
Dream in Red Mansions
1987 Drama, Family 1 season
TMDB rating 9.5/10 Ended
Dream of the Red Chamber, first released in 1987, was a television series produced by CCTV, adapted from the classic 18th century Chinese novel of the same name. It gained enormous popularity for its music, cast, and plot adaptation, being regarded by many within China as being a near-definitive adaptation of the story.
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The series begins with the mother-less child, Lin Daiyu - whose beauty and intelligence surpasses all, moving into the family compound of her maternal grandmother in the capital. There, the child meets numerous relatives, one of whom is Jia Baoyu, her mother's nephew and male protagonist. Baoyu was born with a piece of jade in his mouth and, so, is treated like a fragile egg and spoiled by his grandmother. He often spends his time with his female cousins and maids instead of tending to his studies.
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Chen Xiaoxu林黛玉
Zhang Li薛宝钗
Ouyang Fenqiang贾宝玉
Dongfang Wenying贾探春
Guo Xiaozhen史湘云
Deng Jie王熙凤
李婷贾母
Zhou Xianzhen王夫人
Yuan Mei袭人
Sun Meng-Quan李纨
Jin Niang Sheng平儿
An Wen晴雯
- Created by
- Wang Fulin
- Network
- CCTV-1
- First aired
- Jan 29, 1987
- Latest episode
- May 19, 1987
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