China Synopsis
庆余年
Zhang Qing, a present-day college student in culture and history major wants to study in professor Ye's postgraduate class, so he decides to write a historical fiction to elaborate his perspective of analyzing ancient literature history with modern concept. In the fiction, Zhang himself acts as a young man Fan Xian with mysterious life who lives in a remote seaside town of Kingdom Qing in his childhood, under the help of a mysterious mentor and a blindfolded watchman. Fan goes to the capital when he grows up, where he experiences plenty of ordeal and temper. Fan persists in adhering the rule of justice and goodness and lives his own glorious life.
Also On Tencent Video
Other series that aired on Tencent Video.
The 2018–2020 China Window
Joy of Life holds position #45 of 219 China seriess in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including Joy of Life. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China seriess in 2019.
The 723rd China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (199 seriess).
Audience Engagement
39 audience reviews — more than 58% of China seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 71th percentile among China seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #118 of 946 China seriess indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #76 of 547 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 2 / 91 |
| Release Date | November 26, 2019 |
| Official Site | www.iqiyi.com |
Questions Answered
Who created Joy of Life?
Joy of Life was created by Sun Hao.
Where did Joy of Life air?
Joy of Life aired on Tencent Video, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.