Winter Begonia

by Shui Ru Tian Er

「 你知道什麼是知音嗎?」
Do you know what a soulmate is?

Do you know what the sound/voice of a soulmate is?

「 我知道,我一直在聽。」
I know, I have been listening all along

I have met you────────────────────────────────────

Quotes TL from
A philosophical-look-a-like Review
by Puniyo on Tumblr

Winter Begonia Set Design Photo

Chinese Title
鬓边不是海棠红
Bin Bian Bushi Haitanghong
Temple Sides are not Begonia Red
Author
水如天儿
Shui Ru Tian Er
(Also drama writter and
audio drama scriptwritter)
Couple
Cheng Fengtai x Shang Xirui
Genres
BL
Historical
Slice of Life
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Novel Information

SynopsisIn the 1930s, a Beiping opera actor named Shang Xirui rose to fame because of his strong skills and talent, but because he was not from the city, was suppressed by the locals. In order to keep his foothold in Beiping and fulfill his original promise to carry forward with opera, he persevered and committed fully to his art.During this process, Cheng Fengtai, a new wealthy businessman who had never watched Peking Opera before, grew deeply impressed with Shang Xirui after seeing his performance. Fengtai intentionally sought out Shang Xirui, and became increasingly obsessed with Peking Opera under his influence.With the help of Cheng Fengtai, Shang Xirui overcomes many obstacles, rebuilds the Shuiyun Lou in Beiping, and trains a group of outstanding Peking Opera talents with far-reaching influence.

Original (Mandarin)Online Version (iQiyi) (broken link)Printed Version (Douban)131 CHAPTERS
Completed

Photo of winter begonia printed version

English Translations

NOTE: Mianmian2020 stopped the TL due personal reasons and (with permission) Ksymcc took the job from ch 74Also, Nottegram (Nastriumden) used to have the complete TL but migrated blogs and hasn't uploaded the full TL for unknown reasons, this is the old link https://nottegram.blogspot.com/p/sideburns-are-not-winter-begonia.htmlPLEASE BE KIND TO THE TRANSLATORS

Other Languages Translations

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also if you know of more TLs

Drama Information

SynopsisA story that revolves around a Peking opera performer and a wealthy businessman who are brought together by their love for Peking opera.Set in the 1930's, it follows Shang Xirui, a Peking opera performer who relies on his exceptional talent to gain fame in Beiping. Being an outsider, he faces opposition from the locals but doesn't relent nor give up in fulfilling his dreams to promote Peking opera. As he pours himself into mastering the art, wealthy businessman Cheng Fengtai becomes deeply captivated after watching a performance for the first time. He makes acquaintance with Shang Xirui and becomes an avid supporter. Through Cheng Fengtai's help, Shang Xirui builds Shuiyun Lou and trains a new troupe.When the Japanese army invade Beiping in 1937 and patriotic men and women take up arms to fight, Shang Xirui and Cheng Fengtai are moved to make sacrifices for their country.────────────────────────────────Official SitesFree to Watch with AdsAudio Mandarin with Subtitles49 episodes
Completed

NOTE: I personally recomend watch WB on VIKI, it has better subs than iQiyiAlso, both links for the Viet language show the videos as hidden but I'm unsure if it's due to regional reasons────────────────────────────────────any comment, dm me! @la_olba

Audio Drama Information

The audio drama has been produced by 729 Voice Factory (Weibo) and it's streaming on Hongdou Live, it has 13 episodes and there isn't an official or fansub yet.

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