This is such a beautiful, charming, and light heart Chinese drama set in the glorious Ming Dynasty China (1368-1644), highly recommended especially for anyone who is interested in historical dramas! This show and "Royal Feast (Shang Shi)" are both set in Ming Dynasty, focusing on delicious food, with gorgeous Hanfu, and fascinating history as backdrops.
Looks like there are some malicious negative 1 star reviews here which are all written by Kpop fanatics who have zero knowledge of Chinese culture, or Asian culture for that matter. China's Ming Dynasty Hanfu carried many of the shapes and styles of Hanfu from China's Song Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, with slight modification taking from Yuan Dynasty clothing. Chinese Hanfu heavily influenced Hanbok, and Ming Dynasty Emperor gifted Chinese Hanfu clothing to Korean loyal family and the court as Korea was a tributary state of China during the Ming Dynasty. This is well documented in both Chinese and Korean history books.
Further more, the claim that this show plagiarizing "Dae Jang Geum" is completely false, unfounded, and baseless. This is a completely different story, with different plot lines, different characters, and different costumes - again, the costume here is Hanfu, traditional Chinese clothing, NOT Hanbok. The negative reviewers here should actually watch this drama and actually learn more about Hanfu and the differences between Hanfu and Hanbok before reviewing/commenting.
