Based on a novel by the same name written by Gu Hua, a melodrama about the life and travails of a young woman who lives through the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution.
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The people behind it
Liu Xiaoqing
Hu Yuyin
Jiang Wen
Qin Shutian
Zheng Zaishi
Gu Yanshan
Zhu Shibin
Wang Qiush
Xu Songzi
Li Guoxiang
Zhang Guangbei
Li Mangeng
Xu Ning
Spicy Five Claws
Harrison Liu
Li Guigui
Mai Wenyan
Medical Officer
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