Tientsin Mystic

Tientsin Mystic is a 2017 Chinese television series, set in the 1930s Republican era, flooding ravages the land of Tianjin and conjures up numerous strange tales about the river. The series received critical acclaim for its exciting plot, suspenseful storyline and high quality production. It also received positive reviews for its faithful and skillful adaptation from a novel, by successfully keeping the "essence" of the original novel while also leveraging its content and characters. With over 2 billion online views, the drama was said to be one of the dramas which marks big improvement of quality of Chinese online series dramas in 2017.

• Chinese name: 河神
• English name: TIENTSIN MYSTIC
• Genre: Fantasy, suspense
• Based on: He Shen (河神1·鬼水怪谈) by Tianxia Bachang
• Written by Liu Chenglong, Yang Hongwei, Zhang Chao, Liu Mengsha, Li Yang
• Directed by Tian Li
• Starring:
- Li Xian as Guo Deyou
- Zhang Ming’en as Ding Mao
- Wang Zi Xuan as Gu Ying
- Chen Yumi as Xiao Lanlan

Production
• Production time: September 18, 2016 – January 15, 2017
• Production company: iQiyi, Kongfu Pictures
• No. of episodes: 24
• Running time: 45 minutes

Broadcast
• Premiered on iQiyi: July 19, 2017
• Netflix released: 2018
IMDb: 7.3
Douban: 8.2
Main awards
• 2018 New York Festivals World's Best TV & Films competition:
- Silver Medal for Best Visual Effects;
- Bronze Medal for Best Direction;
- Nominated for Best Drama.

Guo De You:
Guo De You is a part of the river salvage team, who retrieves bodies from the water. He is called 'Little River God', and has ability to use tobacco to uncover the truth, however, his body cannot handle smoke in large amounts. Being suspected for the murder of a distinguished chairman, De You together with his friends: Ding Mao, a trained forensic investigator; Gu Ying, the daughter of a sorceress and Xiao Lan Lan, a journalist, joins forces to uncover the truth.