Listening Snow Tower
Listening Snow Tower () is a 2019 Chinese television series starring Qin Junjie and Yuan Bingyan, based on the novel of the same name by Cang Yue. It aired on Tencent Video on May 6, 2019. Synopsis. The story follows Xiao Yiqing (Qin Junjie), the master of the Listening Snow Tower and Shu Jingrong (Yuan Bingyan), daughter of the Blood Demon. In "jianghu," Moon Sect strikes as a terrifying force and its poisonous influence grew under the command of Hua Lian (Jessica Hsuan), sect leader of Moon Sect. Bai Di (He Zhonghua), Xue Gu (Wang Jiusheng) and 'Blood  Demon' Shu Xuewei (Lu Fangsheng), three powerful martial artist in "wulin," join forces with the master of Listening Snow Tower to rid evil and bring back peace. Hua Lian, however, possesses a formidable weapon; allowing her to control the Blood Demon, who ends up killing himself to protect his beloved daughter: Shu Jingrong. Orphaned with nowhere to go, young Shu Jingrong meets young master of Listening Snow Tower, Xiao Yiqing, whom she wholeheartedly remembers for his care and kindness towards her. Shu Jingrong then goes under the tutelage of Bai Di, earning her a new name Qingming and lives with  him and his disciples Qinglan (Han Chengyu) and Qingyu (Zhao Dongze) in Bottomless Sand Valley. Under the pressure of the looming Moon Sect and their treacherous plots, Shu Jingrong learns of her accursed fate of afflicting those she loves. She sets out to reawaken her father's weapon: Blood Rose Sword, uniting with Xiao Yiqing to fight the wicked and put an end Moon Sect, bringing peace and balance to the world. Production. The drama began filming at Hengdian World Studios on January 28, 2018. It wrapped up filming on July 31, 2018. Reception. The drama received mainly negative reviews . It was criticized for ambiguous world setting, lack of clarity and coherence in plot, weak sub-plot, dull characters, and loopholes in plot. Additionally, it was criticized by novel fans for changing the entire plot of the novel. The heroine, Shu Jingrong, was originally a powerful and strong character in the novel but was changed to a weak character in the drama.