Ink Rubbings Leave Traces (30 episodes) - AllShorts
Wen Yanqiu, a master of traditional stone rubbing, lives in seclusion at the Tuoyun Studio in Qingxi. Shen Zhiyu, a scholar traveling for his studies,…
Wen Yanqiu, a master of traditional stone rubbing, lives in seclusion at the Tuoyun Studio in Qingxi. Shen Zhiyu, a scholar traveling for his studies, recognizes the true value of her rubbings and visits to help decipher and verify the ancient inscriptions. Meanwhile, merchant Lu Jingzhou floods the market with shoddy, quickly made forged rubbings; to eliminate competition, he maliciously defaces ancient steles and spreads rumors. Wen Yanqiu, Shen Zhiyu, and Su Wanhe present complete rubbing albums and textual evidence to expose the truth and dismantle the conspiracy in public. Once the storm passes, Wen Yanqiu opens her doors to pass down her craft, keeping her original devotion to brush and ink alive amid the quiet mountains to preserve a thousand years of cultural heritage.