Hello, Tree Princess

A young widow loses his girlfriend Yuan Mei to a mysterious fainting spell disease, and he finds out his sole daughter Wang Xiao Nao will follow after her footsteps after being told she will only live to see twelve years old. After Xiao Nao tries out for a school play by acting out a folktale about trees passed down from her deceased mother, she earns the role of Princess Rabbit in the Rabbit Kingdom play. With the other parents becoming jealous of Xiao Nao's position, the director is bribed to take Xiao Nao out of her main role and is given the background role of a tree.

Directed by Dawei Ge, Hello, Tree Princess leans on a strong ensemble — Xijin Wang, Zihan Ouyang, Miaoer Yang — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2021.