Dream of the Red Chamber (1996 TV series)

Dream of the Red Chamber is a Taiwanese TV series based on Cao Xueqin's acclaimed 18th-century novel of the same name. The novel is considered to be one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.^[1] Filmed mostly in Shanghai, the TV series was first broadcast on Chinese Television System from November 1996 to October 1997.

Cast

• Chung Pen-wei as Jia Baoyu
• Chang Yu-yen as Lin Daiyu
• Tsou Lin-lin as Xue Baochai
• Tang Lan-hua as Jia Yuanchun
• Mao Hsun-jung as Jia Tanchun
• Wang Yu-ling & Kuo Huei-wen as Shi Xiangyun (Wang Yu-ling died in 1993 without finishing her scenes)
• Hu Huiling as Miaoyu
• Hsu Kuei-ying as Wang Xifeng
• Lee Hsing-yao as Jia Yingchun
• Chang Chiung-tzu as Qin Keqing
• Tung Wen-fen as Ping'er
• Yang Chieh-mei as Qingwen
• Hsiao Ai as Xiren
• Hsu Nai-lin as Jia Lian
• Fu Lei as Jia Zheng
• Han Hsiang-chin as Lady Wang
• Hsu Chien-yu as Jia Yun
• Wen Shuai as Jia Rong
• Fan Hung-hsuan as Jia Zhen
• Liu Yueh-ti [zh] as Jia Rui
• Chen Hao as Jia Huan
• Sze Yu as Jiang Yuhan

Awards and nominations

1999 Golden Bell Awards

• Nominated—Best TV Series

References

1. "About the Novel: Introduction". Cliffsnotes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-20.

External links

• Dream of the Red Chamber at IMDb