My Aletai (2024)

Both dramas have kinda similar vibe.
This drama is also about small quite village. Actor’s chemistry is good. Genres: Romance, drama, life

The cinematography of both is realistic, with a documentary feel.
They are free from typical Chinese drama clichés.
Poority and rural life in focus.
They have minority Muslims, and we can see their customs.
The male characters are quite naive.

I know this recommendation is not a documentary about an ethnic group and lifestyle..
But it is healing and feel good slice of life that made me remember it while watching to the wonder.

To the Wonder and Summer Strike follow a similar premise of a young woman working in the city, but due to circumstances now live in the countryside.

Both dramas have a mostly quiet and peaceful atmosphere. Relaxing, therapeutic. A lot of beautiful shots of nature and landscapes.

This romance is set in part in Xinjiang around Kanas Lake and Hemu village, close to Altai and features glimpses of the various people who live there. Some parts are shot in other spectacular desert areas of the province.
The romance is about found-again love after a long separation ; both have their own very different jobs but despite the hurdles and separations due to work and responsibilities, they find the way to each other's heart. ML is Jing Boran and FL is Seven Tan Songyun.

Both this film and this drama have this serene and peaceful quality to it. Its quiet and therapeutic. Filled with the sounds and landscapes of nature.

- Taste of tea is set in rural Japan
- To the Wonder explores the most rural parts of North West China.

-Both works follow a similar premise of a young woman searching for their own way of life.

-They both have this slow, quiet, serene but reflective style.

- Gorgeous shots of nature, the countryside, stories about women.

- Both set in the rural countryside.
- Developed a cute little romance
- Peaceful and serene style of filmmaking. Both very therapeutic.

Both dramas have athmospheric cinematography , beautiful directing. Leads have great chemistry and the acting skills.

Slice of life, romance genres, focused on life in countryside

If you enjoy drama that could heal your soul, has wonderful cinematography, village life, aesthetic vibes, wholesome relationship... you definitely will love To The Wonder too!

DOG is a little less pretty and more bleak, but you'd swear the same crew created it. In fact, if BLACK DOG had been stretched into a short series like WONDER -- WOW.