Winter Begonia

GenreHistorical fiction
WarCreated byShui Ru Tian ErBased onTemple Sides are not Begonia RedWritten byDirected byHui KaidongStarringTheme music composerLu HuOpening theme"Winter Begonia (鬓边不是海棠红)" by Lu HuEnding theme"This Life (此生)" by XinCountry of originChinaOriginal languageMandarinNo. of episodes49ProductionExecutive producersYu Zheng
Dai YingProducersMa Tian
Wang Xiaohui
Yang LeProduction locationsMainland China
Hengdian StudiosCinematographyPeng ZhenRunning time45 minutesProduction companiesOriginal releaseNetworkiQiyiReleaseMarch 20 (2020-03-20) –
May 5, 2020 (2020-05-05)

Winter Begonia (Chinese: 鬓边不是海棠红; pinyin: Bìn Biān Bùshì Hǎitánghóng) is a 2020 Chinese television series starring Huang Xiaoming, Yin Zheng, and Charmaine Sheh, based on Shui Ru Tian Er's BLweb novel of the same name. It aired exclusively on iQiyi and tells the story of the close relationship between a shrewd businessman and a Peking opera genius right before the World War II. While the original web novel depicted the relationship between the two main men as romantic, the adaptation changed this depiction into a "bromance".

The show has been praised for its story, visuals and tasteful promotion of Chinese traditional culture, particularly Peking opera. iQiyi released a talk show named Wang Peiyu Peking Opera Show alongside the drama, which features Peking opera performer Wang Peiyu as she elaborates about operatic repertoire/traditions found in Winter Begonia and in real life.

The series began airing on August 7 on Beijing TV at 19:30 CST.