It is tragic that this series was censored, banned and suppressed by the government, and that the actors were professionally oppressed by the authorities. I shows that there is still a long way to go yet to ensure LGBT rights worldwide. Even here in America, we're waiting on the passage of the Equality Act.
As for the series itself, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The actors were excellent, and it offered a look at this part of Chinese society. I only had reservations about the issues of consent and force. If there had been no censorship on how they were able to present the main relationship...what might more have been? Definitely recommended. Wish we could see more.