Lan Yu
DramaRomancechinabeijing, chinalgbtolder man younger man relationship1980sgay themeboys' love (bl)psychological romance
A tender yet fraught romance between two men from different worlds, shadowed by political upheaval and the impossibility of their love in 1980s China.
A love story between a country boy in Beijing to study and a wealthy businessman set against the backdrop of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.
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