THE hit Chinese TV drama “Nirvana in Fire,” or “Lang Ya Bang” in Chinese, is enjoying popularity both at home and abroad.

    Based on author Hai Yan’s popular Internet novel of the same name, ‘Lang Ya Bang’ tells a tale of revenge and political struggle among the princes of an ancient Chinese kingdom.

    After charming domestic fans with its captivating plot, the series was later broadcast in the United States, South Korea and other countries in south Asia and Africa.

    The series’ star actor Wang Kai indicated that in addition to the fascinating plot, the drama’s popularity might have also resulted from its historic aspect.

    “We had classes in historical manners and etiquettes. The teacher taught every actor, one by one, how to behave in the drama. And we tried our best to act just like the people of that time.”

    In addition to the global popularity, “Lang Ya Bang” is also consistently becoming one of the top three primetime audience ratings in Taiwan Since the first of the 54 episodes was aired Nov. 3. (SD-Agencies)