Spent a Year Recreating the Cold Fragrance Pill from Dream of the Red Chamber

This breathtaking and poetic project video documents the creator’s year-long journey to recreate the legendary “Cold Fragrance Pill” (冷香丸) — a mysterious elixir from Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦), said to embody purity, beauty, and transience. After months of collecting ingredients and refining the process, the final step isn’t tasting — it’s burial.