# A Life Time Love

A Life Time Love (Chinese: 上古情歌; pinyin: Shang Gu Qing Ge) is a 2017 Chinese television series starring Huang Xiaoming, Victoria Song, Sheng Yilun and Zhang Li. It is adapted from the xianxia novel Once Promised (Chinese: 曾许诺; pinyin: Ceng Xu Nuo) by Tong Hua. The series aired via Dragon TV from 12 June to 7 August 2017.

## Synopsis

The story takes place in a mythological world with demons, gods, and humans cohabiting, set during the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period. The world is split into three kingdoms - Xuan Yang, Ling Yun and Xuan Mu.
Chi Yun is a war god from Ruo Jiang Tribe, a wild beast-turned-man driven by revenge, who wants to dominate and unite all living things under one ruler. His resolve is immovable until he meets Muqing Mo, a princess from the Xuan Yang Kingdom. However, Muqing Mo is betrothed by her family to Prince Sheng Lun from the Ling Yun Kingdom. Nonetheless, her heart belongs to Chi Yun. The two made a promise to meet annually under the peach blossoms of No Return Valley, where Chi Yun made Muqing Mo a promise of love, that he will give up everything, and stay by her side for the rest of their lives.
Complications arise when Ah Mo's father invades Ruo Jiang in order to attain world domination. Torn between family and love, Ah Mo is forced to make some difficult choices when her kingdom clashes with Ruo Jiang numerous times, resulting in world chaos.

## Cast
### Main

* Huang Xiaoming as chain cloud
** A beast god who lived in the wild. Intelligent, courageous and invincible on the battlefield, Chi Yun is known as Ruo Jiang's God of War. He is sincere and unwavering toward his love for Muqing Mo. He becomes Hao Xu's sworn brother and helps him when he ascends the throne as Xuan Mu's emperor after his father's death.
* Victoria Song as Muqing Mo / Xuanyang Ruo
** Princess of Xuan Yang kingdom. Intelligent, kind and pure, she is a highly skilled healer who wishes nothing but world peace. She is forced to marry Lingyun Sheng Lun, but her heart belongs only to chain cloud
* Sheng Yilun as Lingyun Sheng Lun
** Prince of Ling Yun kingdom, who is known for both his looks and talent. He is cold and indifferent, wanting nothing else but to make Ling Yun the most powerful kingdom. He has an arranged marriage with Muqing Mo, but vows to only treat it as a form of alliance. He ends up falling for Muqing Mo, but values his ambition over his love for her.
* Zhang Li as Yun Sang
** Elder princess of the Xuan Mu kingdom. Childhood friend of Muqing Mo. She is gentle, understanding, wise, and loyal toward love and friendship. She fell in love with Jing Shi, but their relationship goes through many hurdles. In the end, to create an alliance and stop war, she marries Xuanyang Yu Chen who is already dead.

### Supporting

All the names and places from the novel have been changed to avoid breaching the regulations of SARFT.

## Production

The series is inspired from the classical novel Classic of Mountains and Seas.
The series is reportedly the first drama in China to make use of the Previzion (visual camera) to achieve real-time imaging. The technique received the Emmy Award for Engineering. It also uses the combination of Bionic mechanical model and MSC digital special effects to construct the animated creatures in the series. It was filmed at Xiangshan Film City and Hengdian World Studios over a period of 288 days.

## Ratings

* Highest ratings are marked in red, lowest ratings are marked in blue
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (CSM52) | Average audience share (CSM52) | Average audience share (National Average) | Average audience share (National Average) | Ranking in timeslot |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Ratings | Audience share | Ratings | Audience share | Ranking in timeslot |
| 1-3 | June 12, 2017 | 0.57 | 3.711 | 0.15 | 1.22 | 2 |
| 4-6 | June 13, 2017 | 0.486 | 2.861 | 0.13 | 0.97 | 2 |
| 7-9 | June 19, 2017 | 0.577 | 3.678 | 0.16 | 1.24 | 2 |
| 10-12 | June 20, 2017 | 0.674 | 4.171 | 0.16 | 1.22 | 2 |
| 13-15 | June 26, 2017 | 0.653 | 4.104 | 0.19 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 16-18 | June 27, 2017 | 0.766 | 4.481 | 0.17 | 1.19 | 2 |
| 19-21 | July 3, 2017 | 0.7 | 4.122 | 0.17 | 1.21 | 2 |
| 22-24 | July 4, 2017 | 0.712 | 4.209 | 0.18 | 1.27 | 2 |
| 25-27 | July 10, 2017 | 0.649 | 3.717 | 0.2 | 1.34 | 2 |
| 28-30 | July 11, 2017 | 0.73 | 4.191 | 0.16 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 31-33 | July 17, 2017 | 0.737 | 4.184 | 0.2 | 1.31 | 2 |
| 34-36 | July 18, 2017 | 0.857 | 5.141 | 0.2 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 37-39 | July 24, 2017 | 0.721 | 4.355 | 0.15 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 40-42 | July 25, 2017 | 0.747 | 4.796 | 0.18 | 1.38 | 2 |
| 43-45 | July 31, 2017 | 0.622 | 4.924 | 0.17 | 1.18 | 2 |
| 46-48 | August 1, 2017 | 0.175 | 2.377 | - | - | 3 |
| 49-54 | August 7, 2017 | 0.491 | 3.247 | 0.13 | 1.04 | 2 |
| Average | Average | 0.636 | 4 | - | - | - |