The read
The series ran 2 seasons across 72 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
This Chinese period drama series follows the fortunes of a prominent merchant family engaged in Traditional Chinese Medicine during the waning years of the Ching dynasty. The affairs of this family of doctors/pharmacists (which in those days were one and the same) are intimately linked with social upheavals of the time such as the encroachment of Christian missionaries and foreign imperialism as well as conflicts that inevitably emerge in a large upper class family. Comparable in scope and production value to such recent titles as "Downton Abbey", the lives and character of both masters and servants intertwine in plot lines that spans more than a generation.
Ratings
15 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 40 ep2001 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 32 ep2003 |
Key crew
- Guo BaochangDirector
Cast
- Chen Baoguo白景琦
- Jiang Shan李香秀
- Tong Ruixin白占元
- He Saifei杨九红
- Liu Bei白佳莉
- Yu Feihong吴英玉
- Han Tongsheng关静山
- Wang Qian苗若珍
- Liu Bin白敬业
- Lei Kesheng王喜光
- Zhao Xiaorui郑老屁
- Yu Hewei白占安
