世开) is a 2025 Chinese xianxia romance drama on Youku, adapted from Sui Yu Er An's novel, starring Zhang Binbin and Sun Zhenni as reincarnated lovers Xie Xuechen and Mu Xuanling; 40 episodes, directed by He Shupei.", "snippet": "The Blossoming Love (千朵桃花一世开) is a 2025 Chinese xianxia romance drama on Youku, adapted from Sui Yu Er An's novel, starring Zhang Binbin and Sun Zhenni as reincarnated lovers Xie Xuechen and Mu Xuanling; 40 episodes, directed by He Shupei.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_east_asia.chinese_wuxia_martial_arts", "markdown": "# The Blossoming Love (千朵桃花一世开)\n\n**The Blossoming Love** (千朵桃花一世开) is a 2025 Chinese costume fantasy romance television series produced by Youku and Perfect World Pictures, directed by He Shupei, and starring Zhang Binbin, Sun Zhenni, Wang Duo, Zhang Yaqin, Wu Yuheng, and Chen Yuxian. It adapts the novel of the same name by Sui Yu Er An (随宇而安), published on the Mars Female Frequency (火星女频) web-fiction platform, and follows two lovers separated by an ancient sacrifice who meet again across reincarnations as enemies on opposite sides of a righteous-versus-evil struggle.[1](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html) • [2](https://www.beauty321.com/amp/post/65693) The 40-episode series premiered on January 2, 2025 on Youku and Coolmiao TV's Shenghua theater.[3](https://www.cnsa.cn/art/2024/12/31/art_1989_46263.html)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Native title / English title | 千朵桃花一世开 / The Blossoming Love[4](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_Blossoming_Love) |\n| Source | Novel of the same name by Sui Yu Er An on the Mars Female Frequency platform[1](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html) |\n| Production | Youku and Perfect World Pictures; chief producer Liu Ning; director He Shupei; art and styling director Li Ling[1](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html) • [3](https://www.cnsa.cn/art/2024/12/31/art_1989_46263.html) |\n| Cast | Zhang Binbin (Xie Xuechen), Sun Zhenni (Mu Xuanling), Wang Duo, Zhang Yaqin, Wu Yuheng, Chen Yuxian; Han Dong, Chen Muchi, and Wang Zixuan in featured roles[1](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html) • [5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%83%E6%9C%B5%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%96%E5%BC%80/63230104) |\n| Filming | Opened October 8, 2023; wrapped February 6, 2024 at Hengdian; 751 days from script development to wrap[1](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html) • [5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%83%E6%9C%B5%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%96%E5%BC%80/63230104) |\n| Broadcast | 40 episodes, January 2, 2025, Youku (exclusive) and Coolmiao TV[3](https://www.cnsa.cn/art/2024/12/31/art_1989_46263.html) |\n| Scale | 26,387 m² of built sets across 195 scenes; 3,900 costumes; 188 principal and 4,098 total performers with 829 crew[1](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html) |\n| International release | Netflix (Taiwan), Viki, and Hulu Japan (as 千輪桃花～永遠に咲き誇る愛～)[6](https://www.netflix.com/tw/title/82023283?s=i&vlang=zh) • [7](https://www.viki.com/tv/40575c-the-blossoming-love?locale=zh) • [8](https://www.hulu.jp/the-blossoming-love) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Plot\n\nThe story opens in ancient times, when the Human Emperor Zhao Ming (昭明) sacrificed himself to resist the divine realm on behalf of his people. After his fall, his beloved Hun Dun Zhu (混沌珠) risked her life to preserve a wisp of his soul and set in motion a cycle of reincarnation lasting ten thousand generations. In the later era, Zhao Ming has reincarnated as Xie Xuechen (谢雪臣), the reserved young lord of Yongxue City and leader of the Immortal Alliance, while Hun Dun Zhu has become Mu Xuanling (暮悬铃), the alluring Holy Maiden of the Dark Domain. The two reunite in the mortal world with no memory of their past, now adversaries in a righteous-versus-evil conflict, and their romance unfolds across three identities.[2](https://www.beauty321.com/amp/post/65693) • [9](https://www.ctdsb.net/c1742_202310/1917124.html)\n\nThe series frames its conflict around strife among four races, the human, dark, spirit, and divine races, with the five great sects of the Immortal Alliance defending humanity as the main setting. Its worldbuilding deliberately inverts genre expectations: the divine race is not a natural embodiment of justice, and the human world is riddled with conspiracy, giving the show what its publicity calls a dark fantasy (暗黑玄幻) quality.[5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%83%E6%9C%B5%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%96%E5%BC%80/63230104) A time-loop narrative structure drives the plot, with the leads moving from mutual suspicion to fighting side by side.[3](https://www.cnsa.cn/art/2024/12/31/art_1989_46263.html)\n\n## Production\n\n**Preparation and shooting.** The project spent two years in development before filming, during which the production mapped out its characters, sects, systems, and plot in full and pursued a \"cyber\" visual innovation blended with ethnic design elements.[1](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html) Filming began on October 8, 2023 and wrapped at Hengdian on February 6, 2024, a four-month shoot that capped 751 days from script creation to wrap.[5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%83%E6%9C%B5%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%96%E5%BC%80/63230104) • [1](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html) The production built 26,387 square meters of sets across 195 scenes and prepared 3,900 costumes, with 188 principal performers, 4,098 performers in total, and 829 crew members.[1](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html)\n\n**Design.** Each faction received a distinct architectural and visual identity: Yongxue City draws on Beijing-style (京派) architecture, Jinghua City and Bixiao Palace correspond to Sichuan-style and Shanxi-style traditions, and Xuantian Gate and Lingsui Island take inspiration from the Hanging Temple and Hakka tulou earth buildings. Chinese ornamental patterns distinguish the heavy solidity of Yongxue City, the seductive menace of the Dark Domain, and the grandeur of Bixiao Palace. Mu Xuanling's costumes incorporate ethnic elements that reinforce her Dark Domain Holy Maiden persona, and her accessories echo Xie Xuechen's black wardrobe in paired scenes.[5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%83%E6%9C%B5%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%96%E5%BC%80/63230104)\n\n**Visual effects.** The series contains roughly 1,000 minutes of visual-effects shots, close to half of its total runtime. For the \"Linglong Jia\" (玲珑枷) sequence, the team used [Unreal Engine](https://www.edgepedia.org/unreal-engine), combining visual displacement, [Chinese characters](https://www.edgepedia.org/chinese-characters), and the ancient text Hetu Luoshu (河图洛书), then rendered and color-graded the result over two months. The drama also presents Go, the Eight Trigrams, and Chinese characters as story elements, tying the effects to the characters' cleverness and to traditional culture.[5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%83%E6%9C%B5%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%96%E5%BC%80/63230104) In the finished show, the human, divine, and dark realms are distinguished by different color schemes.[10](https://m.dzplus.dzng.com/share/general/0/NEWS2049716ANDIODBPRKCMF)\n\n## Music\n\nThree principal songs carry the soundtrack: \"Yu Huo\" (《浴火》), the high-energy opening theme written by Zhang Zihan, composed by Guo Junjiang, and sung by Du Zhiwen; \"Tao Hua Qian Duo\" (《桃花千朵》), the fate-themed ending song by lyricist Dai Yuedong, composer Xu Xin, and singer Ye Xuanqing; and \"Zhuo Zhuo\" (《灼灼》), an emotional theme sung by Huang Ling. The full original soundtrack album, composed by Xu Xin and six other composers, was released on January 9, 2025.[5](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%83%E6%9C%B5%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%96%E5%BC%80/63230104)\n\n## Release and reception\n\nYouku announced the January 2, 2025 premiere on December 31, 2024, positioning the series as one of the platform's opening-year costume dramas alongside rival releases such as *[Guardians of the Dafeng](https://www.edgepedia.org/guardians-of-the-dafeng)* on [Tencent Video](https://www.edgepedia.org/tencent-video), *Flourished Peony* on Mango TV, and *Moonlit Reunion* on iQIYI.[3](https://www.cnsa.cn/art/2024/12/31/art_1989_46263.html) • [11](https://finance.sina.cn/2025-01-08/detail-ineehfmx8111839.d.html) Before broadcast the drama drew nearly 3.91 million reservations on the platform; after it aired, clips of the show accumulated more than 42.5 million plays and related Weibo topics exceeded 910 million reads.[12](https://stars.udn.com/star/story/10091/8558971?from=udn-relatednews_ch1022)\n\nEarly coverage highlighted Sun Zhenni's first leading role and praised her lively performance, while noting that the rapid romance, including three \"bed-pin\" scenes in the first two episodes, divided viewers between those who enjoyed the bold female-led pursuit and those who found the sweetness artificial.[2](https://www.beauty321.com/amp/post/65693) Some viewers found more chemistry between Mu Xuanling and [Wang Duo](https://www.edgepedia.org/wang-duo)'s second male lead Nan Xuyue, whose unrequited bond with the heroine spans lifetimes.[2](https://www.beauty321.com/amp/post/65693) A Douban review gave the series four stars, crediting Wang Duo's performance as a highlight while judging the romance line weak and reporting average per-episode viewership below 10 million during the hot run.[13](https://movie.douban.com/review/16405982/) On Viki, the series holds a 9.3 user rating from more than 11,000 ratings.[7](https://www.viki.com/tv/40575c-the-blossoming-love?locale=zh)\n\nInternationally, the series streams on Netflix under its Traditional Chinese title, on Viki with subtitles in more than a dozen languages, and on Hulu Japan.[6](https://www.netflix.com/tw/title/82023283?s=i&vlang=zh) • [7](https://www.viki.com/tv/40575c-the-blossoming-love?locale=zh) • [8](https://www.hulu.jp/the-blossoming-love) [Perfect World](https://www.edgepedia.org/perfect-world)'s 2025 annual report lists the drama among the platform-commissioned series it produced that year, in a film and television segment that recorded revenue of 920.70 million yuan and returned to operating profit.[14](https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2026-04-29/1225254257.PDF)\n\n## References\n\n1. [《千朵桃花一世开》杀青 张彬彬孙珍妮戏逢对手上演猫鼠游戏, Xinhuanet (via Beiqingwang), February 6, 2024](https://www.xinhuanet.com/ent/20240206/315e5187e5844d1d9be79881ef1fdf0b/c.html)\n2. [《千朵桃花一世開》開播評價完勝《大奉打更人》, Beauty321, January 3, 2025](https://www.beauty321.com/amp/post/65693)\n3. [优酷：《千朵桃花一世开》定档1月2日, China Netcasting Services Association, December 31, 2024](https://www.cnsa.cn/art/2024/12/31/art_1989_46263.html)\n4. [The Blossoming Love, DramaWiki](https://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_Blossoming_Love)\n5. [千朵桃花一世开（2024年张彬彬、孙珍妮主演的古装仙侠剧）, Baidu Baike](https://wapbaike.baidu.com/item/%E5%8D%83%E6%9C%B5%E6%A1%83%E8%8A%B1%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%96%E5%BC%80/63230104)\n6. [觀賞《千朵桃花一世開》, Netflix Taiwan](https://www.netflix.com/tw/title/82023283?s=i&vlang=zh)\n7. [千朵桃花一世开, Viki](https://www.viki.com/tv/40575c-the-blossoming-love?locale=zh)\n8. [千輪桃花～永遠に咲き誇る愛～, Hulu Japan](https://www.hulu.jp/the-blossoming-love)\n9. [《千朵桃花一世开》首度官宣, 极目新闻, October 2023](https://www.ctdsb.net/c1742_202310/1917124.html)\n10. [《千朵桃花一世开》开播，\"暗黑玄幻\"开启古装仙侠美学新篇章, 大众新闻, January 2, 2025](https://m.dzplus.dzng.com/share/general/0/NEWS2049716ANDIODBPRKCMF)\n11. [新老剧集厂牌开年battle，谁能夺得2025\"头彩\"？, 犀牛娱乐 via Sina Finance, January 8, 2025](https://finance.sina.cn/2025-01-08/detail-ineehfmx8111839.d.html)\n12. [古裝劇熱情如火 聖女床咚高冷男初見強吻狂吸390萬人, 聯合報/噓！星聞, February 19, 2025](https://stars.udn.com/star/story/10091/8558971?from=udn-relatednews_ch1022)\n13. [因为南胥月友情给出的四星救不了不合时宜的仙侠, Douban review by Dew, January 3, 2025](https://movie.douban.com/review/16405982/)\n14. [完美世界股份有限公司投资者关系活动记录表, cninfo, April 29, 2026](https://static.cninfo.com.cn/finalpage/2026-04-29/1225254257.PDF)\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 › Chinese wuxia and martial-arts serials*\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/the-blossoming-love", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/the-blossoming-love.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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