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Summary
In cold wintry Yanji, a city on China's northern border, young urbanite Haofeng, visiting from Shanghai, feels lost and adrift. By chance, he goes on a tour led by Nana, a charming tour guide who instantly fascinates him.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 81Audiences 69GoodWatch 75
Tomatometer91%
Metascore71
Audience score87%
Letterboxd · 11 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.5
User score5.4
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109
typical 109100Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 12 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+2Released
2023
August 22, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Also spoken
KoreanMade in
China- Singapore
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Anthony Chen Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 1
- Xie Meng Producer
Camera · 1
- Yu Jing-pin Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Hoping Chen Editor
- Soo Mun Thye Editor
Sound · 1
- Kin Leonn Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Du Luxi Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Li Hua Costume Design
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