Microscope

"Under the Microscope: The Tax Case of Silk" is arguably the most exciting historical costume cdrama of 2023 so far. Unlike most costume cdramas, "Under the Microscope" presents an exciting taxation curiosity case of the Ming Dynasty in only 14 episodes. The tight plot and accurate restoration of the Ming Dynasty make everyone start looking forward to the second season (there are six stories in the original, and the silk tax case is the first one). The drama is set in the Ming Dynasty time, showing Chinese aesthetics and authentic Ming Dynasty costumes. Shi Yue from Han Fu Shi Dai has compiled a list of the classic hanfu styles that appear in the drama, so let's learn about them.   Shuhe & Zhiduo Shuai Jia Mo, the main character in the drama, is a mathematical genius who relies on measuring land to earn a modest income. He was not enrolled in the civil service and was a commoner. Shuai Jia Mo often wears Shuhe and cloth shoes, highlighting his simple and unpretentious temperament. Shuhe (裋褐): also known as Heyi (褐衣), Buyi (布衣), refers to the rough cloth clothes worn by ordinary people. Feature with cross collar, narrow sleeves, usually shorter,…

The "Under the Microscope" series began airing on February 9, 2023, and stars Zhang Ruo Yun, Wang Yang, Qi Wei, and a host of veteran actors with excellent reputations, such as Wu Gang, Gao Ya Lin, and Hou Yan Song, in key roles in the series. This drama is adapted from Ma Boyong's work: Xian Wei Jing Xia De Da Ming (显微镜下的大明, Under the Microscope: Ming Dynasty)". In a series of rare folk archives of the Ming Dynasty, the author discovered six long-lost grassroots political events of the Ming Dynasty. Focusing on a particular province, county, or even village, these six events record the real political life of the lowest commoners in the Ming Dynasty. When encountering tax injustice, how the common people rose up to fight; when the rights and interests of the family were undermined, how the clan members initiated lawsuits; when political interests conflicted with commercial interests, how the people fought with the government; when the imperial court demanded the rectification of the household register, how they falsified it for profit. From countless real details, an extremely vivid picture of ancient political ecology is shown. The drama "Under the Microscope" has 14 episodes, focusing on the first…

In the thousands of years of Chinese civilization, there were not only the conquests and games between emperors and generals, but also the brilliant and practical institutions and mechanisms created by professionals and low-level clerks. The author Ma Boyong has distilled six wonderful stories from local histories and ancient texts to form the book "The Great Ming Dynasty Under the Microscope". The storyline is full of reversals, the number of characters and relationships, as well as the richness of the detailed descriptions, while adding to the difficulty of the drama adaptation. Because the historical evolution is completely different from the concentrated competition in the drama. In the original, Shuai Jiamo (帅嘉谟) in the silk tax case is considered the male lead, but he just appears occasionally. He is more like Ye Wenjie in "Three-Body", who ignited the fuse for this whole affair.   01 Smart Adaptation of the Original In the drama, the silk tax case was preserved, but the main characters have richer personalities. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, a citizen of Renhua County, Jin'an Prefecture, Shuai Jia Mo (帅家默, played by Zhang Ruoyun. In the drama, the names of the characters are replaced, but the…