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Stephen Hawking, one of the worlds smartest physicists, once said: Im obsessed by time.? Many of us are, and the popularity of time travel TV series has just prov 厖厖厖.ed that. After Palace and Startling by Each Step achieved startling ratings last year, Palace 2 aired on January 20, attracting time travel fans back to TV. Its fun to watch characters travel back in time and deal with the conflicts between modernity and ancient times, Xia Xiaoyan, who works for a foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai, told China Daily. ? Time travel series connect both today and the past, thus offering room for imagination, said Cai Yinong, the producer of Startling by Each Step. Dream of heroism Imagination creates a chance for the young to fulfill a dream thats hard to achieve in reality. Taiwan writer Xi Juan is a pioneer of time-travel stories in China. In 1993 she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times. The protagonists modern personality and perception of love helps her win the heart of a cool, handsome martial art master. Such a plot satisfies female fans love fantasy. Starting from late 1990s, novels about men traveling back to the past prevailed, with A Step Into the Past as the most popular example. In these stories, the male protagonists accomplish great things with their modern skills and wisdom. Its usually a dream of heroism come true, along with enviable romances. The big success of the TV series adapted from A Step Into the Past in 2001 has inspired TV production companies to buy up similar time travel tales. Last year saw their popularity peak. Eye candy Im hooked by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors, Xia explained her love for time travel TV series. Her comment echoes a 2011 survey by Great Marketing Research Co Ltd in China. When asked about whats so appealing about time travel TV series, 21 percent of respondents answered: Those attractive character