Since September 1987, "Eight Thousand Miles" has received a great deal of media coverage. It is not only the first Taiwan television series shot on location on the mainland, but shooting actually began before official ROC approval to shoot on the mainland. Therefore, there has been much controversy surrounding the series.
從前年九月開始，「八千里路雲和月」就頻頻地在各報影劇版出現，由於它是國內第一部到大陸拍攝、取材的節目，又跑在政府尚未同意的政策之前，一舉一動分外引起關切，真可說是「未演先轟動」。