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Canary Report: Candle in the Tomb/鬼吹灯之精绝古城

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Where To Watch It: This is show is available in its entirety on Dramafever and Viki. This is not a suggestion that you watch it.

Summary: A Chinese-American archaeologist, Shirley Yang (Joe (Qiao En) Chen) is trying to find her father who disappeared hunting for tombs in Xinjiang. The Chinese professor overseeing the hiring in Beijing introduces her to former army officer/current tomb robber Hu Bayi (Jin Dong), who learned the art of tomb feng shui from an old family book and has a special feng shui compass, and Hu’s childhood friend/co-tomb robber Wang Kaixuan (Zhao Da), called Pangzi. The team set off to the Taklamakan Desert to explore a “ghost cave” and hopefully find Shirley’s father; Hu and Wang also hope to find a way to undo the curse they are currently under because, well, they’re tomb robbers.

Review/Comments: Full disclosure: I think I got tossed on this particular grenade because my academic background is Asian art history, and hollyberries thought it would be hilarious to listen to me yell.
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