Candle in the Tomb (TV series)

Candle in the Tomb (Chinese: 鬼吹灯之精绝古城) is a 2016 Chinese web series based on the novel Ghost Blows Out the Light. It is directed by Kong Sheng, produced by Hou Hongliang and stars Jin Dong, Joe Chen and Zhao Da.[1] It tells the story of a gang of tomb raiders as they go on adventures and unearth the truth behind a mysterious curse.[2] The drama aired 3 episodes every Monday at 20:00 on Tencent Video from 19 December 2016.

Candle in the Tomb
Genre	Action, Adventure, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller
Based on	Ghost Blows Out the Light by Zhang Muye
Written by	Zhang Muye Bai Yicong
Directed by	Kong Sheng
Starring	Jin Dong Joe Chen Zhao Da
Ending theme	Flowing Down (顺流而下) by Jane Zhang
Country of origin	China
Original language(s)	Chinese
No. of episodes	21
Production
Producer(s)	Hou Hongliang
Running time	35 minutes
Production company(s)	Daylight Entertainment Tencent Penguin Pictures Dream Author
Release
Original network	Tencent Video
Original release	19 December 2016 (2016-12-19)

The series received acclaim for its exciting and fast-paced storyline, actors' performance as well as staying true to the novel.[3] It surpassed 200 million views in one day [4] and has over 1.6 billion views in total.[5]

Plot

A former soldier named Hu Bayi becomes part of a archaeological team to find the location of a mysterious city.

Cast

Actor	Character	Description
Jin Dong	Hu Bayi	A former soldier who becomes a tomb raider by chance. He acquired specialized knowledge of tomb configuration through a book inherited from his family.
Joe Chen	Shirley Yang	American-born Chinese. A photographer for National Geographic. Resourceful and calm, she helps the group get out of dangerous situations.
Zhao Da	Wang Kaixuan	Bayi's former comrade and good friend.
Yue Yang	Big Golden Tooth	A businessman specializing in handling ancient artifacts.
Wang Yongquan	An Liman	An Liman is an incognito Maoshan descendant. The old guide of the desert always uses Hu’s will as an excuse to escape without hesitation.[6] The old foxes and live maps in the desert are more important than life.[7] With Professor Chen and Hu Bayi and his entourage, they are looking for an ancient city in the Black Desert.[8]
Yang Xinming	Professor Chen	Professor Chen is a well-regulated person, an antique, and the general manager of the entire ancient city archaeological team.[9] In the archaeological work of the ancient city, it is a science popularization, able to explain the various relics and strange creatures found in the archaeological process.[10]
Feng Hui	Hao Aiguo	Hao Aiguo is a student of Professor Chen, and his intellectual atmosphere is strong.[11] Follow Professor Chen's archaeological team to find the ancient city, responsible for the work of the entire archaeological team.[12] I began to disdain the attitude of Hu Bayi and others, but I was very admired after I heard Hu Fengyi’s research on Feng Shui. After the death, he died in the desert.[13]
Kuang Muye	Sa Dipeng
Jin Zehao	Chu Jian
Fu Mei	Ye Yixin
Zhang Yishang	Ying Zi

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result	Ref.
2017	2nd Golden Guduo Media Awards	Most Influential Web Series	Candle in the Tomb	Won	[14]
		Best Director	Kong Sheng	Won
	2nd Asia New Media Film Festival	Jury Grand Prize	Candle in the Tomb	Won	[15]
		Most Popular Web Series		Won

References

1. "企鹅影业成立 《鬼吹灯》网剧惊艳亮相". Ent.qq.com. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
2. "Highly-anticipated tomb-raiding adventure series on air". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
3. "《鬼吹灯之精绝古城》首播告捷 网友们是这么评价". Piaoliang.com. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
4. "《鬼吹灯之精绝古城》赵达版王凯旋实力吸睛". NetEase.
5. "《鬼吹灯之精绝古城》剧情过半点击近16亿 评分远超同类题材". NetEase.
6. "鬼吹灯之精绝古城".
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13. "鬼吹灯之精绝古城".
14. 2017金骨朵网络影视盛典 吴秀波谭松韵喜夺金骨朵. People's Daily (in Chinese). August 1, 2017.
15. 新媒体电影节金海鸥奖 《老九门番外》等领跑. Tencent (in Chinese). July 12, 2017.

External links

• Candle in the Tomb on Baidu
• Candle in the Tomb on Sina Weibo (in Chinese) (registration required)
• Candle in the Tomb on YouTube