*Both have strong female characters that fight for their life & beliefs, and not just be passive-reactive to what happens to them: they Make things happen!
*Both have an adorable couple with great chemistry.
*Both feature military strategies & war.
*Both productions have a similar feel/atmosphere to them -though Singing All Along is a bit more epic & has better cgi.
*Both are Chinese historical dramas based on real historical characters (at least the general in Sound of the Desert is a real character) and events, with very limited fantasy elements.
Singing All Along (2016)
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the journey of two strong women from noble naive young girls to the imperial throne, but love might taste bitter
Both have adventure and a clear picture of where they are going and where they are at each point in time. The chemistry is also great in both, the MC's deeply love and understand each other. There is a strong political theme and several battle scenes but more in singing all along. Both have strong and smart FL's that are independent minded. And finally both have serious and tragic theme but there is more humor in legend of fuyao.
an independent strong woman who knows what she wants that does not depend on man or anyone
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a woman who loves justice with honor and courage
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