50 episodes in 3 days required a lot of interesting scenes and side stories. This drama was loosely based on historical facts as the background for story telling but not historical accuracy. Had the writers stuck to historical facts with a little puff the drama would have been a 10. The underlying story of a fictional female daring to become a doctor in ancient China and the societal backlash was interesting. Hardships and pain were expected and the viewer is definitely drawn into her life which is almost pitiful -- except for the love interests she garners along the way. The acting is credible but writers tend to always give strong females an IQ under 100 when it comes to logical thought processing. Mothers are always "evil" and "daughters are either pitiful or just too kindhearted to think intelligently. Smart enough to be a doctor but dumb when it comes to institutional analysis and responses. Yes the drama reverts to a pure romance in the end but it still retains value for continued viewing. The ending is not a disappointment and was satisfying. worth viewer time.