Winter Begonia

Winter Begonia
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Also known as	Temple Sides are not Begonia Red 鬓边不是海棠红
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鬢邊不是海棠紅
Simplified Chinese	鬓边不是海棠红
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bin Biān Bushì Hǎitánghóng
Genre	Historical fiction War
Created by	Shui Ru Tian Er
Based on	Temple Sides are not Begonia Red
Written by	Shui Rui Tian Er Yu Zhou Jiu Ren
Directed by	Hui Kaidong
Starring	Huang Xiaoming Yin Zheng Charmaine Sheh
Theme music composer	Lu Hu
Opening theme	"Winter Begonia (鬓边不是海棠红)" by Lu Hu
Ending theme	"This Life (此生)" by Xin
Country of origin	China
Original language	Mandarin
No. of episodes	49
Production
Executive producers	Yu Zheng Dai Ying
Producers	Ma Tian Wang Xiaohui Yang Le
Production locations	Mainland China Hengdian Studios
Cinematography	Peng Zhen
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Huan Yu Film and Television Jumo Film and Television
Original release
Network	iQiyi
Release	March 20 (2020-03-20) – May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05)
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Winter Begonia (Chinese: 鬓边不是海棠红; pinyin: Bìn Biān Bùshì Hǎitánghóng) is a 2020 Chinese television series starring Huang Xiaoming, Yin Zheng, and Charmaine Sheh, based on Shui Ru Tian Er's BL web novel of the same name. It aired exclusively on iQiyi and tells the story of the close relationship between a shrewd businessman and a Peking opera genius right before the World War II.^[1] While the original web novel depicted the relationship between the two main men as romantic, the adaptation changed this depiction into a "bromance".

The show has been praised for its story, visuals and tasteful promotion of Chinese traditional culture, particularly Peking opera.^{[citation needed]} iQiyi released a talk show named Wang Peiyu Peking Opera Show alongside the drama, which features Peking opera performer Wang Peiyu as she elaborates about operatic repertoire/traditions found in Winter Begonia and in real life.^[2]

The series began airing on August 7 on Beijing TV at 19:30 CST.^[3]