stephen hawking, one of the world’s smartest physicists, once said: “i’m obsessed by time。
作为世界最为智慧的物理学家之一,斯蒂芬·霍金曾说过:“我对时间非常痴迷。”
many of us are, and the popularity of time travel tv series has just proved that。
我们中的很多人亦是如此,因为“穿越剧”的走红已经证实了这一点。
“it’s fun to watch characters travel back in time and deal with the conflicts between modernity and ancient times,” xia xiaoyan, who works for a foreign-owned enterprise in shanghai, told china daily。
taiwan writer xi juan is a pioneer of time-travel stories in china. in 1993 she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times。
the protagonist’s modern personality and perception of love helps her win the heart of a cool, handsome martial art master. such a plot satisfies female fans’ love fantasy。
“i’m hooked by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors,” xia explained her love for time travel tv series。
her comment echoes a 2011 survey by great marketing research co ltd in china. when asked about what’s so appealing about time travel tv series, 21 percent of respondents answered: “those attractive characters。”
cai yinong agrees. “many people are facing tremendous pressures in their fast-paced lives, so this genre is more relaxing than other shows as it provides people with a terrific outlet to escape reality,” cai told china daily。
“which dynasty would you like to live in if you could travel to the past?” asked a survey jointly launched by shanghai university and shanghai social sciences association last december。
about 60 percent of the 2,543 respondents chose tang dynasty, while qing dynasty, and the spring and autumn and warring states periods were the other top two destinations。