the term "danmei" is borrowed from the japanese word "tanbi", which means "the pursuit of beauty". the literary genre is also based on the japanese bl manga literature after its global spread and integrate local homosexual tradition and perspectives. it was introduced to china through taiwanese translations in the early 1990s. some describe this literature as a promiscuous "uke", which is "a sea that receives all rivers." "danmei" emerged from fiction produced by an underground fandom. it is currently considered a cultural movement because it serves as an alternative to real queer literature, which does not exist in china, and plays a role in the formation of homosexual identity in the country.