The rare China costume fantasy with good editing Novoland: The Castle in the Sky was roundly ripped by Chinese netizens upon arrival for its acquired-taste aesthetics, like distracting circle lens, and for being yet another lusciously fake-looking period fantasy with archetype characters in a saturated market (it premiered the same week as Ice Fantasy).

Jiu Zhou Tian Kong Cheng Jiu Zhou Tian Kong Cheng Jiu Zhou Tian Kong Cheng Jiu Zhou Tian Kong Cheng Jiu Zhou Tian Kong Chengīei Jing Dian Shi Yi Shu Zhong Xin Yin Xiang Chu Ban She Novoland: The Castle in the Sky (2016) (DVD) (Ep. Falling in love with Fuling despite himself, Tianyi steps in to rescue her from dangers, and brings her back to his palace where he faces a power struggle of his own against his regent uncle. Because of a vow made to Fuling's father, Tingjun cannot reciprocate her feelings and instead pushes her away to protect her from his mother's evil plans of domination. Young maiden Yi Fuling (Guan Xiaotong) sneaks into Xingchenge to find her childhood sweetheart Bai Tingjun (Liu Chang), the crown prince of mankind, and instead walks right into a trap set by Tingjun's rival Feng Tianyi (Zhang Ruoyun), the arrogant king of wingkind. Young nobles of both mankind and wingkind train in the mystical arts at Xingchenge, which acts as a guardian of peace between the peoples. Mankind and wingkind, however, stand once again on the brink of war in the epic costume fantasy series Novoland: The Castle in the Sky featuring up-and-coming stars Guan Xiaotong ( Left Ear), Zhang Ruoyun ( Sparrow), Ju Jingyi of SNH48 and Liu Chang ( Les Aventures d'Anthony). After experiencing the devastation of war, the two races agreed to peace and have co-existed in relative harmony for a century. In ancient times, Novoland was inhabited by mankind and wingkind, who live high in the mountains and have the ability to fly.

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