Recently, The Longest Day In Chang'an, a drama scoring 8.6 points on Douban, has become the latest TV sensation. This online drama is adapted from Ma Boyong's novel of the same name. The story takes place in Chang'an, which falls into danger on the eve of the Lantern Festival during the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Xiaojing, a prisoner sentenced to death in Chang'an, was ordered to join hands with Li Bi to save Chang'an in 24 hours. 

The tense pacing of the story and the authentic ancient style has won the drama high praise. Many netizens from Douban commented that the director has restored the style of the Tang Dynasty and brought to life its bustling scenes.

Because the drama concentrates on 24 hours in Chang’an, netizens all over China have been thinking of a typical day in their own lives. For example, as a new media editor noted, one should work hard on the computer 24 hours a day.

The ‘longest’ day in Beijing: stuck in traffic

Despite being China’s political, economic and cultural center, most Beijingers seem primarily focused on how traffic affects their lives. “If the story took place in Beijing, the protagonists may be trapped on the overpass for 24 hours,” one netizen joked.

The ‘longest’ day in Shanghai: classifying the garbage

Recently, the implementation of garbage classification has become the "top priority" in Shanghai. So Shanghai netizens considered that if "The Longest Day In Shanghai" were to be shot, the plot would likely revolve around either sorting garbage or throwing it away.

The ‘longest’ day in Guangzhou: deciding what to eat

There is a famous proverb: "Born in Suzhou, living in Hangzhou, eating in Guangzhou." Guangzhou's diet of mainly Cantonese cuisine has long been famous all over the world. The plot of “24 hours in Guangzhou” may be particularly simple. The protagonists will eat various kinds of delicious food during the day, desperately trying to cram one more dish into their mouths before the clock strikes midnight.

The ‘longest’ day in Northeast China: peeling garlic and having barbecues

It is said that all conflicts in Northeast China can be solved by a barbecue. A netizen from Harbin said therefore their “longest” day would involve either eating barbecue or going to the next one.

The ‘longest’ day in Hunan: developing pepper varieties

Most Hunan people are unafraid of spicy peppers, making some netizens believe that the Hunanese have a spice gene in their bodies. In Hunan, even the milk tea has to follow the local fire-eating custom and become a hot pepper pearl one.

The ‘longest’ day in Chongqing: finding the way

In some netizens’ opinions, the road conditions in Chongqing are so complicated that the enemies might lose their way if the drama was shot in Chongqing. But they also added that the Chongqing hot pot, as one of the main Chongqing characteristics, should not be ignored in the 24 hours.

The ‘longest’ day in Guizhou: Drinking Moutai

Moutai, known as the "national wine", is produced in Guizhou Province, southwest China. It is also known in China as one of the "three famous wines in the world", together with Scotch whiskey and Cognac Brandy from France. Netizens from Guizhou jokingly suggest in the above picture to "use fifteen-year-old Moutai to soak feet and thirty-year-old Moutai to bathe."

The ‘longest’ day in Shanxi: digging coal and drinking vinegar

Shanxi, one of the coal-rich provinces in China, is known as "Coal Sea". However, in recent years, Shanxi has been transformed through green development. However, it will take some time yet before the long-held impression of "digging coal and drinking vinegar" in Shanxi gets updated.

The ‘longest’ day in Shandong: rolling everything

When it comes to Shandong, we have to mention Shandong pancakes (like burritos). People from Shandong like to roll everything in their pancakes. To some extent, Shandong pancakes represent the steady Shandong character, so of course 24 hours in Shandong would be roll-filled.