About

About cdramaland

What This Is

A magazine for Chinese drama

cdramaland is an independent fan magazine for English-speaking cdrama viewers. Born May 2026, starting with one drama (Pursuit of Jade) and one tool (AI fan-scene generator), with more on the roadmap.

We're unaffiliated with any production company, streamer, cast member, or talent agency. Editorial coverage is fair-use commentary on publicly available press materials.

What We're Working On

Multi-drama, real news, real discussion

  • · Per-drama hubs like /pursuit-of-jade, for the dramas you actually watch
  • · Editorial news with bi-weekly cadence (cast interviews, BTS, overseas reception)
  • · Discussion threads with spoiler controls
  • · More AI fan tools — OST identifier, costume reference, recap summarizer

Roadmap in the public repo → docs/DEFERRED_BACKLOG.md

Image Credits

Photo source attribution

Actor portraits are sourced per the priority chain in docs/ACTOR_DATA_SOP.md: Wikimedia Commons (CC license) first, then iQIYI / Tencent / WeTV press kits (editorial fair use), then official studio Weibo. The fan-scene tool output is AI-generated via kie.ai GPT Image 2 with role-only prompts (never real actor names) — see CLAUDE.md for the anti-pattern.

  • Zhang Linghe

    IQIYI Indonesia via Wikimedia Commons

    CC BY 4.0
  • Tian Xiwei

    Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

    CC0
  • Snow Kong

    via Baidu Baike (editorial use)

    Editorial fair use
  • Deng Kai

    via Baidu Baike (editorial use)

    Editorial fair use
  • Li Qing

    via MyDramaList (editorial use)

    Editorial fair use
  • Yu Zhong Li

    via MyDramaList (editorial use)

    Editorial fair use

The Pursuit of Jade hero scene is AI-generated (gpt-image-2, validated 2026-05-09 — see docs/HANDOFF_2026-05-09 §6). iQIYI official promo stills are linked from publicly accessible iQIYI URLs.

Get in touch

Contact

hello@cdramaland.com

For takedown requests, source corrections, or editorial pitches.