TL;DR If you want see people act out the book, watch the Tencent version. If you're open to a new and interesting take on the story told in the book, watch the

TL;DR If you want see people act out the book, watch the Tencent version. If you're open to a new and interesting take on the story told in the book, watch the Netflix version. It very much depends on what you consider a good adaptation. Netflix is a much more open adaptation of the story. They create some new characters, move most of the action out of China, move some scenes from the later books into the first seasons and generally streamline the story. The Tencent version is basically a scene by scene retelling of the book with hardly anything added or omitted. Personally I preferred the Netflix version (full disclosure, I did a lot of skipping in the Tencent version). It told a new version of the same story in a slightly different way, sticking close to the important themes and beats while still offered something new and interesting along the way. The Tencent version offered nothing interesting over what the book offered. If I have 30 hours to spare I'd rather re-read the books than watch the Tencent adaptation.