Scripted series · iQiyi
Riding on the Wind
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Riding on the Wind actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Riding on the Wind reads strongest on Serialized, Cliffhanger Intensity and Tension.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The story
What it's about
In the Song Dynasty, young painting prodigy Xi Meng rises within the Imperial Painting Academy while navigating mentorship, rivalry, and loyalty at court. As his journey becomes intertwined with Emperor Huizong, his struggles and revelations ultimately inspire the creation of the legendary painting A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Lu Yi ShuWriter
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